WESTERN SYDNEY · IN PERSON · ONLINE

Therapy that starts with the nervous system, not the narrative.

Neuro-affirming art psychotherapy & family therapy in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains, and online across Australia.

Book a free 15-min consult Why this way of working

HOW ARE YOU ARRIVING TODAY?

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ANZACATA REGISTERED · FAMILY THERAPIST · 11 YEARS CLINICAL · NDIS PROVIDER · LGBTIQA+ AFFIRMING

THE METHOD, NOT THE MOOD

You’ve read the promise. Below is how it actually works: three mechanisms, and what happens inside the nervous system when you make a mark.

WHY CREATIVE THERAPY, SPECIFICALLY

Three mechanismsof change

I don’t work this way because it’s gentler. I work this way because of what we understand about how regulation, meaning and safety are actually built.

01BOTTOM-UP

Sensory-motor regulation

Rhythmic, tactile, bilateral mark-making engages the body before it asks anything of the thinking brain. Regulation comes first, insight follows.

02EXTERNALISED

Symbolic meaning-making

An image is something to think with. It carries what words can’t reach yet, and lowers the verbal-retrieval and interoceptive load that makes talk therapy so costly for many neurodivergent people.

03BETWEEN US

Relational attunement

Co-regulation in a predictable, low-demand relationship isn’t the wrapper around the work. It is the work.

Vintage anatomical engraving of a human brain — 01 / 03 **BOTTOM-UP**

Therapy

Neuro-affirming art psychotherapy for neurodivergent people in all their complexity. Anxiety & overwhelm Identity & self-understanding Emotional regulation & trauma Life transitions & stuck places Explore therapy

Therapy

Neuro-affirming art psychotherapy for neurodivergent people in all their complexity.

Families & Carers

Family therapy and parent/carer support that honours neurodivergent minds and the whole system. Strengthening connection Supporting regulation at home Navigating school & services Reducing conflict & stress Explore family support

Families & Carers

Family therapy and parent/carer support that honours neurodivergent minds and the whole system.

For Clinicians

Training & consultation for clinicians who want to work more creatively and nervous-systemically. Workshops & masterclasses Clinical consultation & mentoring Neurodiversity-affirming practice Resources & creative tools Explore training

For Clinicians

Training & consultation for clinicians who want to work more creatively and nervous-systemically.

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Who I work with

You do not need a formal diagnosis to work with me. Self-identification is enough.

Autism, ADHD, PDA & 2e

Late-identified autistic adults
ADHD & AuDHD
Twice-exceptional (2e) folks
PDA profiles

Family & care

Neurodivergent families
Parents & carers
Carer burnout

Trauma, burnout & psychosis

Trauma & complex PTSD
Autistic burnout & shutdown
Psychosis, with an affirming lens

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About Jess

I’m a clinician
with eleven years
behind me,
and I’m neuro-affirming.

I blend art psychotherapy with a deep respect for neurodivergent minds and the many ways we experience the world.

Together, we create space for what’s real, untangling what feels heavy and making room for what matters.

At your pace. In your way.

ANZACATA REGISTERED FAMILY THERAPIST 11 YEARS CLINICAL

Start with a conversation.

A free 15-minute consult, by phone or video. No referral needed, no forms to perform on, and no obligation to continue. We just talk about what you're looking for.

Book a free 15-min consult

or email inkandintuition.psychotherapy@gmail.com directly

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Therapy that starts with the nervous system, not the narrative.