Chrissie's Creative Arts Therapy

18/03/2026

What if sound could help regulate your nervous system?
Your body doesn’t just hear sound; it responds to it.

The vagus nerve is the main communication pathway between the brain and the body. It helps regulate the parasympathetic nervous system; the state where the body can rest, digest, and heal.

Certain sounds and vibrations can gently stimulate this system, helping the body move out of stress and back into balance.

When vagal activity increases, we may experience:
• a slower heart rate
• reduced cortisol and stress hormones
• improved digestion
• deeper breathing patterns
• emotional regulation
• increased feelings of safety and calm

Healing isn’t always achieved through doing more psycho-education, talk therapy and medications.

Sometimes the nervous system the additional positive sensory experiences to calm the nervous system and activate your vagus nerve, which is often achieved through sound therapy.

Sound therapy is one of the many approaches I use in my arts therapy sessions,
which are centred on neuro-affirming, trauma and FV informed practices.

Book a free 15 min intro via my website to find out more about how
arts therapy can support you in your healing journey.

16/03/2026

A beautiful day connecting with community & hosting a Sound Therapy & Meditation Session at the Wyndham Health & Wellbeing Festival, Vic Uni.

Check 'Poly Vagal Theory' online to find out more about how Somatic and/or Sound Therapy repairs your nervous system; underpinned by evidence based, research practices when facilitated by a qualified Allied Health professional, such as an Arts Therapist.

Book an Arts Therapy or private Sound therapy & Meditation session via my website link: ChrissiesCreativeTherapies.com.au

15/03/2026

08/03/2026

Join me for a sound bath and beginners meditation session at the Wyndham Health Festival this Saturday the 14th of March, 12:00 - 12:30.

Please bring a yoga mat, rug or something to sit on the floor with. No cost involved, as part of the festivals offering.

💚🙏 Chrissie

05/03/2026

02/03/2026

Hi Lovelies,

I'll be facilitating a free, Arts Therapy activity at the upcoming Café Philosophique event; alongside a fabulous line up of creatives on the 18th of March.

Cafe Philosophique runs every month at the Werribee Bridge Hotel and is a great opportunity for you to connect with a great bunch of people from the local community, whilst exploring your creative side (yes, everyone has a creative side, hidden or emerging).

We hope to see you there.

Ciao for now,
Chrissie

Our next ✨ CAFÉ PHILOSOPHIQUE ✨ is coming up thick and fast!

Next session:
Wednesday March 18th, 6:30pm
Bridge Hotel, Werribee

Theme: DESIRE

Desire — does it guide us, distract us, consume us, inspire us?

Join us for an evening of art, poetry and conversation as we explore the hidden forces shaping our lives!

Featuring:

🎨 Mixed-media art therapy workshop with Chrissie's Creative Arts Therapy
🎤 Feature poet Thuy On
✍ Creative writing time
🎙 Open mic
🍰 Philosophy Café conversations

Link to book in comments

Come curious. Leave connected.

01/03/2026

How the state of our nervous system impacts our physical health, & can often be a cause of chronic illnesses - snippets in video.

During my Arts Therapy sessions, we focus on strengthening your sense of Safety, Connection & Regulation through the use of multimodal arts, Relationally & some talk therapy.

These three forms of experiencing (Safety. Connection & Regulation) are central to improving your autonomic nervous system & all that it steers, as per the Polyvagal Theory (Dr Stephen Porges).

Central to this theory, alongside many other relevant research findings is the importance of Relationality in the process of healing, more so than the various psychology based approaches therapists use.

Basically, developing a sense of trust, safety and connection between the therapist and participant/client, is the conduit to healing and growth.

My Arts Therapy sessions are geared towards these principles, where we collaboratively explore different parts of your life narrative & goals, activate & then regulate different parts of your nervous system, & create gentle shifts that improve your health & wellbeing.

My focus is to bring authenticity & humanism into the therapeutic space, rather than an analytical lens or a one size fits all approach.

My Arts Therapy sessions embody a felt sense of being heard, seen & believed, without making excuses for the behaviours of those who have caused you distress.

We shift between exploring challenging experiences that may be holding you back, & practicing self regulation strategies to create balance, calm & healing.

I encourage you to book a free 15 minute intro session to discuss how I can support you, or book your first Arts Therapy session to start your healing & growth journey today.

Keepin it real with Chrissie's Creative Therapies.

27/02/2026

Hi Lovelies,

I'll be facilitating a free, Arts Therapy activity at the upcoming Café Philosophique event; alongside a fabulous line up of creatives on the 18th of March.

Cafe Philosophique runs every month at the Werribee Bridge Hotel and is a great opportunity for you to connect with a great bunch of people from the local community, whilst exploring your creative side (yes, everyone has a creative side, hidden or emerging).

Check out the program via the below post/page and we hope to see you there.

Take Care,
Chrissie

26/02/2026

What we notice in our external world often mirrors our deeper internal self, hidden; but, hovering at the surface… almost like its trying to come up for air.

Have you ever noticed a pattern when you’ve
frequently run out of petrol, phone battery, time, or pantry items more than usual?

Reflecting on these experiences, may lead you to recognise that you’ve been running low in energy, wellness, self-regulation, & patience…

Overlooking these gradual shifts taking place over time, are a result of living on auto-pilot & suppressing parts of self.

When we rush through life, we miss these important cues, & over time, the cumulative impact becomes more apparent.

The toll then takes longer to repair, just like the effort required to walk to the petrol station with an empty can to refuel your empty tank. This is the result of your car running on empty
until it ceases to function.

Applying curiosity to these everyday moments, using mindfulness practice & Arts Therapy approaches, helps us slow down & explore the world around us.

During Arts Therapy sessions, we explore what stands out for you,
express it through multimodal arts,
& reflect on these creations together.

As you discover the story behind what is noticed & created,
you find new ways of being & create healthy shifts through these same Arts Therapy processes.

Keeping it real with Chrissies Creative Therapies

17/02/2026

Arts Therapy isn’t about art,
it’s about using the materials to express your subconscious side of things & where things are hidden.

When you think about stress & trauma,
it's predominantly stored in your body, your sensory memory,
which is linked with your subconscious mind.

A lot of things are in our frontal lobe or our rational part of our brain, our thinking brain;
a lot of stress & trauma is not stored there.

When you're using your body through the arts; it's not just painting. So using your body through dance, sound, music, singing, materials & meditation as well;
There's a lot of movement, generally.

If you think about when you're painting, you're moving your body & often you're moving parts of your body that you don't usually move (especially with a large canvas).

This can process a bit of trauma and stress without even realising.
With Art Therapy the idea is to try & remove your thinking brain as much as possible.

So when you’re creating later,
it's not about thinking about your structure of what you're creating,
as a lot of people will do that in the beginning.

You're just going to create
in the moment because it's not about creating beautiful art.

Chrissie's Creative Therapies - offering Wellbeing & Arts Therapy sessions (individual & workshops), Melbourne based, Mobile & Online.

10/02/2026

Chrissie's Creative Therapies, expo Arts Therapy stand at Midsumma Festival, Geelong - Rainbow Inc.

Project Theme inviting festival attendees to express the below question using arts materials:

"What does the Rainbow Community mean to you?"

Check out the inspiring responses in the attached poster 🙏🙏

10/02/2026

Join us for a gentle, guided ARTS & WELLBEING WORKSHOP designed to help you SLOW DOWN, REFLECT & EXPRESS in a safe, supportive space.

Sat, 21st & 28th Feb; 11:30am – 1:00pm

Indigo Art Studio
28 Ridge Drive, Wyndham
Special Offer: $40 per session, $70 for both

You will be guided through:
Grounding and mindfulness practices
Visual expression activities
Reflection and optional group sharing

This program can support:
Emotional regulation
Healing from stress and trauma
Self-connection and self-compassion
Personal insight and growth

No need to be ‘arty; creativity is a natural human language.

About the facilitator: Chrissie is a qualified Arts Therapist (Masters), Trainer, and Community Development Coordinator. Trauma-informed, Neuro-affirming, WWCC, and NDIS SC. Credential details & examples of Chrissie's work can be found via https://www.chrissiescreativetherapies.com.au/.

BOOK VIA the below link
https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/whats-on/wellbeing-arts-therapy-workshops-chrissies-creative-therapies

Join us for a gentle, guided art therapy session designed to help you slow down, reflect, and express in a safe, supportive space. Sat, 21st & 28th Feb; 11:30am – 1:00pm Indigo Art Studio 28 Ridge Drive, Wyndham Special Offer: $40 per session, $70 for both You will be guided through: Grounding and...