

Meet our Art Therapists
Grace Newnham
Registered Art Therapist
Location & Availability:
Yellow Gum Art Therapy Studio - Mill Park
Saturdays - in studio
Outreach on other weekdays
Grace (she/her) works with teens, young adults and adults experiencing mental ill health, eating disorders, disability, neurodivergence, trauma and more.
Beth Downing
Registered Art Therapist
Location & Availability:
Yellow Gum Art Therapy Studio - Mill Park
Outreach: around Darebin council area
Mondays & Fridays- in studio,
Outreach on other weekdays
Beth (she/her) provides art therapy for young and older children, teens and adults. Supporting trauma, relational difficulties, neurodivergence, grief and loss, complex mental health concerns and more.
Alana Stewart
Director, Registered Art Therapist, Counsellor, Forest Therapy Guide, Supervisor
Location & Availability:
Yellow Gum Art Therapy Studio - Mill Park
Online: Zoom
Tuesday to Thursday - in studio
Alana (she/her) works with Therapy Dog Evie, seeing teens and adults who have needs related to trauma, disability, neurodivergence, mental ill health, grief and loss, eco-distress/climate-grief and more.
Laura Paarman
Registered Art Therapist
Location & Availability:
Outreach Only. Catchment Areas: Preston, Bundoora, Greensborough, Roxyborough Park, St Albans & close surrounds.
Wednesday - outreach
Laura (she/they) works with children, teens and adults, who experience disability, neurodivergence, mental ill health, relational difficulties and more. Providing home or school visits only.