We believe that quality of life includes the agency to express one’s self in a non-judgmental, patient and understanding environment through the use of creativity, community and relationships.
Providing a comfortable space to understand yourself and others around you.
Providing a creative outlet to process, reflect and express emotions and identities.
Connecting people together and fostering a sense of belonging to build strength.
Skylark Creative Therapy was founded because we care deeply about communities. In recent years, many events internationally and locally show us the importance of having a strong and healthy support system. We want to create a sanctuary where people can come to rest, process their trauma and find a way to navigate a world with increasing uncertainties and challenges.
We also recognise the feeling of peace and even joy during art-making. We want to cultivate the creativity that lives in all of us naturally.
Angela has experience providing person-centred and trauma-informed art therapy. She has worked with adolescents in in-patient mental health at Sydney Children’s hospital as an art therapist intern providing individual and group art therapy to youths in mental health settings.
She has also worked in Aged Care, teaming alongside Leisure and Lifestyle Officers providing art based group enrichment to residents with Dementia and art therapy to clients with disability.
In her practice, Angela strives to foster a non-judgmental and accepting space to process emotions. She also aims to be culturally sensitive in her approaches, as she understands that cultural values and traditions play big parts in shaping one’s experience.
Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
Uniting NSW.ACT
Western Sydney University
Wicking Dementia Research & Education Centre
PACFA
ANZACATA
In her spare time, Angela enjoys Chinese calligraphy, comic-making and spending time with her two cats.
Alice has 5 years of experience in UI UX design. In her previous role as part of the product team in developing an online job search and training platform, Alice worked closely with veterans and neurodivergent individuals, who are the primary user demographics, to understand their needs.
Alice cares about building communities, and works in tandem with Angela in providing art therapy services and support.
DroneShield
WithYouWithMe
University of Technology Sydney
The Open University of Hong Kong
Alice practices Chinese sword fighting and enjoys working on creative projects such as comics, painting and animation.
No, you don't need any prior art experience to participate in art therapy. Art therapy uses the art-making process to support emotional processing, and the therapist will guide and adapt activities to suit you. There is no expectation to produce a "finished" artwork by the end of the session.
We provide a range of art materials, from paint to craft materials such as clay. If you are inspired during one of the sessions and would like to bring in your own materials to explore, we encourage you to discuss with the art therapist about it.
Similarly for home visits, we will bring the materials to you with no extra costs.
Art therapy is open to all forms of art mediums as ways of expression. You could be attracted to one medium of art more than another, whereas others may like to dip their toes into multiple. We adopt person-centred approach in our therapy practice, so you get to define what you are interested in exploring each session.
Art therapy is not covered by Medicare, and Skylark Creative Therapy is currently not linked to Medicare, the NDIS, or private health insurers.
However, we do offer concession rates for clients under 16 and for pensioners. Please contact us for current concession pricing and payment options.
