Rested Minds

20/03/2026

Rested Minds now have a therapy practice in Malanda as well as Cairns, and are accepting referrals. All of our experienced practitioners offer psychological /therapeutic support, counselling, professional supervision and have additional training in expressive arts modailties and somatic practices. Services can be accessed privately, or through your NDIS plan, Victim Assist, Work Cover, EAP. We know that expressive arts works because it combines emotion, creativity, and cognition—helping people process experiences not just intellectually, but experientially. It’s especially powerful for trauma, anxiety, and identity-related work because it reaches deeper layers of the psyche. Feel free to contact us for more info or referral.

13/11/2025

Six eclectic and unique women is what’s on my mind! At the table 🥁(drum roll) three clinical psychotherapists, one occupational therapist, one mental health social worker and an allied health assistant, and not a partridge in a pear tree! We did our final in house professional development in a restaurant, calling it our Christmas party as we went along..
One of these women had a baby, one is having a baby, one built a house, one renovated a house, one is moving interstate, one managed the ceasation of a distressing relationship (me..lol) all whilst delivering excellent Allied Health care to those who are supported by their ethical practice and strong hearted approach!
Could we see any more strength in the room!
🏋🏼‍♀️🍧🥗🍇☀️

25/10/2025

Embedded in these mark making and sculptured expressions are individuals lives each unique in experience, personality and culture combined.

21/07/2025

11/02/2025

Very excited to host Rested Minds at the studio on Mondays & Tuesdays 🩵

11/06/2024

Therapeutic storytelling…Bibliotherapy
And it comes in many forms not just clinical information.
The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse..is a book about ‘kindness’🪴
The other pic today shows that we are a “working therapy farm” offering produce from our region to those that visit..kindness!!

24/04/2024

Capacity building is a common term used that is widely connected to the NDIS and know of course in social, psychological and human services environments.
How is this measured..well for me it’s measured under ‘practice based evidence’ (what we see in practice) and it can also be measured under ‘evidence based practice’ (researched). Practice based evidence is under our noses and it’s in real time.
The below images give a snapshot of a woman with child like drawings produced as she entered the arts psychotherapy environment, and the sculpture is the outcome as she build her competence in growing away from simple art to more complex tasks she was able to build her capacity and move into a more mature space. A space where decision making, choices, increasing time management all added to her competence and confidence to do more.
Thank you to the “in between resources” that art materials provide!🖌️

18/03/2024

A paint pour today with a woman who lives with schizophrenia..if you look closely at the canvas there is a tiny image of lips, jaw and neck that appeared…(pop art indeed) this woman is vibrant by nature and loves colour and it flows in her expression..”it looks good” is far from her initial experience with art materials “it’s ok”
Satisfying for the soul…💃🏼🩵🩷❤️

19/02/2024

Drawing can be art, but it’s not restricted to artistic use. Think of drawing as a language. Drawing can create an outlet for emotional expression, it can also be a powerful tool for focusing our attention for stress reduction. It allows us to make visual discoveries, encourages curiosity and improve understanding - Jake Spicer
TN & MA today!

22/01/2024

is the statement of the day!
The art pad is in progress of drawing the mushroom landscape 😌
We must remember art is ‘colour ‘ ‘shape’and ‘lines’ 🍂🍂🍂