Our services are priced according to the original NDIS price guide. This means there may be a small out-of-pocket cost above the current guideline rates. We are committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-informed support, and our pricing reflects the level of expertise and outcomes we provide.
If you are NDIS supported and would like to know more about how our programs work for you, please contact us direct on 90633446
Art therapy is a therapeutic modality that integrates creative expression through visual art media with psychotherapeutic techniques to improve mental, physical and emotional well-being, by facilitating self-expression and developing new coping strategies. In simple terms, you know how sometimes you have a picture in your mind, but are stuck for words? Well, art therapy gets you unstuck.
The creative processes used in art therapy include drawing, painting, craft, colouring, sculpting, or collage. As clients create art, they may reflect on what they have made and discern how it makes them feel. By exploring their art, people discover ideas and beliefs that subconsciously may be affecting their thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. It is provided in a warm, safe caring environment where there is a judgement free zone that is completely person-centered.
Sounds complicated and layered, but it’s simply about trusting the creative process and letting go. There is no need to be artistic or skilled because it is the act of creating that forms the therapeutic process. It is for everyone from 4 to 94 years old. Kids, teens, and adults can all enjoy art therapy and it will boost their mental health.
We know that people who live with a disability often feel that the only limitations to their success are the limitations that society has put in their way. And that is an exciting concept. Because all it means is that the abled bodied members of society simply need to remove those limitations. And then everybody can experience success. Right? Well, in theory, yes. In practice, it takes time and during that time, frustration can rise up and self-worth can fall down. And this is where creative therapies benefit people with disability and can be funded by NDIS.
Disabilities manifest in many different forms and the physical and attitudinal limitations that prohibit people from feeling success are enormous. Those living with depression, other mental health issues or physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy benefit from creative expression.
According to the American Art Therapy Association (AARTA), art therapy, as facilitated by an art therapist, is where a person uses “art media, the creative process, and the resulting art work to explore their feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behaviour and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety, and increase self-esteem.”
Creative Therapies can help someone on NDIS who lives with a disability by:
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) supports people with a permanent and significant disability which affects their ability to take part in everyday activities. The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) implements the NDIS. The NDIS supports people with a disability to live an ordinary life. To understand more about what the NDIS is, click here.
NDIS participants set life goals that form part of their NDIS plan. The plan is assessed and a budget is granted by the NDIS based on this assessment. As acreative therapies benefit people living with physical or mental disabilities in so many ways, creative therapies can be accessed as support through the NDIS budget. This budget is managed by a Plan Manager and can be supported by a Support Coordinator. Alternatively, people with disabilities and/or their families can choose to manage the budget themselves.
When a creative therapy is listed by the participant, an agreement is set up between Indigo Therapy Group and the participant. This service agreement outlines the details of the creative therapy that will be provided including the name of the therapist, the frequency of sessions, the cost and the payer. Invoices will be sent to the Plan Manager if the NDIS budget is plan managed, or to the participant is it is self-managed.
Indigo Therapy Group is registered with NDIS for Therapeutic Supports (0128) and Innovative Community Participation (0116). Our services are charged as per the published NDIS price guideline and so you will not be out of pocket above that price.
Indigo Therapy is a registered provider of NDIS supports. Being a registered provider means that we have undergone a complete external audit as set out by the National Disability Insurance Agency. Proudly, the audit recommends Indigo Therapy for verification and this process occurs every 3 years. Receiving recommendation means you as the client, can have absolute confidence in the quality of the art therapy and counselling we provide, in our processes, and all our associates registered with the NDIS.
If you would like to find out more about accessing NDIS funding you can read more here.
To apply for the NDIS funding please click on the following link to download the Access Form. Download
Hope is the little voice you hear whisper “maybe” when it seems the entire world is shouting “no!”
If you are NDIS supported and would like to know more about how our programs work for you, please contact us direct on 9063 3446 .