Welcome

Kookaburra Art Therapy offers nature-based, trauma-informed Art Therapy.  

It is an intuitive, gentle, tangible approach that calms you and strengthens emotional processing, creativity, imagination and holistic thinking. It moves you out of tunnel vision, fear, anxiety, anger or shutdown. Art Therapy is validated through neuroscience research.

How do we work?

We use a variety of modalities and mediums - found nature objects, paints, sand, clay, sculpting wire, crayons, pencils and markers, raw wool fibres, paper. Anything can be a medium, and sessions are directed by what resonates with you.

As a gentle, high-autonomy, sensory- and trauma-informed therapeutic modality, nature-based Art Therapy suits autistic, ADHD, PDA individuals, as well as persons with language or communication differences, social differences, people with disabilities, as well as those holding high levels of anxiety and trauma in their body or struggling with depression or burnout.

Why work with nature?

Nature offers a felt sense of safety that enables therapeutic content to emerge and be worked with safely. 

It also offers a non-clinical and judgment-free environment. There is space. Space to hold and reflect on difficult thoughts, feelings and emotions. 

Your senses come alive and ground you in the now, not the past. You are free to create new pathways.

Where?

Kookaburra Art Therapy practices on Kaurna country in Athelstone (North East Adelaide). 

I respect and acknowledge Aboriginal elders past, present, and emerging. These lands were never ceded. Treaty was never signed. This land always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. 

Professional associations

Kookaburra Art Therapy is registered with ANZACATA, the peak professional body for Creative Arts Therapists in Australia and New Zealand. A professional standard of therapeutic service is continually maintained and insured.

Kookaburra Art Therapy is a proud member of Outdoor Health Australia. 

Find us in the Rainbow Directory SA  as a LGBTQIA+ ally and kindred spirit.