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Holly Edworthy, Art Therapist and Counsellor.(MA ArtTh, ArThR, BA Fine Art, Grad Dip Community Counselling) Specialises in working with children with special needs and children or young people with different needs. holly.edworthy@iinet.net.au For more details about ANZATA and Art Therapy view their website at www.anzata.org Holly has a private practice and aims to create a safe and secure environment for the children and young people she works with. Holly completed her Art Therapy training in 2003 her hands on training was at a special needs school and mainstream school in Perth. Since then here in the ACT she has worked in Art Therapy with many client groups and individuals. Currently Holly works in Art Therapy with people who have dementia in a frail aged facility, at the National Art Gallery as a Gallery Educator and in her own Art Therapy practice. "I am passionate about art making and creativity". If you have any enquiries please contact Holly on the numbers provided. The studio:Holly's studio is located at Gorman House Arts Centre on Ainslie Avenue. A large airy room with two sections. The larger area of the room consists of a child and young people friendly space and the smaller section, for Holly's own art practice. As a trained artist Holly thinks it is important to keep up her own art practice . The studio has a good feeling about it, in a building dedicated to the arts. What is Art Therapy?Art Therapy or Art Psychotherapy is a therapeutic tool where the therapist and client or clients develop a dynamic interpersonal relationship with clear boundaries and explore goals. One of the clearest definitions of Art Therapy in my humble opinion was made by Pat Baines. I studied with Pat and she now works with Alzheimer's Australia. 'Art Therapy utilizes the creativity that is within each person to work towards that person's wellbeing' Prior experience of Art making or talent is not necessary to engage with Art Therapy but interest is useful! The outcome in Art Therapy can be aesthetically pleasing to look at but this is not the central aim. Rather, the image becomes a tool to explore what is happening in the client's life with another person present to facilitate and witness this. The Art Therapist is present to contain and facilitate the art making and has therapeutic aims. Art Therapy is not an alternative therapy and can be used with other therapies or without. The aim of the work is to foster improved quality of life, particularly in relation to selfesteem and social relationships. Materials used in Art Therapy may include: The materials used in art therapy can depend on availability. Many materials can be used depending on the client's preference and safety in the studio and the Art Therapists' familiarity with various media. Oil pastels, pencils, pens , charcoal and other drawing materials, collage materials, clay, plaster, fabric, wire, acrylic paint, water colour, oil paint, ink, lino prints and mono– prints, found objects and familiar objects. There are many possibilities. The Australian and New Zealand Art Therapy Association, ANZATA is the peak body for Art Therapists in Australia. Art Therapy as a profession that has a reasonably short history in this country although it has been practised since the mid 1940's in the UK and is popular in The USA. The history of art-making however dates back to prehistoric times. Benefits of Art Therapy:The benefits for people engaged in Art Therapy include:
Research shows that art making is beneficial to people (particularly children) with ASD due to their intense sensory needs (especially visual and tactile self stimulation) communication difficulties and the need for more visual concrete hands on therapies. The website arttherapyandautism.com suggests these benefits in Art Therapy:
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