ABOUT ME

Hello, I'm Sally.

As a registered Art Therapist (AThR) and clinical counsellor I work with children, families, teens and adults. For 14 years I have been a provider of therapeutic services across a range of settings; art councils, schools, not for profits, community centres, and now private practice.

I am experienced with:

Children and adolescents, experiencing a wide range of issues related to anxiety, depression, autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, developmental delay, grief and loss, trauma, chronic illness, FAS, school issues, mutism, bullying, intellectual disability, brain injury, out of home care (foster care, kinship care, residential homes)
Families, strengthening attachment bonds and processing trauma, related to separation, grief, loss, parenting stress.
Adults, managing symptoms related to mental illness, stress and anxiety, PTSD, C-PTSD, brain injury, chronic pain, disability, complex needs and neurological conditions.

I am a professional member of the Australian and New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) and the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA).

I maintain my own art practice, currently using painting as a form of meditation, around caring for my two boys. When I'm not working I am happiest at the beach, on top of a hill or surrounded by trees.

Academic qualifications & Registration

Registered Art Therapist AThR, Professional member ANZACATA; member no: 46962187

Clinical Counsellor PACFA Registered member no: 31414

ANZACATA approved clinical supervisor

Currently a 3rd year student with Gestalt Therapy Brisbane’s Master of Gestalt therapy program

Master of Art Therapy from La Trobe University Melbourne, completed 2011

Bachelor of Visual Arts majoring in sculpture and textiles from Queensland College of Art & University of Southern Queensland, completed 2008

"Life is full of obstacles and people are more than their diagnosis and difficulties. Everyone has their own story and experiences in life and sometimes words alone are not enough.Art making, when utilised with the intention to express, brings insight and healing and can be like medicine for our soul."

Sally Cuthbert