Hi, I’m Jess!

I am a proudly neurodivergent artist, systems & service designer, facilitator, and multimodal creative arts therapist.

I run workshops within communities, provide creative art therapy that is trauma-informed & neurodiversity-affirming, create work as an interdisciplinary artist, and make sounds using electronic instruments.

As Wanna Art About It, I provide creative art therapy for individuals and groups, consult with organisations on emotional culture and creative capacity and host a neurodivergent peer group called Welcome to the Party Pal, which meets fortnightly IRL and online to connect, share and be creative together.

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Jess or Jessie.
My pronouns are they/them.
Creative Art Therapist, AThR.
I am based in Naarm, Melbourne.

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What I do

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    Peer Groups

    Welcome to the Party Pal is our neurodivergent peer group for adults with ADHD and/or autism, meeting both online and in-person in Melbourne.

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    Creative Art Therapy

    For individuals and groups that is experiential, multimodal and encourages all forms of expressing with sessions available online and in-person.

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    Emotional Culture

    Consultation and facilitation for strategic planning, organisational values, ways of working, creative capacity and employee mental health and wellbeing.

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Kind words

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“Thank you for facilitating such an interesting and reflective workshop! I didn’t expect to learn so much in such a short time.

I really enjoyed learning how to incorporate creativity into my work day.”

- Zoe, Map Your Emotional Culture participant