A&E Creative Psychotherapy

Amanda Gray and Eliza Mealey

AMANDA GRAY

Amanda is an accredited Arts Psychotherapist with the registered body, ACA. Amanda has a Bachelor of Arts Psychotherapy and Theatre Arts. Amanda's experience includes working with children through the education and welfare systems. When working with young people Amanda uses a strength based approach. A strength based approach empowers and focuses on connections with one's self and the others in one's life.

With a client led holistic approach, Amanda works with the individual to create an alliance. With contemporary intervention and art therapy, Amanda uses a variety of art supplies to express and discover the strengths and challenges the client/s are experiencing. Amanda has had success in working with groups of children and individuals in a face to face environment using art therapy to express, process and discover. Amanda has used creative arts psychotherapy via an online experience to help many adults facing loss of self identity, depression and anxiety.

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ELIZA MEALEY

Eliza is an accredited Arts Psychotherapist with the registered body, ACA. She has a Bachelor of Arts Psychotherapy from Ikon Institute Australia. Eliza's background in theatre and her understanding of the power of using creative methods to dive deeper into our subconscious, led her to pursue a career in arts Psychotherapy. Eliza works in a holistic way, guiding clients towards their strengths. She has experience working with adults who face life challenges, young children and adolescents who have social, emotional and behavioural issues. Eliza is trauma informed as a therapist, and also works as a counsellor. Eliza believes that emotional agility and strength is a natural outcome of therapy. Eliza believes that we all need to discover our great bits, so we can lean on to them when the water gets rough and to recognise when joy arrives.

What we do?

At A & E Creative Psychotherapy we are accredited Art Psychotherapists with a background in expressive arts.

We work with a client led, holistic approach, using cognitive behaviour therapies (CBT) motivational Interviewing (MI), counselling and psychotherapy techniques.

We work with children, adolescents, adults and groups.

Some of the issues we are experienced in include:

Anxiety and panic attacks

Depression, low motivation

Low self confidence

Relationship issues

Loneliness and isolation

Sexuality

Trauma

Emotional crisis

Life transitions

Grief and loss

Pain

Stress management

Burnout

Workplace issues e.g. bullying

Art Psychotherapy is an evidence based contemporary intervention that has benefits for wellness and mental health.

At A & E Creative psychotherapy we offer a safe exploration with the therapist and client. Through the process and discovery we will validate the experience shared.