“The Constellations are ones that are comforting to me (Orion and the Southern Cross) this shows that I am comfortable in the ever changing landscape of my gender. Shown in this is my feminine and androdgenous presentations I frequently present as and both being fluid and ever moving in the central heart.” This client has given permission for me to share this artwork and statement. #ArtTherapy #ArtPsychotherapy #ArtsTherapy #ArtsPsychotherapy #GenderFluid #HealingThroughArt

“I sketched this shortly after the devastation of the floods hit the town I live in and surrounding areas. There really isn’t any words to describe the intense and heartbreaking experience of driving through your own town and it looking like a third world country. People’s entire contents of what they owned in piles on the sides of the roads, roads like they had been hit by an earthquake and debri and cars floating around like leaves in the water everywhere. What an intense y

"I'm the tree you are me with the land and the sea we are one life not three in the essence of life we are one." - Kevin Gilbert Permission to share this illustration was given. #NatureIllustration #NDIS #ArtTherapy #ArtHeals #NatureTherapy #HealingThroughArt

“Creating art in any medium is a wonderful way to manage emotions. It acts as a release valve that allows you to externalize all of your feelings and move on, knowing that those emotions will live on forever on a canvas or in a song, rather than inside your mind.” - Carolyn Mara Artwork by Rae Sabine #ArtTherapy #ArtPsychotherapy #ArtsTherapy #ArtsPsychotherapy #HealingThroughArt

“Letting the beads fall where they fall. Finding the circles in our lives. Really enjoying the process.” The client who created this out bush mandala and short statement has given me permission to share. #ArtTherapy #Mandala #ArtPsychotherapy #NDIS #MandalaArt #HealingThroughArt

"I feel like something is keeping me from falling and I'm not sure what it is yet. Throughout making the artwork I was thinking extremely hard about the external facets of my life that are keeping me afloat right now and it's mainly the generosity of my friends, family and all those closest to me. I don't think people realise how much the smallest act of kindness keeps me from falling back down." Artwork and words by @courtenbae and permission to share were given #GratitudeAr

“This is a drawing of Rae and their cat. I am grateful for my awesome Art Therapist Rae. If it wasn’t for the pandemic I wouldn’t have gotten to know them. It was very fun creating this artwork and I feel proud as I don’t finish a lot of my artworks.” Permission to share this client’s artwork and words were given. #ArtTherapy #ArtPsychotherapy #ArtHeals #HealingThroughArt #ILoveArtTherapy #NDIS

Happy 15th Birthday Mashu! Early in Mashu’s life, I developed an interest in street art. There was a reoccurring narrative in this community that art was powerful in supporting and creating positive change in people’s lives. This sparked an interest in me to explore further the therapeutic value of using the arts in therapy. Paste-up by Rae Sabine #PasteUp #StreetArt #ArtTherapy #ArtHeals #HealingThroughArt #NarativeTherapy

When I came across this box with my deadname on it I was not expecting such a strong emotional response. I decided to reclaim the box by painting it with the agender flag colours. I found this process very empowering and I am proud to be able to work through those uncomfortable feelings. Painted box by Rae Sabine #AgenderPride #ArtTherapy #HealingThroughArt #NonBinary #ArtsPsychotherapy #ArtHeals