Art therapy services can help you to improve your individual mental and emotional wellbeing.

Why should you participate in art therapy?

Benefits of art therapy include:  

• The freedom to be creative, to ‘let go’ and to express emotions non-verbally
• Reduced stress and anxiety  
• Opportunities to engage socially with others interaction through group art therapy workshops.  

We support a diverse range of people through art therapy, including:  

• Older people
• People living with a mental illness or disability  
• Children  
• People experiencing hardship  

How can you access art therapy services?

Art therapy is built into a number of Wesley Mission Queensland's services and programs including:   

• Art from the Margins – a program that supports the creative development of people living with homelessness, disability, mental illness, disadvantage and/or social isolation.  

• Emergency Relief Hub – art therapy workshops are run through this Fortitude Valley location to encourage social and creative connection and expression in a safe environment.  

• Residential Aged Care – our residential aged care communities incorporate art therapy activities into their leisure and lifestyle calendars to encourage happiness, creativity and wellbeing.

• Respite services – art therapy is included in the activity programs at some of our respite centres – please contact us to find out which centres offer art therapy. 
• Child Care Services - we encourage creativity and exploration through art in our child care centres. 

How to get started

Let us help you find the right solutions today. We can tailor services to meet your needs and assist you to access subsidised programs.  Call 1300 403 198 or fill in this form to get started.