Michelle Hawksworth

Michelle is a registered member with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA), as a qualified mental health clinician, school counsellor with a master’s degree in therapeutic arts practices and a yoga and mindfulness teacher.

Michelle has over 15 years working in schools and in the local community with clients of all ages and abilities, creating connection and making a difference one person at a time.

Michelle has worked with children and families in primary schools, NDIS participants with mental illness, neurodiversity clients and aged care in the community engaging with art materials and creating Joy through creativity.

Using the counselling and art therapy frameworks, each session helps you to maintain a holistic balance in mind, body and emotions.

Michelle guides you to create a toolkit to take on your journey. Using outside landscapes as much as possible, as well as other creative modalities such as mindfulness, narrative therapy, gestalt, movement, and other creative expressions through a person centred and trauma informed approach.

What Does a Session Look Like?

A session could be walking and talking outside, setting up in the school setting or in the home, or community. Using the creative arts to explore your inner canvas with arts-based activities.                         "Your potential is only a brushstroke away"