WHEN & WHERE & WHO

When: Every Saturday 9-10.30am (AEST) 7 weeks starting 22nd February 2025

Where: All sessions take place via Zoom and are not recorded in order to maintain participant confidentiality.

Who: Ages 25 +

Fees and Payment Options: $550 including seven online art therapy sessions and materials supplied. Payment to be made when completing registration form.
Payment plans are available on request (email alexandraledermantherapy@gmail.com).

NDIS: Art Therapy #15_610_0128_1_3


Payments made to
Alexandra Lederman
BSB: 012281
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 493030004
REFERENCE: ‘All Your Colours’ and Your Name



SESSION TOPIC BREAKDOWN

  • Session One: Group Introduction + Material Exploration

  • Session Two: Mind Body Connection

  • Session Three: Understanding Safety (Safe Place Imagery)

  • Session Four: Anchors and Savouring

  • Session Five: Parts Work (Welcoming all Parts)

  • Session Six: The Inner Critic

  • Session Seven: Integration, Reflection and Closure


DETAILS

All Your Colours is a seven week specialised online art therapy group designed to support individuals at any stage of their eating disorder recovery.

Over the seven weeks, participants will be guided through creative exercises that draw upon Polyvagal Theory and Internal Family Systems, helping to welcome, explore and communicate their inner experiences in a safe, supportive and non-judgemental space.

Through art-making and reflection, this therapeutic practice encourages self-discovery, emotional regulation and the development of inner resources to aid the process of recovery.

With a maximum of 6 participants, each session provides a contained and intimate environment to ensure individual attention and group safety.

Join us, as we together embrace all of your colours with compassion and creativity.

THE ART PART:

Art-making is a powerful tool in All Your Colours because it allows us to express complex emotions, thoughts, and experiences that can be challenging to put into words. In eating disorder recovery, self-expression and self-understanding are key, and creating art provides a non-verbal pathway to explore these aspects in a way that feels safe and gentle.

Using art helps us connect with different parts of ourselves, including vulnerable or suppressed emotions, in a way that feels more approachable. By working with imagery, colors, and textures, we can bypass the cognitive filters that often make verbal expression difficult, especially in recovery contexts. Art becomes a mirror, allowing you to see aspects of your experience they may not have fully recognized or accepted.

In this course, art-making is also deeply integrated with Polyvagal Theory and Internal Family Systems. Through guided art exercises, you are encouraged to tune into their body’s signals, connect with "parts" of themselves (such as the critical inner voice or the self-compassionate voice), and create a dialogue between these parts. This process helps in developing self-regulation skills and fostering a compassionate relationship with oneself, which are both essential elements of healing.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Registration includes seven 90 minute sessions guided by registered art therapist Alex Lederman.

  • Session content has been informed by evidence-based theory and practice

  • No previous art experience is necessary to participate. Alex will guide participants through each activity.

  • All art materials are provided and will be delivered to participants prior to commencement.

  • After each session participants will be emailed optional journal exercises to continue integrating what has been discovered in session

  • Small closed group environment of up to 6 people