Healing Through Art

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.

• 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

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.