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WELCOME

Seigaiha - pronounced SA KA HA - a pattern that represents movement of life itself always in motion.

All individuals, families, experience life stages and change as they grow. Events in living can create joy, optimism and hope. Yet at times there may be feelings of sadness, hopelessness and negativity.

These events can become challenges. In today's busy world the experiences can be overwhelming for a variety of reasons, it could be the environment? circumstance? health?

At these moments the following may be needed; support, a solution focus, a sense of hope, someone to talk to, someone who will listen, a creative way to expressing feelings.

At Seigaiha Counselling/Art Therapy services we will work with you on what you feel is needed. Our aim is to promote health and well being using approaches of counselling/art therapy that will suit you individually.

We provide one on one counselling, therapeutic groups, workshops, tailored to needs being identified in the community.

We have an emphasis of finding creative ways to solutions, working together.

We offer Professional Supervision and professional development to other professionals


WOMENS WELL BEING


Managing stress - building self esteem and confidence. Explore some strategies that help you cope in your daily life. What works for you? Some ideas suggested - music, dancing, yoga, breathing, art therapy, cooking, reading, talking with friends.

Women's well being group will be running for 6 weeks in Term 2. This successful program has been running through 2011 and is available to all women again for 2012.

This group will be running from the Good Shepherd Wallaroo Community Centre, Hastings on Thursday morning 9.30 to 11.30 a.m.

If you live in the area and interested in being a part of the next group please contact.

a.gerolemou@goodshepvic.org.au or contact@seigaiha.com.au

or phone: Andrea Gerolemou or Gaye Hart - 5971 9444

Testimonials:
I enjoy attending the group to meet the ladies and Gaye. I always leave feeling positive and have things to think about in regard to my well being. J.
Very relaxed and easy going class. Fun and formative. C
Enjoyed the communication information. I find it very interesting and would like to cover more. thank you. J

Creative expression in process

A CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN PROCESS

The following process is a demonstration of how the use of creative expression is incorporated in the field of Art Therapy for health and well being. Using pastels as the medium and taking the word "Fluid'' (*Illustration Friday) and allowing the space and freedom to explore an image that comes up. Being in the moment to allow self to express the feelings and images onto paper, no artisitc requirements or beliefs of a need to draw.
Other ways to explore this would be after this event of putting an image together is to explore the words that come up and write them down in a journal. Put the words to a poem, or a sentence. Explore a part of the image that stands out.
Give it a try, explore your own awareness through images, take the word "fluid". *Illustration Friday is a website that every week creates a new word from its followers suggestions and images are posted in response. I like to take the word of the week and respond in the above. If a word or an experience comes to you during the week, take it on a creative process. I would be interested to hear about your journey.

Leaves growing from rubbish

kind permission from client - A process using art therapy. First session. Reflects impending grief, losing a loved one to cancer. The image is very personal to the client and holds understanding and awareness only for that person. I do not interpret visual images, I as the counsellor facilitate the process with the participant. If interested in the process of using art therapy in counselling do not hesitate to contact about your situation.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Gaye Hart is a sessional teacher at the Chisholm institute of Frankston, teaching art therapy units in the Advanced Diploma of Therapeutic Arts in Counselling. Also facilitating professional development workshops on using the arts creatively in the workforce.

As a coordinator and facilitator of groups, workshops and training for communities and organisations of the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston watch this space for ongoing new programs coming this way.

Gaye Hart further provides Art Therapy programs for school aged children and children with siblings with a disability. NDIS self managed referrals welcome.

With a focus on children's well being "the Kids Art space" is a popular program held from time to time for expressive experiential arts.

Art Therapy is offered in a counselling process to individuals and families at reasonable affordable rates.

TESTIMONIALS

"I found that Seigaiha brought out of me what I needed to find in myself, thank you Gaye for all your help". P.M

"No matter what week I have had I always leave here feeling more positive. Thank you. J

"Very relaxed and easy going class, fun and formative" C

"The group communication was fantastic'' K

"I like being at your group because there is always something to take away in memory. It comes back to me through the week"

"I always leave feeling positive and have things to think about in regard to my well being''

At the beginning of the laughter workshop I felt down at the end I felt better.

I didn't know what to expect, now I feel happiness, it was good fun.

The Art Therapy group session gave me a quiet time to just be in my own world.