At-Home Art Therapy Ideas for the Christmas School Holidays
Creative, low-pressure art therapy ideas for the school holidays that support big feelings, connection, and meaningful family time.
The Wisdom of the Nervous System: Seeing the Adaptive Nature of Dorsal and Sympathetic States
A compassionate look at nervous system states through polyvagal theory — and why activation and shutdown are adaptive, not dysfunctional.
Rain & Me Therapy Has a New Location at Footscray Community Arts Centre
Rain & Me Children’s Therapy has moved to a new space within the Footscray Community Arts Centre. This creative, welcoming location continues to support children, families, and adults through art therapy, counselling, parenting support, and nervous system–informed care in Melbourne’s Inner West.
Emotional Regulation Through Connection, Not Control: How Art Therapy Makes Space for Feelings
Emotional regulation happens through connection, not control. Art therapy creates space for children to feel, express, and be met safely.
Why Emotional Regulation Isn’t Realistic for Kids and How Art Therapy Can Help
Children aren’t meant to regulate alone. Art therapy supports expression, nervous system development, and connection instead of compliance.
Art Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach to Supporting Children’s Mental Health and diverse Abilities
What the research says about art therapy — and how it supports children’s mental health, neurodivergence, and emotional wellbeing.
Co-Regulation Through Creativity: How Art Therapy Supports Emotional Regulation in Children
Art therapy supports emotional regulation through relationship, creativity, and co-regulation — not behaviour control.
When Words Are Hard to Find: Art as a Voice for Non-Verbal Children
Art gives children a voice when words are hard to find — supporting expression, connection, and understanding beyond language.
How Art Therapy Helps Children Express Big Feelings
Art therapy helps children express big feelings safely — without pressure to explain or regulate before they’re ready.
How to Nurture Highly Sensitive Children: Balancing Sensory Overload and Emotional Growth
Highly sensitive children experience the world deeply. With the right support, sensitivity becomes a strength rather than a burden.
How Highly Sensitive Children Can Teach Us to Pay Attention to What Matters
Highly sensitive children aren’t the problem — they’re often pointing to what needs attention, care, and repair.
Why Your Nervous System Needs Safety First (and How SSP Helps)
The nervous system needs safety before change. The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) supports connection, listening, and regulation through sound.
Helping Kids (and Ourselves) Understand Big Feelings
Big feelings aren’t problems to fix — they’re experiences to notice, feel, and meet with care.
Supporting Highly Sensitive Children: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers
High sensitivity is not a diagnosis — it’s a nervous system trait that deserves understanding, not correction.
Exploring High Sensitivity Within the Spectrum
High sensitivity is not a diagnosis — it’s a nervous system trait that deserves understanding, not correction.
Embracing the Messiness: Dysregulation as communication not dysfunction
Dysregulation isn’t dysfunction — it’s communication asking to be listened to.
The Subconscious Mind for Kids
The subconscious mind does more than we realise — and kids can understand it too.
Connecting the Dots: Art Therapy's Gentle Guidance into Interoception
Art therapy gently supports awareness of body sensations, feelings, and internal experiences.
Polyvagal theory for kids
Polyvagal theory explained in a way children can understand — through safety, connection, and play.
Navigating Parenting through the Subconscious Mind: PSYCH-K & Re-PARENTING
Parenting is shaped by the subconscious — becoming aware of it opens space for choice and change.