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At ArtAbility we offer counselling and a wide range of arts and somatic activities, such as Visual Art, Drama, Movement, Yoga, Meditation, Visualisation and Social Stories, and strive to support children’s learning and development.
Dr Reesa Sorin is an Early Childhood Educator, Art Therapist and Counsellor. She has worked extensively with young children in the early childhood and primary school age group. She has also been an adult educator, Coordinating Early Childhood Education and Arts Education at James Cook University and working at Lifeline in suicide prevention.
Relevant qualifications include a PhD in Early Childhood Education; Specialist Certificate in Creativity and Health; Diploma of Counselling; and Bachelor of Fine Arts.
ArtAbility sessions are designed to meet client needs and are held at our Clifton Beach studio or at clients’ homes (travel costs incur).
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At Treehouse Theraplay we are Social Worker’s and counsellors, we work from a neuroaffirming framework and value neurodiversity. We specialise in working with children, teens and families and are a family focused clinic. We are all experienced practitioners with extensive training in Creative Therapies that include Certified training in Play Therapy, Art Therapy, Focused Psychological services i.e. CBT, DBT, Solution focused therapies, Sandplay Therapy and Symbol Work, Dance and Movement therapy.
We all have strong knowledge, training and experience in working with young people with experiences of Trauma and Trauma processing, Grief and loss, Neurodivergence, Anxiety/Stress/Depression, Social Navigation, Emotional release and Child Development.
Social Work is a university qualified Allied Health Profession, we are trained in human behaviour & development, life cycle stages, family & social networks and disability & health, including mental health. In the NDIS, Social Work Therapeutic Support sits under CB Daily Living. We have strong knowledge and lived experience of the NDIA.
Assessments available include: ADOS 2/ADIR, ADHD assessments, Functional Capacity Assessments for participants diagnosed with Autism, FASD, Intellectual Disability and certain Psycho-Social Disabilities. For NDIS participants with other disabilities, we can work closely together with their OT or Physio to create a joint, holistic report or provide a socio-environmental report to accompany an existing FCA, Assessments for Depression, Anxiety and Stress.
If you are unsure, please contact us, we work creatively to help young people work towards their goals, play and fun are natural mediums for children and allow them to learn new skills in playful, creative and engaging ways.