Maki Levine
Clinical Art Therapist
Art therapy · Mernda
Art therapy for children and teens in Mernda
Sometimes it is easier to draw it than to say it. Our registered art therapists help children and young people express and work through what is hard to put into words.
Registered NDIS providerNearest clinic: DoreenMonday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm
Photos from sessions at our Doreen and Craigieburn clinics, shared with families’ consent.
Wonderful Mind provides clinical art therapy for children and young people in Mernda, at our Doreen clinic. ANZACATA-registered art therapists use art-making to help with trauma, grief, bullying, big feelings and identity. No artistic skill is needed. Individual and group sessions are available, and sessions can be NDIS-funded. Our Doreen clinic is about 3.5 km from Mernda.
Close to home
Art therapy near Mernda
Mernda families are our close neighbours: our Doreen clinic on Laurimar Boulevard is about 3.5 km away.
Mernda is in the City of Whittlesea, at the end of the Mernda train line, which opened in 2018. Being so close, many Mernda families book after-school and Saturday appointments.
Alongside individual sessions, we run Group Art Therapy at our Doreen clinic during school terms.
We also see families from Doreen, South Morang and Wollert. Telehealth is available for many sessions.
Doreen clinic
Level 1, 1 Laurimar Boulevard, Doreen VIC 3754
Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm
How we help
What art therapy can help with
- Trauma, bullying and grief
- Big feelings and emotional expression
- Identity and self-esteem
- Children who find talking hard
- Neurodivergent children and teens
- Group art therapy for connection
Who you will see
Nikoo Chamani
Founder & Registered Art Therapist
Fees and funding
Art therapy sessions are $193.99 per hour. Art therapy can be NDIS-funded and some private health funds offer rebates; it is not covered by Medicare. See all fees.
Questions from Mernda families
Does my child need to be good at art?
No. Art therapy is about expression, not skill. There is no right or wrong.
Do you have after-school and Saturday appointments?
Yes. We are open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm. After-school times are popular, so let our intake team know your preferred days and times when you enquire.
Is art therapy covered by the NDIS?
It can be funded by the NDIS under Capacity Building supports when it supports your goals.
Where is your nearest clinic to Mernda?
Our Doreen clinic, at Level 1, 1 Laurimar Boulevard, Doreen, about 3.5 km from Mernda. We are open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm.
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Book art therapy near Mernda
Call us or complete our referral form. No referral needed.