EXPRESSIVE THERAPY CLINIC
7/133 Wharf Street, Tweed Heads

Megan Shiell is the Principal of Expressive Therapy Clinic. She has now moved to Tweed Heads and has set up her Art Psychotherapy Practice.

Megan is a registered Art Psychotherapist with Australian and New Zealand Arts Therapy Association (ANZATA) and a Registered Member of Australian Counselling Association (ACA ) Level 4. Megan is currently working with ACA to develop a “College of Arts Therapy’. She has previously worked as a consultant to Private Hospitals and other mental health facilities in Sydney in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Art Psychotherapy. Megan also trains other allied health professionals in these approaches, teaches in academic programs and supervises students.

Megan’s passion is facilitating group programs that offer help with Emotional Regulation, Finding Wellness and Early Onset Dementia. Megan’s experience has demonstrated that combining creativity and cognitive based therapies helps clients better understand their behaviours. This integration of knowledge and skills has been shown to assist in the development of an improved sense of well-being. She has progressively developed these programs over the last six years whilst co-ordinating programs at Sydney Clinic for the last three years. She now applies this approach through her Expressive Therapy Clinic in Tweed Heads.

The first groups to open at ETC are:
•  'Me' (Managing Emotions- based on the strategies of DBT and Art Psychotherapy). This program is useful for anyone who has difficulty maintaining effective relationships or who feels “out of control” in managing their moods and emotions.
•  'Finding Wellness’ – based on core foundation strategies to improve wellbeing (Positive Psychology and Positive Art Therapy)
•  'The Seasons of Life’ – For anyone diagnosed with symptoms of Early onset Dementia.
(Detailed information under Current Groups)

Megan also works within the traditional frame of an Art Psychotherapist and offers individual and group therapy for clients of all ages. Art Psychotherapy is suitable for children, adolescents, adults and seniors and is based on the belief that the process of engaging creatively in art making, within a therapeutic relationship, supports changes in a client's inner world, and helps the client to develop a more integrated sense of self, with increased self awareness and acceptance. It assists with improving the client’s personal growth and insight, processing of traumatic experiences, and resolving of inner conflicts.

Art Psychotherapy is an approach offering ‘Mental Wellness’ to people seeking help with emotional support and growth in their lives. (For Evidence Based Practice information go to www.anzata.org/professionalinfo/ebp or click on the Qualifications and Testimonials link in our navigation.

Megan has published an article on DBT and Art Psychotherapy in the 2nd Edition of ANZJAT Vol.3 2008 and has previously presented at Conferences in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. She is committed to the professional development of Art Psychotherapy and has served as President and Vice President ANZATA.

Megan is approved to provide work cover sessions and is refundable under some private health funds.

Please phone +61 417 084 846 for all enquiries.