About Cocoon Individual Sessions
Creative Arts Therapies
Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies sessions incorporate techniques from person-centred counseling, transpersonal art therapy, and the MIECAT form of inquiry, within a humanistic and phenomenological approach to therapy. This approach places the client at the center of the process, with the therapist following and responding to the client's own naturally unfolding process toward integration and wholeness. The therapist acts as companion and witness in the journey, inviting the client to deepen their relationship with self via engagement with the arts, questioning and reflection.
The transpersonal approach acknowledges that we occupy worlds beyond what is immediately seen and understood, and can access wisdom and insight through meditation, ritual, myth, dreamwork and art making. Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies also deeply values the wisdom of somatic (body) based approaches and incorporates Focusing (Gendlin) techniques.
Vocal Coaching
Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies offers sessions for the beginning singer who wishes to explore their voice in a safe and nurturing environment. Drawing upon practices from mindfulness and meditation traditions, the Estill method, and Alexander Technique, vocal coaching sessions with Cocoon support a gentle growth in confidence, allowing the individual to find the practices that support them in opening their natural voice.
SoulSound Sessions
Drawing on sound healing, mantra practice and shamanic drumming techniques, SoulSound sessions offer you an opportunity to drop into deep rest, journeying inward to connect with your inner world and catalysing healing and restoration. Each of the instruments effects the body differently, soothing the nervous system, shifting brain waves and generating an altered state of consciousness. SoulSound Sessions incorporate voice, medicine drum, tibetan singing bowls, crystal singing bowls, rattles, shakers, bells, tingsha, chimes and other instruments.
Through Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies Sessions, you may experience:
Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies sessions incorporate techniques from person-centred counseling, transpersonal art therapy, and the MIECAT form of inquiry, within a humanistic and phenomenological approach to therapy. This approach places the client at the center of the process, with the therapist following and responding to the client's own naturally unfolding process toward integration and wholeness. The therapist acts as companion and witness in the journey, inviting the client to deepen their relationship with self via engagement with the arts, questioning and reflection.
The transpersonal approach acknowledges that we occupy worlds beyond what is immediately seen and understood, and can access wisdom and insight through meditation, ritual, myth, dreamwork and art making. Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies also deeply values the wisdom of somatic (body) based approaches and incorporates Focusing (Gendlin) techniques.
Vocal Coaching
Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies offers sessions for the beginning singer who wishes to explore their voice in a safe and nurturing environment. Drawing upon practices from mindfulness and meditation traditions, the Estill method, and Alexander Technique, vocal coaching sessions with Cocoon support a gentle growth in confidence, allowing the individual to find the practices that support them in opening their natural voice.
SoulSound Sessions
Drawing on sound healing, mantra practice and shamanic drumming techniques, SoulSound sessions offer you an opportunity to drop into deep rest, journeying inward to connect with your inner world and catalysing healing and restoration. Each of the instruments effects the body differently, soothing the nervous system, shifting brain waves and generating an altered state of consciousness. SoulSound Sessions incorporate voice, medicine drum, tibetan singing bowls, crystal singing bowls, rattles, shakers, bells, tingsha, chimes and other instruments.
Through Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies Sessions, you may experience:
- Deeper connection to self, insight and wisdom
- Greater self acceptance
- Resolution of inner conflict
- Clarity in life direction
- Processing of challenging experiences
- Freer creative expression
- Acceptance and expression of difficult feelings
- Recognition of patterns in life and exploration of new ways of being
- Exploration of life story and meaning making
"Art is a means to enter, to play with, to dance with, to wrestle with anything that intrigues, delights, disturbs, or terrifies us".
(From Pat Allen, Art is a Spiritual Path)
What participants say about cocoon individual Sessions...
"I had not created original inspired painted art since I was very young. I had a very personal idea that I wanted to express over a number of canvases and had been procrastinating for years not knowing when and how to start. I approached Michelle to help guide me through a creative process and to kick start my dream. I am so appreciative of the way Michelle facilitated the sessions. She was gentle in her approach and helped me unblock all of the fears and apprehensions I had throughout the process. I have not experienced this much joy and flow for a long time and enjoyed the space that Michelle held in order for me to express my creative dream" (Carlo).
"I’ve been blessed to be in the healing presence of Michelle several times. Each time is a little different as Michelle has the capacity to tune in to what is wanting to be heard and or held within me in any given moment.
What is unique and highly valuable for me about Michelle’s overall approach is how she weaves together the many modalities she works with – be it counselling, bodywork, creative arts, sound/voice… – that give me an expanded capacity to view my situation from varied perspectives. I don’t know many people who do this.
I appreciate Michelle’s capacity to deeply listen and reflect things back to me that I don’t even notice I’m saying, but are coming through my communication none-the-less. This insight is so valuable for me to be able to come into contact with and understand even more of myself so I can make decisions from a place of deeper self-awareness.
On a physical level I’ve have received bodywork from Michelle and again her capacity to place a hand on exactly the part that is feeling pain often amazes me. It’s like she know exactly where go and stands beside me, holding something with me that feels too big to hold myself. In doing so I can relax more into listening to this part of my body that is harbouring discomfort and bring about ease through physical touch as well as gentle invitations to feel and voice what needs to be felt, heard and expressed.
If you want a safe cocoon to delve into for a journey of self-inquiry I really recommend creating some time to spend with Michelle" (Stacia Beazley).
"I’ve been blessed to be in the healing presence of Michelle several times. Each time is a little different as Michelle has the capacity to tune in to what is wanting to be heard and or held within me in any given moment.
What is unique and highly valuable for me about Michelle’s overall approach is how she weaves together the many modalities she works with – be it counselling, bodywork, creative arts, sound/voice… – that give me an expanded capacity to view my situation from varied perspectives. I don’t know many people who do this.
I appreciate Michelle’s capacity to deeply listen and reflect things back to me that I don’t even notice I’m saying, but are coming through my communication none-the-less. This insight is so valuable for me to be able to come into contact with and understand even more of myself so I can make decisions from a place of deeper self-awareness.
On a physical level I’ve have received bodywork from Michelle and again her capacity to place a hand on exactly the part that is feeling pain often amazes me. It’s like she know exactly where go and stands beside me, holding something with me that feels too big to hold myself. In doing so I can relax more into listening to this part of my body that is harbouring discomfort and bring about ease through physical touch as well as gentle invitations to feel and voice what needs to be felt, heard and expressed.
If you want a safe cocoon to delve into for a journey of self-inquiry I really recommend creating some time to spend with Michelle" (Stacia Beazley).
Ethics Guidelines
Cocoon Creative Arts Therapies adheres to Ethics and confidentiality guidelines offered by the 'Australian Association of Holistic and Transpersonal Counselors', and the 'Australia and New Zealand Arts Therapy Association'.
