Personal growth and empowerment through creativity
SERVICES
Welcome to Jennifer Berlingieri, Creative Arts Therapy & Counselling
“Often it is necessary to clarify a vague content by giving it visible form…
Often the hands know how to solve a riddle with which
the intellect has wrestled in vain.” ~Carl Jung
In Creative Arts Therapy sessions, we use creative therapy and counselling to support and encourage self-exploration and personal development. It is appropriate for anyone who is interested in deeper self-awareness and personal growth, and no previous arts experience is necessary.
Sessions can be helpful for any age group, individuals, groups, couples and families, for a wide range of situations, including:
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Mental health
- Depression
- Addictions
- Creative blocks
- Grief & Loss
- Life direction
- Relationships
- Sexuality
- Eating Disorders
- Trauma
- Self Esteem issues
- Disabilities
Sessions are also useful for people who wish to access their more intuitive, creative selves and have the opportunity to explore a variety of arts modalities.
Through group or individual sessions, we can use Art Therapy, (drawing, painting, clay, symbols) body awareness, mindfulness, Dance Therapy, meditation, writing, music, and more to explore authentic expression, access new insights and understanding. We can use these creative modalities, in combination with talking, to investigate important issues and ideas in a holistic, empowering way.
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Private Sessions
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Private sessions are a chance to focus on your personal exploration exclusively and are tailored to what is most appropriate for you in each session. We will work from a person-centred, strengths based approach to explore issues at hand, encourage self-awareness and nurture empowerment. We can collaborate to choose a variety of therapy modalities, depending on what seems most helpful at the time. Most often, a combination of Art Therapy and Counselling is used, but we also may choose to use symbols, Dance/Movement Therapy, writing, mindfulness and more. If you feel like it could take you a few sessions to warm up to the creative modalities, don't worry! We can start slowly with Counselling sessions and progress from there.
Private sessions are available by appointment and usually run for one and a half hours. Daytime and evening sessions are available.
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Weekly Groups
“Life expands and contracts in proportion to one’s courage.”
~Anais Nin
Weekly Creative Arts Therapy groups have been assisting people from all over Melbourne to open up and explore their creativity and self-awareness since 2006.
Weekly groups are an opportunity to use a variety of Creative Arts Therapy processes, over a consistent period of time, in order to deepen your self-inquiry. Weekly groups provide the time to try out many creative modalities, including Art Therapy: painting, drawing, clay, collage, mixed media sculpture, Dance-Movement therapy, body awareness, mindfulness, symbols, writing and more, in order to take your personal exploration deeper. They are also a chance to commit some time each week to reflect, access new insight, and re-energise your inspiration.
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Upcoming Weekly Groups:
2012 Group Dates
Term 1 Groups commenced in February, 2012, Term 2 Groups will commence April/May 2012
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Pre Natal Wise Women's Groups
This is an invitation to women in any stage of pregnancy, to join us for these empowering, inspiring groups, to explore the personal joys and challenges we face along the journey into motherhood. We will use painting, drawing, writing, body awareness, gentle movement, mindfulness and more to come to a deeper understanding of your strengths as a woman, any hopes and fears you may have about birthing and mothering, and to celebrate this most amazing time in your life!
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Workshops
Daytime Workshops have been running since 2003, and are offered a few times a year, either as full days or half days. Workshops can be a great introduction if you haven’t come before, or an opportunity to continue your exploration if you have attended previously.
In these short workshops you will get a taste of exploring Art Therapy (drawing, painting and more) writing, movement, mindfulness and body awareness as powerful tools for personal reflection and empowerment. It will be an opportunity to take some unique time out to access new inspiration, connection, and insight. These workshops will be suitable either for newcomers or for those who’ve attended groups previously. No previous arts experience required.
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Upcoming Workshops:
Workshops will be starting in February, 2012.
Please book in early as Workshops fill up fast!
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About Jennifer
Jennifer Berlingieri (M.A.) is a Creative Arts Therapist and Artist, originally from New York, who’s been based in Melbourne, Australia, for over 10 years. She has been using the creative arts in therapy in organisations, mental health facilities and in private practice since 2003.
Jennifer’s passion for Creative Arts Therapy has grown out of her own life experience of using writing, visual art and dance as methods of inner exploration and self preservation. Her years of extensive travel and living in numerous countries have assisted her in developing an open, compassionate and multi-cultural view of working with a wide variety of people.
She has completed a Master of Arts in Creative Arts Therapy at MIECAT, Melbourne, with a focus on how the use of the arts in therapy can assist people in accessing their intuition, empowering themselves, and transforming their lives. Jennifer’s Master’s thesis on “The Use of Intuition in Creative Arts Therapy” was one of the few works chosen by MIECAT to be published in their online library.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
M.A. (Master's of Arts, Creative Arts Therapy), G. Dip. (Graduate Diploma, Creative Arts Therapy), B.S. (Bachelor of Science), Cert. IV Business Management, Professional Member of ACATA (Australian Creative Arts Therapy Association), Associate Member of DTAA (Dance Therapy Association of Australia)
MAP
Antenatal Classes, Art Therapists, Counselling, Psychotherapy
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