Preventive and Corrective Drawing Therapy
Our therapies are structured in a way to provide healing, delay and/or prevention of a range of diseases, such as hemipharesis (body weakness) due to stroke or brain injury. ♦ We seek to help individuals affected by a cluster of degenerative disorders, including dementia, to effectively cope with their symptoms. ♦ We assist those who are looking for ways to delay/prevent disease onset.
Art-Drawing Therapy
12 sessions East Burwood (Melb.) Studio
Brain-stimulating drawing exercises for prevention of cognitive decline, including exercises designed for memory and mood improvement (depression and anxiety), such as drawing from memory, movement exercises, and life drawing. They stimulate brain centers and networks that regulate plasticity in relation to memory, spatial relations, eye-hand coordination, and visual-spatial processing. Exercises are intensive, explorative, and fun for people who wish to increase their cognition, mood and well-being in general.
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Neuroplastic and Kinaesthetic Drawing Therapy
20 sessions (3 X per week) East Burwood Studio(Melb.) and Online
Brain stimulating exercises for individuals with diagnosed early stages of dementia. Regular and intensive sessions are adjusted to individual differences and variations are applied depending on particular needs and the number of sessions can be extended. Group or individual sessions are also realised over the Internet (Skype or Zoom). Classes are made to alleviate stress and promote a sense of well-being.
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Neuroplastic CI Therapy (Constraint Induced)
12 sessions (5 X per week, 60 min each) East Burwood (Melbourne) Studio and Online
Exercises for people with movement difficulties (e.g., stroke patients) with regular, intensive sessions and additional homework. Close to real life exercises - movement of arms and fingers- to stimulate nerve-growth. Drawing exercises for motor coordination and control. Social games/meetings to improve mood and quality of life. Provided as onsite or online (Skype or Zoom) small group or individual sessions.
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Group Art Therapy Packages
Solutions for Aged-care Homes and Retirement Living
60 or 90 minutes sessions, once or twice a week East Burwood studio (Melbourne) or online
Aged-care-Homes Packages with task-specific exercises modified by qualified counsellors/therapists to different clients' needs (dementia, stroke, emotional disturbance) aim to improve the physical, mental, and socio-emotional wellbeing of aged-care and retirement living clients. Sessions are held in the comfort of your aged-care facility, our studio space, or remotely via Zoom, Skype, or Teams.
Contact UsGroup Classes and Individual sessions are available for a limited number of clients
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Send us a messageWhy drawing therapy and why us?
Some simple facts that may help you decide if there is something here for you
Perception to Action
Eye and pen trajectories are directly coordinated during the act of live drawing, and there is a direct correspondence between eye location and arm velocity. The eyes track where the pen touches the surface and alternate in leading and following the pen, with a general tendency to be drawn towards minima of tangential arm velocity, just as they follow and lead the hands. (Footnote: Gowen & Miall, Eye–hand interactions in tracing and drawing tasks, 2006; Fan et al., Relating Visual Production and Recognition of Objects in Human Visual Cortex, 2020).
Intensive Brain Training
Intensive training sessions target multiple brain regions and networks aiming to improve attention, working memory, long term memory, spatial and temporal visual processing, verbal cognition, mood, and pro-social behaviour. Our drawing therapy sessions are preventive and corrective alternative to drug treatments aiming to delay and slow cognitive and movement impairment progression.
Personalised and Evidence-based
We cannot promise a cure since neurodegenerative disorders are still a mystery. However, our personalised drawing exercises, based on extensive research and evidence, may slow disease progression, give hope, fight apathy, and help patients manage symptoms. Spend a quality time drawing in a relaxed and supportive art studio environment.
