Let your
true colours shine

Creative Connection isn’t just an art class. Creative Connection offers counselling sessions for teens, tweens and children with a Level 3 Master Counsellor. We explore emotional understanding through artistic expression. And we make it fun.

Creative Connection offers in-studio and online term-long artful counselling programs for teens, tweens, children and adults. Run by a qualified counsellor, our programs are research-driven, creative explorations to develop emotional literacy and wellbeing.

Emotional literacy is your ability to identify, understand and appropriately express emotions. It was brought to international attention in 1995 by Psychologist Daniel Gorman, author of Emotional Intelligence. These days, it’s considered a critical foundation for our intelligence and prosperity.

In every session, we talk about emotions. That is, naming and describing how we are feeling. We discuss how the feeling looks, feels, and sounds. We also talk about what to do when we feel a negative emotion. From there, the session is guided by the group’s open conversation as we create artwork. And most importantly, every session helps build emotional literacy.

Our Founder, Jen Ryan, is a Level 3 Master Counsellor and guides every session. Jen holds a Master's in Education, a Bachelor of Arts in Photography, a Graduate Diploma in Education, and a Bachelor of Business. She is also a registered teacher with a Blue Card, NDIS Clearance Card and First Aid Certificate.

Children need to be able to sit, create and listen. Around 5-6 years of age is a great time to start. That said, each student is different and depends on the child. Our general age range guide is:

Child: 5-8 years
Tweens: 9-13 years
Teens: 13-18 years