Therapeutic Approaches @Seedpod

At Seedpod Creative Arts Studio I offer a variety of therapeutic approaches to help support people on their healing journeys.  Rather than a one-size-fits-all model, I offer a.therapeutic space that will be shaped around what feels most helpful for you and this can change over time. Working together, we can explore areas of your life at a pace that feels safe and empowering. Creativity and artmaking will be our constant guide.

I am committed to trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming care in all my work. I ensure that therapy is inclusive, responsive and attuned to your lived experience. I also work through an intersectional lens, which recognises that identity, culture and systemic factors can shape our well-being and ensuring that all aspects of who you are honoured in therapy

  • Phenomenological Approach

    This approach works with the here and now. It offers an opportunity to assess what is present for you through the art making process. It prioritises the creative art making process as a way to guide us. I will offer careful reflections and techniques to deepen our work together and help make meaning. This approach considers values, needs and patterns of being as well as exploring how you might like to be in the world. Felt sense and embodied experience are also considered.

  • Transpersonal Approach

    This approach incorporates the idea that we have a soul/spirit. In this approach I can work with you through symbol, metaphor, guided visualisations, dreamwork and mindfulness. It is an holistic approach to healing, and encourages you to explore your inner landscapes and own personal imagery. It is not necessarily goal orientated (in an external sense) but instead encourages on going healing, authenticity, self-empowerment and transformation. This is for those who feel they would like to incorporate an element of spirituality into their sessions, and deeply consider their own innate wisdom.

  • Somatic & Embodied Approach

    This approach is integrative as it explores the deep connection between body and mind. It recognizes that emotions and experiences are not only thoughs, but are also held in the body. Through somatic awareness, movement, body mapping, and guided drawing (Sensorimotor Art Therapy), this approach supports emotional regulation, self-understanding and the processing of experiences in a holistic way. This approach is often woven into sessions to help deepen awareness and foster a sense of balance and connection.

Core Therapeutic Principles

Trauma Informed Care

Trauma affects the mind, body and soul.. Revisting traumatic expriences too quickly can be destablilising.  At Seedpod Creative Arts Studio, sessions emphasise safety, stability and empowerment – with the the focus often on building resources and supporting you to reconnect with a sense of safety and agency. Creative expression and somatic awareness are integrated to facilitate healing in a supportive and manageable way.

Neurodiversity-Affirming Care

Seedpod Creative Arts Studio celebrates and honours diverse ways of thinking, sensing and expressing. In sessions, therapeutic approaches and pace and flow are adapted to support individual strengths, sensory needs and communication styles- which in turn creates a flexible and inclusive space. There is no "right" way to engage, whether through words, movement or imagery, you are supported in ways that feel natural and empowering.