Sensorimotor Art Therapy
'If you touch, you are touched' Barbara Oldfield
Clare Jerdan.
Qualifications:
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M.A., AThR. Gestalt, Bac.Soc.Sci, Diploma of Sensorimotor Art Therapy, Cert IV Training and Assessment, Cert. Advanced Supervision, Accredited Supervisor with PACFA and ANZACATA
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Associations:
GANZ, ANZACATA, PACFA Reg Clinical, IEATA
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Individual
Psychotherapy
I am a Masters level Gestalt Psychotherapist.
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Gestalt is a holistic therapy that emphasises that the subconscious is available in the here and now. That your process or the way you live your life on a micro scale is a result of your earlier influences. By addressing your process and becoming aware of your enduring relational themes you can choose if you wish to continue to do the same things. Once aware the patterns are no longer automatic or unconscious but now conscious, there is a choice.
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Sensorimotor Art Therapy
Guided drawing taps into your primal depths to make contact with the unconscious wisdom of the body. With eyes closed and a crayon in each hand you can make contact with primal emotions and impulses. To a large degree you are able to change the way you feel by activating an impulse and having an opportunity to move through that impulse into a state of resolution and calmness.
I was introduced to guided drawing by Cornelia Elbrecht who studied these techniques in the Black Forest, Germany and then combined these studies with 30 years experience and modern trauma training to produce a fabulous technique that helps and amazes my clients everyday.
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EMDR
EMDR is a best practice trauma therapy that desensitises painful memories or feelings. Allowing clients to process memory and put the memories into the past.
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Clay Field Therapy
"The hands can often solve what the intellect has been struggling with"~ Carl Jung.
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Clay Field therapy is a type of “perfect parent” where the clay fulfils the needs of the person in the therapeutic setting.
“If you touch, you are touched.” ~ Barbara Oldfield. This is the promise of Clayfield. It is a deep process that delights the senses and connects you to your story and beyond. An education for the senses
The Clay Field experience is a powerful trauma therapy that is primarily sensory motor in nature. The box or container holds approx. 15 kilos of clay and represents your world. The bowl of warm water is symbolic of the womb or safe space. When using a combination of pushing, pulling, kneading, poking and smoothing movement in the Clay Field you make contact with your biographical history. The water is used to accompany and provide a respite or rest during the session. Profound changes are experienced during the Clay Field especially if there has been an interrupted attachment style and a history of trauma.
My Approach
I am a therapist who has specialised in trauma informed therapies. I combine Psychotherapy with Sensorimotor Art Therapy and EMDR to guide clients through the healing process. Neurobiology and modern neuro scientific research has informed us that 'bottom up' therapy is an essential part of the clients recovery from trauma. It allows clients to move trauma to the past and build solid body based tools for moving forward in their lives.
About me
Getting Help
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My experience is varied and this includes cancer care, grief and loss, alcohol and other drugs, eating disorders, and trauma. I especially enjoy working with people who are are tired of living their old life and they are keen and want to work to change. The bottom up approach in Sensorimotor Art Therapy is a game changer.
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Anxiety
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Life Transitions
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Trauma
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Supervision
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Stress