Counterbalance Wellbeing.
Growth, healing and reflection
through art therapy, Clay Field, EMDR & supervision.
Support for children, young people, parents & adults
Therapy
Support for professionals
Supervision & Reflective Practice
why counterbalance wellbeing?
Where mess is welcome.
At Counterbalance Wellbeing, therapy is grounded in safety, creativity, and deeply trauma-informed care. Drawing on a range of evidence-informed approaches, including art psychotherapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Clay Field (a sensorimotor modality), clients are supported to gently access, process, and integrate experiences that may be difficult to articulate through words alone.
Integrating somatically informed and creative therapeutic processes with advanced clinical knowledge in trauma and developmental neuroscience, Counterbalance Wellbeing supports the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people, and adults seeking emotional regulation, integration, and meaningful, sustained change. Therapeutic work is carefully paced, relationally attuned, and responsive to the individual, engaging both body and mind to support the processing of memories, thoughts, emotions, and embodied responses.
At Counterbalance Wellbeing, we recognise the powerful role of art psychotherapy, EMDR, and Clay Field in fostering insight, self-awareness, and psychological healing. Through creative and experiential processes, clients are invited to explore aspects of their internal and external worlds that may otherwise remain outside of conscious awareness. In doing so, individuals can develop greater understanding, strengthen their sense of self, and move toward enhanced emotional wellbeing, relational connection, and personal growth.
Counterbalance wellbeing
Counterbalance wellbeing
Where courage meets creativity
Counterbalance Wellbeing is led by Paula.
“I hold a person centred approach and I work to ensure that empathy and trust sit at the core of my practice.”
I am a professionally registered Masters qualified art psychotherapist and mental health clinician with over a decade experience working with complex trauma and mental health.
I prioritise creating a safe, authentic, and non-judgemental space where vulnerability can be explored with care. Grounded in the enduring principles of a strong therapeutic relationship, my approach includes art therapy, EMDR and Clay Field.
Sessions and workshops at Counterbalance Wellbeing are intentionally designed to respond to the unique needs of each client and participant. Drawing on extensive clinical experience and evidence-based practice, I develop tailored therapeutic interventions and programs that support individuals to achieve their goals and thrive, relationally, emotionally, and developmentally.
Here at Counterbalance Wellbeing, I offer:
- Individual art therapy with children, young people and adults
- Relationally based dyadic art therapy (child and parent)
- EMDR
- Clay Field
- Child focused support for parents/caregivers
- Art-based reflective practice with teams
- Clinical Supervision
- Art therapy experiential workshops
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