Art Therapy and Counselling

What is transpersonal art therapy?

Transpersonal art therapy is a form of therapy that brings art-making and conversation into the same room. It's grounded in transpersonal theory - the idea that you're more than any one part of you: your body, your history, relationships, culture, values, sense of meaning and subconscious. 

Art-making becomes a way to understand yourself more clearly, and to explore how your inner world connects with the wider context of your life with the purpose of healing, discovering or reconnecting with what feels most true to you.
This way of working may be helpful if you :

• Sense there's more beneath the surface 
• Are moving through grief, loss or change
• Are drawn to a slower, more body-based approach
• Are curious about recurring feelings, images, dreams, or patterns
How a session usually runs:

• A check-in to see how you are going and what you would like to work on
• Creative exploration using drawing, painting, clay or collage
• Reflection of your creative work, feelings or the experience of making
Free 1:1 Sessions

I'm currently in clinical training and looking for volunteers to join me for a minimum of 3 free transpersonal art therapy and counselling sessions.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need to be good at art?

Not at all! We're not necessarily working together to become the next Picasso, but to instead use art to express what feels hard to name or notice.
Will my art be judged or interpreted?

The art you make belongs to you. As your therapist I won't be interpreting your work -only supporting you to explore what emerges.
What does "transpersonal" mean?

Transpersonal means "beyond the individual self." This approach recognises that life and meaning is shaped by more than conscious thought alone. Your body, emotions, history, relationships, culture, and beliefs all matter.
How is this different from regular counselling?

The primary difference between art therapy and traditional counselling is that art therapy involves the use of art-making as a form of self-expression and exploration.

Transpersonal therapy goes a step further, drawing on meditation, visualisation, and breathwork to access parts of the self that sit beyond everyday conscious thought (the spiritual, the somatic). It recognises that we’re bigger than our biography and that healing can happen in places language doesn't always reach.
What does it mean that you're a student practitioner / in clinical training?

It means that while I'm not yet fully qualified, I'm in the final stretch of my transpersonal art therapy and counselling degree, working under the guidance of an experienced supervisor.

I'm deeply invested in growing into the practitioner I'm becoming, and acknowledge that getting there only comes with practice. Because sessions are free, the only thing asked of you if you'd like to work with me is a willingness to give this a go.
I would like more information

If you have any questions around what art therapy is, my role as a student, or how I might be able to support you, I'm happy to chat. Email me at krystal.luu@gmail.com or get in touch here.