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Healing Through Art

Art therapy helps you explore emotions, reduce anxiety, and reconnect with yourself through creative expression — no artistic skill needed.

What is art therapy?

What

The arts are used as tool for self-expression. The creative processes used are to support you to express and explore experiences that may be too difficult to articulate using words alone.

Some of the mediums and modalities used include painting, drawing, writing & poetry, movement, sound, sculpture & collage.

What are the benefits?

  • reduced stress & anxiety 

  • moving with trauma, grief loss & change to healing 

  • improved symptoms of depression 

  • improved sense of self 

  • improved interpersonal relationships 

  • improved cognitive functioning

Who is the therapist?

Tenille McCombie is a Hastings local and clinically trained arts therapist and a professional member of ANZACATA*. Tenille is guided by ANZACATA's ethical standards, practice guidelines and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Read more about Tenille here.

Where to find me

Haven Arts Therapy is located on Russell Street North in Hastings. Individual appointments are an hour in length and group sessions are available by consultation.  

How

Psychotherapeutic principles and practices work alongside the arts, providing you with a place to reconnect with your creativity, imagination and sense of play.

No artistic skills are necessary.

Who is art therapy for?

Art therapy is for anyone looking for healing and transformation in a holistic, safe and supported way. 

I have experience with with young children, teens and adults from a diverse range of backgrounds. 

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Are you interested in learning more or booking an appointment? Fill in the form below and I'll be in touch soon!

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Location 

Russell Street North, Hastings Central

Contact

Appointment availability

022 561 0344

Monday - Wednesday

8:30 am – 6:00 pm

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