Experience
Kia ora, my name is Diva (they/she) and I am an artist and clinical creative arts therapist registered with ANZACATA, the professional body representing creative arts therapists across Aotearoa, Australia and the Asia/Pacific region.
My therapeutic experience is in group and 1:1 contexts working with young people with diverse life experiences from primary to young adult ages, supporting well-being, neurodiversity, mental health, and the LGBTTQIA+ community.
Approach
Holistic, trauma informed, culturally aware, and neurodiverse, queer, and gender affirming approaches guide inter-modal exploration in my practice. This includes a combination of creative processes and talking, and a variety of modalities such as visual art making, narrative, movement, drama, play, psychoeducation, and mindfulness.
Grounded in a person-centred and strengths-based approach to therapy, I invite people to lead the way in their own therapeutic journey, travelling together with their supports and whānau, and working collaboratively with the arts to explore experiences, identity, and expression.
I can support you with:
- General Well-being
- Mental health
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Life changes
- Identity and empowerment
- Creativity
- Neurodiversity
- Gender and Sexuality
FAQs
What is Creative Arts Therapy?
Creative Arts Therapy is an evidence-based and experiential psychotherapeutic approach offered by qualified practitioners.
Creative Arts Therapy values creative expression and processes as an intrinsic part of human experience and can help us to explore and express what is often difficult to put into words. It is a holistic approach, that values cognitive, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing and offers a space to connect to ourselves and others.
Creative Arts Therapy is process-based, meaning the experience itself has the capacity to facilitate change and insights, and offer experiences of regulation, enjoyment and discovery. No matter your skill level, there is no right or wrong way to create here!
What happens in a session?
Sessions involve a combination of talking and art-making, and use a variety of materials such as drawing, painting, sculpture, writing, movement, and working with nature.
In a typical session we might start with a spoken or arts-based check-in before moving into creative exploration, this might be something you bring to explore, or I might offer a prompt or activity to respond to. Usually there is time for sharing and reflection at the end of a session, as well as time to look at resources or explore supports.
An art therapy session is client-centered and strengths based so often looks different depending on your needs!
What are my qualifications?
- Professional Member of the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Arts Therapy Association (ANZACATA)
- Masters of Arts in Creative Arts Therapies (Whitecliffe )
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Auckland University)
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Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand
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https://www.divafordcreative.co.nz/
March, 2025
Friday
August 26,2019
- Tuesday
- 9:00am - 10:00am
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