Secret Garden Creative Therapy Group:

Creative therapy can be healing, restorative and connecting. It offers opportunities to be calm, expressive, focused and reflective. It invites new perspectives and insights. It can be soothing, illuminating and transformative. Creative Therapy in the context of a supportive group, can magnify these positive benefits.

All in the Membership are welcome to join us for this small group of up to 10 participants, for a 5 x 2 hour weekly opportunity to colour, journal and connect with like-minded others in a supportive, non-evaluative, online space. 

Rather than a structured or directed art therapy group, after a check in and guided relaxation exercise, you will be able to choose which page of a delightful colouring book, Johanna Basford's, Secret Garden, to colour each week. You will then be invited to do some journalling exercises and share your reflections on your process (and colouring and writing if you wish).

This will be a closed, live-only, group we offer to maintain comfort, safety and trust. 

Who should attend?

This group is for SCCC Members who finding colouring restful, restorative and enjoyable and are interested in being part of a small, supportive, 5 week, creative therapy group.  No artistic/creative/colouring experience or skill is necessary. This will not be an instructive how-to-make-art or how-to-facilitate-therapy groups but rather a friendly, respectful, inclusive space that privileges your experience and experimentation with colouring and journalling. 

What you will need:

• A reliable internet connection;
• A device (eg computer or tablet) that be set up in a fixed position for the group duration with a camera you can keep on without a blurred background;
• A private room for the group, free of distractions to allow you to focus and to maintain confidentiality;
• Any colouring art supplies you might like to use (eg, paper, pens, pencils, textas, oil pastels, chalk pastels, paints).
• A copy of the "Secret Garden" book that will be posted to you.
• A journal/paper and pen for writing exercises.

Group Facilitator - Jacki Short, Registered Counselling Psychologist, Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor
		Jacki is the owner and director of Sydney Centre for Creative Change. She is a highly experienced counselling psychologist, play therapist and supervisor with over 25 years’ experience in counselling, supervision, group work and training.    Jacki's favourite colouring book is Johanna Basford's "Secret Garden" and she is excited to be using this in her facilitation of this Creative Therapy Group.   Jacki is passionate about supporting others to find creative ways to express, explore and resolve difficulties and to grow strengths and capacity.

Online Group Dates and Times:  

Friday 23rd May 2025, 6 - 8pm AEST

Friday 30th May 2025, 6 - 8pm AEST

Friday 6th June 2025, 6 - 8pm AEST

Friday 20th June 2025, 6 - 8pm AEST

Friday 27th June 2025, 6 - 8pm AEST

Cost

Special Price             $500 $200 (for 5 week group)

Statements confirming number of hours of group therapy attended can be provided upon request at group completion.