Art Therapy for Creative Healing

01/10/2025

I’ve recently welcomed a beautiful new sand tray from Works at play into my practice. I am so excited.

Sand tray play allows children (and adults!) to express themselves in a safe, creative, and symbolic way. By integrating sand tray work into therapy, I can see how much more depth and richness the sessions gain.

This particular tray is handmade, high quality, and thoughtfully designed – a joy to use and a wonderful tool to support emotional expression, processing, and healing.

🌿 Grateful to bring this into my practice and excited to see where the sand takes us.

30/11/2024

Art therapy is a powerful, evidence-based form of psychotherapy that engages creativity to unlock emotional insight and problem-solving skills. By activating the brain's right hemisphere, it allows for expression beyond words, making it especially effective for managing anxiety, trauma, and other challenges. Creativity heals! 🎨💛

After I heard Bill Shorten’s Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio interview, talking about the NDIA’s decision to exclude art therapy as an evidence-based, capacity-building therapeutic support in the NDIS I felt an overwhelming desire to invite Bill to experience a therapeutic art th...

28/11/2024

25/11/2024

https://www.change.org/p/creative-and-experiential-therapies-belong-in-the-ndis?

Creative and Experiential Therapies Belong in the NDIS

25/09/2024

🌿 Looking for creative, trauma-informed therapy in Brisbane? 🌿

I’m Gunita Mistere, a qualified mental health practitioner offering art therapy, Synergetic Play Therapy, and EMDR for children, adolescents, and adults. My private practice, located in Enoggera, Brisbane, provides a safe, supportive space to explore and heal through creative and evidence-based techniques.

💡 Specializing in:

Anxiety, depression, and trauma support
Art Therapy
Synergetic play therapy

Neurodiversity-affirming therapy (ADHD, autism)
NDIS participants welcome (self and plan-managed). Appointments available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. 💬

📍 Located in a separate building within a private home, I also offer home visits.

Ready to start your healing journey? Contact me at 0420 501 171 or email gunitamistere@gmail.com.

04/03/2024

"In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety." - Abraham Maslow

In a recent art therapy session I rediscovered the power of nature and the power of symbols created by my client.

In this enriching Art Therapy Session we explored the intricate parallels between creativity and the natural world! 🌿🖌️

We delved into the captivating world of crabs and unraveled the profound lessons they impart. 🦀 Through the lens of art, we'll explore resilience, adaptability, and the beauty of transformation - all inspired by the wisdom of crabs.

You don't have to be artist to create! You just need to be simply curious about the therapeutic power of creativity, art therapy is open to all! 🌟 Come join me and unlock the hidden treasures of art therapy.

*Photo from the internet

27/02/2024

This is interesting! Barbie doll representing art therapy. I think it’s a good way to embrace creativity and power of art therapy even better!

https://shop.mattel.com/products/barbie-art-therapist-doll-hrg48?fbclid=IwAR1sq6X8cJgJYM6qNsZGNRDS_jmdMHKtFsoHep5rFYf4kfk02dpn2S1MVrs_aem_AY729Klmmmhrg22pHj6zoZtuow0_rS5h7jZUmsshv6OmvsD9QLOqWoOC8-S79kcdzQQ

Barbie doll expands her resume of 250+ careers with this art therapy playset that lets kids explore a career in mental health!

29/01/2024

Book Your Session Today to Start Your Healing Journey! After-School Spots & Home Visits Available!

Contact Information:
Location: Enoggera, 4051
Phone: 0420501171
Email: gunitamistere@gmail.com

Gunita Mistere, Registered Art Therapist, adheres to professional ethical standards and confidentiality guidelines.

05/12/2023

Hello everyone! It has been a while since I have posted something! I have been busy...I had a baby, we moved, I graduated and now I am a certified play therapist 🙂 life gets busy ...but I am here now to share with you these news:

I am happy to invite you to this 2-day workshop for autistic girls during the school holidays. If your daughter or someone you know would benefit from an art therapy workshop with a focus on social participation and creativity please share this with them.

24/05/2023

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Interoception awareness is something I’ve recently learned about. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, it is considered the “eighth sense” dealing with the internal state of the body. Research suggests it’s related to a condition many of us autistics also have, alexithymia (difficulty with identifying and describing feelings).

Interoception explains so much about my life! It explains how I can easily forget to eat or drink water, I feel pain at a very intense level, or I don’t notice when my heart rate skyrockets.

I am glad I am finally learning more about my body so I can take better care of myself. Do you have issues with interoception awareness? If so, how have you learned to improve your awareness? What coping mechanisms have you found useful?

-f.au.n

Image credit of human body to Tahir Zaman on pngtree.

24/05/2023