I am the founder of Live Softly Creative Studio. I am a designer, artist, educator and transpersonal art therapist with a passion to help people live vibrant lives with purpose and creativity.

 

I help people connect with their creativity, with what lights them up. Creativity is a powerful tool, a  tool for accessing wellbeing and agency in life. Accessing our creativity can take us from a place of feeling powerless, lost or depressed to a place of inspiration and hope.

 

I work with clients on a 1:1 basis so we can find your own individual and unique form of expression. This might mean learning new art skills or exploring different mediums. It might include creative mentoring to help you bring a creative dream in to reality. I design workshops and art processes that assist self exploration, self regulation and  self expression. 

 

I  have witnessed many clients find more meaning, purpose and flourish in life through the power of creativity and art.  Creativity is not reserved for a select few, it is something we all have but many have lost access too. Re-discovering our own creativity is a life giving resource, helping us to live more creative and connected lives.

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''Find where you are creative...That can take you in to your own creation.''
- Marion Woodman

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My Professional Experience :

I was the Art Therapist at Wesley Hospital Ashfield in their Eating Disorders Unit running a group program for over three years. Bringing art therapy & mindfulness to a hospital setting to create a more embodied approach to eating disorders treatment is one of my passions. 

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I regularly work with the amazing artists at Studio A in Sydney, supporting their artists to design and produce products that can be sold in Australian design stores. Studio A helps artists with intellectual disability have a voice in contemporary Australian culture and provides meaningful employment to their artists. You can see more of the Live Softly x Studio A collaboration here: livesoftly.co/studioA  and on their website here: StudioA.org.au

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I am a facilitator of the ‘Changing Bodies, Changing Minds’ program at Randwick Women’s Hospital, an innovative program, designed by Jo Rockendorfer, running art therapy groups for pre-teens helping them develop their self esteem, understand changes in their body at puberty and develop emotional resilience.

 

Previously I worked at Kidslink Australia, founded by Leonie Reisberg, using art therapy to develop emotional literacy and social skills for children and teens with anxiety, ADHD, autism and other learning difficulties. 

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I have facilitated creative workshops for the following organisations: The Butterfly Foundation, The MCA, Studio A, Your Side, Linkedin, Montessori China, EO Sydney. 

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I also founded a craft business supporting marginalised crafts-women in Nepal which is sold through stores in Australia and overseas. You can see more at www.livesofty.co

 

Qualifications :

I have a Bachelor of Design (Hons) from UTS and lecture in Sustainable Design, Fashion Design and Social Enterprise at Bachelor level.  I hold an Advanced Diploma of Transpersonal Art Therapy. I am registered with ANZACATA the association of creative therapists in Australia and New Zealand and engage in supervision sessions with a registered PACFA supervisor.   Prior to becoming a 1:1 art mentor I had a twenty year career in design, trends forecasting, sustainable design and creative direction in both Australia and London. 

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In addition to supervision I am regularly engaged in further studies and workshops to deepen my work and scope within art therapy, including eco-therapy (Soul Craft by Bill Plotkin), Trauma-Informed Yoga, Sand Play Therapy, Buddhist Psychotherapy, Eastern Mindfulness practices and RO-DBT for eating disorders.

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