Working together with your NDIS
I work with you, to reach your NDIS goals, as a:
- Nature Mentor
- Creative Arts Therapist
- Psychosocial Recovery Coach &
- Forest Therapy Guide
During a session, you are gently guided to connect with yourself & your environment, to feel supported & held, and to respond to what you are experiencing safely. You may experience a decrease in your level of stress, a sense of ease & connection to the different parts of your life.
Services may be claimed by self-managed and plan-managed NDIS clients.
1. Core Funding:
- Access, Social, Community and Rec Activities 04_104_0125_6_1
2. Capacity Building Funding:
- Innovative Community Participation 09_008_0116_6_3
- Psychosocial Recovery Coaching 07_102_0106_6_3 or
- Assessment Recommendation Therapy or Training - Other Professional 15_056_0128_1_3
If you feel that my services may be able to support you with your goals, please contact me about providing information which you can present at your NDIS planning meeting. If you already have an NDIS Plan, please contact me to discuss how we may work together... with nature. 🍃
Click image to contact Leesa
Working in Partnership with Nature
Nature Mentoring
Creative Arts Therapy
Creative Arts Therapy
Nature Mentoring is an experiential & educational alternative to therapy. Spending time in nature, while mindfully engaging through our senses, builds a meaningful relationship with our natural surroundings, develops a sense of belonging and has direct benefits to our physical and mental health. Nature Mentoring can be a powerful way to deepen the positive effects of psychotherapy.
Creative Arts Therapy
Creative Arts Therapy
Creative Arts Therapy
Creative Arts Therapy is an experiential psychotherapeutic approach. It uses a range of creative modalities (drawing, writing, sculpting, drama, clay and movement) to help explore feelings that may be hard to put into words. Creative Arts Therapists help clients to reduce anxiety, improve self-awareness and find new pathways to healing. It is holistic – attending to emotional, cognitive, physical and spiritual well-being.
Guided Forest Therapy
Creative Arts Therapy
Guided Forest Therapy
Forest Therapy follows the standard set by the International Core Curriculum as specified by the International Nature & Forest Therapy Alliance INFTA. Forest Therapy, based on the Japanese Practice of Shinrin Yoku, is a research based public health practice of guided immersion in forests, with the aim of promoting mental and physical health whilst relaxing and enjoying natural environments.
Our Stories
Connecting with You
Connecting with You
Connecting with You
“What are you noticing?” We begin with what we can see. We laugh when this turns into a playful game. Then I suggest that we listen to sounds which are close and sounds which are far away. We begin to touch the different surfaces and textures. We notice the coolness of sea water and the warmth of the rough rocks. As we walk, we notice the sea breeze lapping against our exposed skin. Then we pause to notice the scents & aromas which we can smell. We notice how this comes & goes. We wonder what this moment tastes like, as we cast our shadows across the dry wetlands with the sea breeze rustling our hair.
Walking with You
Connecting with You
Connecting with You
We take it in turns to lead & follow. We became curious about the warm peppery aromas & the shifting cool breezes rising up from the creek below. I notice that you brush your fingers across the tips of the dry grasses & blooms as you walk, enjoyjng the sensation. We find butterflies, parrots, robins & a blue tongue lizard. We chat & we listen. We are quiet. We are beyond the city & in nature’s care. There is a sense of safety & freedom. As a companion, I guide you to slow down & to notice what you are experiencing as we share a walk and talk.
Creating with You
Connecting with You
Creating with You
We meet at an exhibition. You are working towards your first exhibition & we are taking time to reflect on your creative process, see other artist’s work and have conversations about what you enjoy making.
Sometimes we sketch in the gardens & other times we work on your artist statement, resume & portfolio. We work on what feels right at the time, allowing space for conversations about life.
