Art Therapy for Mental Health First Aid
In Australia, one in five adults will experience a common mental illness in any given year. Furthermore, in the last few years the divorce rate has increased to 40%. Since covid, most of us at some point have experienced a work colleague, family member or friend experiencing a mental illness, financial problem or a relationship breakdown. It is because of this that more and more organisations are prioritising mental health education, so that staff (and their family members) know how to support when help is needed. One such organisation is Australian Surf Life Saving on the Gold Coast.
"Creating a mentally healthy workplace should no longer be considered a peripheral concern for leaders. It is something that needs to be at the core of successful, thriving organisations.”
– Professor Samuel Harvey, Chief Scientist, Black Dog Institute
Ghita Andersen is a the Official Counsellor for the Southern Area Gold Coast Surf Life Saving Clubs. She is also a Couples Counsellor, Family Dispute Resolution Mediator, Author and Trainer. Ghita facilitates workshops with small groups of industry staff (Max 15 - one on one) to give them extraordinary TOOLKITS that they can use at work or at home. Similar to the Mental Health First Aid concept, but with an added bonus of Art Therapy. Furthermore, not only does Ghita talk about mental health stigma and awareness, but she also creates person-centred toolkits that workers can use for improved work communication and importantly to maintain and repair their personal relationships.
'Think Mental Health First-Aid with Art and Story-Telling.' - Ghita
"Creating a mentally healthy workplace should no longer be considered a peripheral concern for leaders. It is something that needs to be at the core of successful, thriving organisations.”
– Professor Samuel Harvey, Chief Scientist, Black Dog Institute
Ghita Andersen is a the Official Counsellor for the Southern Area Gold Coast Surf Life Saving Clubs. She is also a Couples Counsellor, Family Dispute Resolution Mediator, Author and Trainer. Ghita facilitates workshops with small groups of industry staff (Max 15 - one on one) to give them extraordinary TOOLKITS that they can use at work or at home. Similar to the Mental Health First Aid concept, but with an added bonus of Art Therapy. Furthermore, not only does Ghita talk about mental health stigma and awareness, but she also creates person-centred toolkits that workers can use for improved work communication and importantly to maintain and repair their personal relationships.
'Think Mental Health First-Aid with Art and Story-Telling.' - Ghita
★★★★★ Google Review: Employee Workshop: 'Ghita is intuitive, supportive, emotionally aware and empathetic, I would recommend her. She has two teenagers so I think that nurturing energy comes naturally for her. I feel at ease talking to her as she can see what is really going on and she enjoys helping people.' - Adam Stockdale (Melbourne)
FIFO Workers
Over the last decade, as a couples therapist Ghita Andersen has noticed a distinct decline in marital harmony for Fly in Fly Out Workers. Due to the lack of quality time for fifo workers at home, this causes power mis-dynamics, a strain on gender role expectations and overall relationship stress. Ghita's workshops involves 'How to Maintain Healthy Relationships' - with a focus on negotiating and understanding needs.
Topics for Workshops:
What we do not do:
Methods used: NLP, Person-Centred Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Art Therapy, Psychosynthesis, Metaphors and Affirmations, Storytelling and Narrative Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Journaling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Conflict Resolution, Couples Counselling methods (Rogers, Gottman, Perel, Satir),
Talk to Ghita about creating a workshop for your staff.
Call Ghita Andersen for further information today on 0439 888 070 or text for a call-back
Over the last decade, as a couples therapist Ghita Andersen has noticed a distinct decline in marital harmony for Fly in Fly Out Workers. Due to the lack of quality time for fifo workers at home, this causes power mis-dynamics, a strain on gender role expectations and overall relationship stress. Ghita's workshops involves 'How to Maintain Healthy Relationships' - with a focus on negotiating and understanding needs.
Topics for Workshops:
- The Stigma of Mental Health (How to Talk About Mental Issues Without Shame: Metaphors and Story Telling: If you were to tell your story from a third party), Understanding What Triggers Emotion, Depression and Anxiety.
- Mentally Healthy Worksplaces: (Spotting Mental Burnout in Self and Others)
- Preventative Strategies for Balancing Mental Wellness (The Basics)
- What do the Different Therapists Do? (What are the Best Therapies?)
- Identifying Severe Issues in Self and Others (Suicide Prevention)
- How Does My Mental Health Affect My Family? (Another Perspective)
- How Does Counselling/ Talk Therapy Help Me?
- How to Support Our Peers, Friends and Family Members
- Preventative Tool Kit Mental Health: Self-Esteem Building (How Do I View Myself? Art Therapy), A Sense of Life Purpose (The Carrot or The Golden Life)
- Preventative Tool Kit Relationships: How to Maintain Relationships (E.g: Marriage) at Home (In particular - FIFO Workers) What Are Marital Contracts? What Are Marital Codes? (Rulebooks: How to Negotiate, Maintain and Repair)
- Teambuilding Art Therapy
What we do not do:
- Death by powerpoint: Our workshops are interactive talk therapy workshops - which include worksheets, exercises, story telling, hypotheticals, art therapy, unconscious therapy.
Methods used: NLP, Person-Centred Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Art Therapy, Psychosynthesis, Metaphors and Affirmations, Storytelling and Narrative Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Journaling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Conflict Resolution, Couples Counselling methods (Rogers, Gottman, Perel, Satir),
Talk to Ghita about creating a workshop for your staff.
Call Ghita Andersen for further information today on 0439 888 070 or text for a call-back
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