My Story: Passion and Purpose

Creative Butterfly was born from my own journey—one marked by deep challenges, transformation, and the healing power of creative expression. Like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, I’ve navigated the raw and real moments that shape who we are and who we become.

Throughout my life, I’ve experienced the weight of generational trauma, childhood emotional neglect (CEN), emotional and verbal abuse in relationships, miscarriage, and a diagnosis of advanced-stage cancer. These experiences have not only tested me—they’ve transformed me. They've given me a grounded, compassionate lens through which I view the world: one that honours both struggle and strength.

I believe that what people need most during difficult times is not judgment, guilt, or shame—but kindness, presence, and support.

Art therapy became a lifeline for me—first as a client, and then as a practitioner. It offered a safe, creative space to explore my inner world and reclaim my voice. This work ignited something in me: a passion for life, and a deep purpose to help others connect with their own healing, insight, and sense of self.

This is the heart of Creative Butterfly Expressive Arts Therapy.

If art therapy feels like a path you'd like to explore for yourself or a loved one, I’d be honoured to walk alongside you.

With creative kindness,
Fi

✨ Qualifications & Professional Training

I bring a unique blend of formal training, intuitive practice, and lived experience to my work as an expressive arts therapist. My qualifications include:

• Bachelor of Arts Psychotherapy – Ikon Institute of Australia

• Graduate Diploma in Therapeutic Arts Practice – MIECAT (Melbourne Institute of Experiential & Creative Arts Therapy)

• Certified Intuitive Intelligence Method Practitioner & Trainer – Institute of Intuitive Intelligence

• Healing with Guided Drawing Certification – with Cornelia Elbrecht, Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy

• Additional studies in trauma-informed practice, creative embodiment, and neuroaffirming support

This foundation allows me to support clients with both evidence-based methods and intuitive, creative tools that honour the whole person — body, mind, and spirit.

Professional Memberships

I am a Certified Practising Counsellor with PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia) and a member of the Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association, maintaining ethical standards and a commitment to lifelong learning in the mental health and wellbeing field.