Joanna Healey - Art Therapy

Welcome! I'm Joanna, a compassionate and intuitive Art Therapist, Counsellor, and Energy Healer dedicated to empowering individuals on their journey towards emotional healing, self-discovery, and well being.

I am registered art therapist and counsellor who has been working with children, young people, adults and families for over 20 years with the Department of Health and in private practice.  I am specialised in working with  trauma, attachment vulnerabilities, anxiety, self esteem, sadness, learning challenges and self regulation.

My calling is to support individuals and families to heal and live their best lives with a sense of purpose and fulfilment. I have a passion for working with children and young people and believe that early intervention of relational and therapeutic supports is extremely beneficial for positive outcomes. 

My approach is building and fostering strong therapeutic relationships, with compassion and empathy. I utilise a range of clinical and trauma informed therapeutic  interventions and my speciality focus is art, play and sand tray therapy. You do not have to be good at art for art therapy to be beneficial. 

Adults benefit greatly from this therapeutic medium, art, play and sand tray therapy work particularly well with young children.  Art and play is a language children use all the time and readily embrace. The creative process creates a safe non threatening space and allows for self expression and explores pre verbal and non verbal emotions and experiences. The art therapy process helps children heal from the trauma as well as encourages integration of past, present and self exploration.

Through the creative process, I help clients tap into their inner world, express their emotions, and develop coping strategies for anxiety, trauma, and stress. As a counsellor, I provide a safe and supportive space for individuals to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

As an energy healer, I work with clients to balance their energy, release blockages, and cultivate a deeper sense of inner peace and harmony. Balancing of chakra is a holistic practice aimed to work on the seven energy centres in the body, located along the spine. Throught the use of, meditation and visulaitation, breath work, crystals and gemstone therapy, essential oils, art and cretive expression. Taylored session for the idivual needs. There may be negative energies or tramua to work on removing together. Process the root cause of these blocks.

My approach is holistic, person-centred, and tailored to each individual's unique needs and goals. I believe in the transformative power of creativity, self-expression, and energy work to foster personal growth, healing, and transformation.