https://www.bloomart.com.au/blog-1 daily 0.75 2020-07-31 https://www.bloomart.com.au/home daily 1.0 2025-09-29 https://www.bloomart.com.au/our-services daily 0.75 2024-06-19 https://www.bloomart.com.au/contact-us daily 0.75 2024-02-26 https://www.bloomart.com.au/what-is-art-therapy daily 0.75 2021-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1a73c1b7d03c5cce7ce0c0/f4ba715b-5785-42e0-9d4d-9aa611bf2b87/website+5.JPG What is Art Therapy - What is Art Therapy? Art Therapy is a counselling process that uses art materials and art making to facilitate growth, exploration, enlightenment and understanding of emotions, behaviours and feelings. An Allied Health profession Art Therapy uses psychological principals. At Bloom Art Therapy and Counselling we provide a containing safe space to explore individually or in group settings. Clients are encouraged to use art materials and the process of creating to express themselves in non verbal ways, connect with their emotions and a deeper sense of self. Facilitated art making can allow a playfulness to emerge, the integration of past events and personal insights to form. Empowerment, choice and control are all central to the Art Therapy process. https://www.bloomart.com.au/aboutus daily 0.75 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1a73c1b7d03c5cce7ce0c0/1596165496817-6Z5BJBJ7BWHQWWOKKUNE/VerdoornWebReadyFiles-73.jpg About Us - Danielle Verdoorn is the owner and founder of Bloom Art Therapy and Counselling Ballarat. A holistic Art Therapist and Counsellor Danielle uses visual arts processes and materials to work with clients towards their identified goals. Her experience extends to working with all adults and adolescents, those with specialist needs, mental health concerns, grief and loss, family relationships and trauma. Danielle is passionate about her work and approaches each client with warmth, effervescence, vibrancy and a calm nature. Her qualifications include a Masters in Art Therapy and Counselling and a Bachelors Degree in Public Relations.