Ipsarty Creative Care Collective

How are we supposed to heal the inner child when we’re only looking after the adult in the room?

Somewhere we’ve forgotten that the arts, ritual, community.. were the original healers.
Not the analysis, not the note taking, not the “tools”, not the diagnosis.

Children don’t need to be taught wonder. They live inside it.

And that wonder? It’s not something we grow out of. It’s something we get slowly conditioned to stop paying attention to.
Awe pulls people out of the cage their mind made for them. Back into their body and back into the present moment.
Annnnd back into this radical idea that life is actually magic.
And even more radical.. that so are they.
When it comes to therapy… That’s the whole point.
To hold the torch steady enough that someone finds their way back to their power - self trust - self compassion.

When we bring creativity and whimsy back into the room, we stop being the all-knowing expert and start being beside someone.

Their inner child already knew that. We’re just finally making room for them.

Every element of the Ipsarty studio was chosen with the inner child at the center.
Designed from the ground up as a space where the whole person could walk in.. to just be. Or maybe even step into a state of curiosity.

And now I’m opening it to practitioners who believe that therapy needs to be delivered differently, and in beautiful spaces that soothe and invite wonder.

Welcome to the creative care movement.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.

You’ve tried the mums groups.
You’ve tried talk therapy.
But words can’t always hold the whole experience of motherhood. The bigness of it. The shadow and the light.

Creatively Nurtured is a term creative wellbeing program designed to nurture the mother–baby relationship •••
where art becomes a language of connection, safety, and shared joy. And tends the undercurrents of Lady Matresence and her initiations.

Attachment-focused. Evidence-based. Heart-led.

✨ Term registrations open— only 6 spaces available
📍 Ipsarty Studio, Warana Sunshine Coast

Comment “nurtured” and we’ll send the info to your inbox.

Mama, you don’t want to miss this magic. Moments co created here are memories you’ll keep forever. And you just might walk away realising you’re wholeheartedly enough for that little soul who chose you.

Calling all SUPPORT WORKERS 📣 We’re building something for you and we need your help.

✨ Art of Support is taking shape 🤲🏻 and Craig is offering free online 1:1 sessions (limited time) to help design it with you.

Be part of shaping the space before our first group workshop in October.

Mondays + Wednesdays | Online with Craig
Comment “Support” and we’ll send you the link to book.

Studio sessions are also available at $35.

FREE ONLINE ARTS THERAPY FOR SUPPORT WORKERS!!
We’re building something for support workers — but we can’t build it without you.

Ipsarty is a local expressive arts therapy studio on the Sunshine Coast. We’re creating Art of Support — a new program for support workers to professionally develop, debrief, reflect, and restore through arts therapy.

As part of his Masters placement (and his own lived experience as a support worker), our facilitator Craig is offering free 1:1 sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays online, and heavily discounted sessions of $35 in our Warana studio.

These sessions give you confidential space to unpack the realities of support work — and they give Craig the practice he needs as he prepares to launch the very first Art of Support workshop on Wednesday 22nd October.

✨ Spaces are limited. Your voice and story will help shape this program from the inside out.

https://www.ipsarty.com/book-a-session

Because this space is for support workers — and it can only be built with you.

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The Duckett Review has confirmed the evidence:
🎨 Arts Therapy works.
🎶 Music Therapy works.

But alongside this recognition came something deeply disheartening — a recommendation to reduce our pay rates and align us with counsellors.

This undermines the years of training, registration, and responsibility we carry as allied health professionals. It ignores the evidence of our impact. And it risks driving skilled therapists out of the sector, leaving participants with fewer choices and less access to care.

This isn’t just about pay.
It’s about justice.
It’s about valuing the essential role arts therapists play in trauma recovery, disability support, and whole-person healing.

We will keep holding space with integrity, evidence, and heart. But we cannot stay silent while our profession is asked to carry more for less. And truthfully, I’m not sure what this means for us in the NDIS space going forward. This is something we will need to sit with.

👉 Share this post.
👉 Speak up when you can.
👉 Stand with arts therapists — for fair recognition, for participant choice, for a sector that values the fullness of this work.

Because not all stories are told in words. And every story deserves to be heard — and funded.

Coming Soon: Creatively Nurtured

Those early days can feel like the whole world has narrowed to two people —
you and the tiny soul you now carry in your arms.

Creatively Nurtured is a space for that two-ness.
For the mother and baby as one tender constellation.
For slowing down enough to feel each other,
to breathe together,
to be seen together.

Through gentle arts therapy, sensory play, and moments of quiet holding,
we nurture both the mother and the baby —
because your wellbeing shapes theirs, and theirs shapes yours.

Before we officially launch, I’m inviting a small group of mothers and babies into our pilot round —
at a reduced price, in exchange for your honest reflections.

This is for you if you’re ready to:
✨ Feel supported while you support your baby
✨ Explore creativity and connection without pressure
✨ Rest in a space where both of you are held

🕊 Spots are limited for this pilot round.
Book here 🫶🏻 🎨

https://www.ipsarty.com/event-info/creatively-nurtured-pilot

Coming Soon: Creatively Nurtured

Those early days can feel like the whole world has narrowed to two people —
you and the tiny soul you now carry in your arms.

Creatively Nurtured is a space for that two-ness.
For the mother and baby as one tender constellation.
For slowing down enough to feel each other,
to breathe together,
to be seen together.

Through gentle arts therapy, sensory play, and moments of quiet holding,
we nurture both the mother and the baby —
because your wellbeing shapes theirs, and theirs shapes yours.

Before we officially launch, I’m inviting a small group of mothers and babies into our pilot round —
at a reduced price, in exchange for your honest reflections.

This is for you if you’re ready to:
✨ Feel supported while you support your baby
✨ Explore creativity and connection without pressure
✨ Rest in a space where both of you are held

🕊 Spots are limited for this pilot round.
📩 DM “PILOT” to be the first to receive details.