Happymess redefines the landscape of therapy & community wellness through the lens of creative expression.
We are a vital cultural and therapeutic hub, where art is recognised not just as a form of leisure, but as essential to holistic wellbeing.
Our Vision
At Happymess, it's our vision to offer a sanctuary where the art of therapy and the therapy of art converge. We create an environment where emotions are explored and expressed freely through art, fostering a profound sense of healing, joy, and connection.
Our clients leave feeling lighter, more connected to themselves and their community, and empowered to use creativity as a tool for navigating life's complexities.
Happymess Studio is a safe and welcoming place for all individuals to openly explore creativity as a tool for wellness. Through NDIS-funded, clinical art therapy services and creative, community workshops – we illuminate the path to healing, self-discovery and community connection through the arts.
Our Values
We Are Champions of Creativity
We believe that creativity is a vital tool for processing our experiences in the world. We encourage fearless creative expression and empower individuals to explore their imaginations and experiences without limits.
We Are Inclusive
We value diversity and commit to being a welcoming space for all members of our community including people of different ages, backgrounds, gender expressions, learning styles, intellectual and physical abilities.
We Are Therapeutic
Our services transcend traditional creative programs. From NDIS-funded clinical therapeutic interventions, creative community workshops and corporate professional development – all our offerings are facilitated by registered, Clinical art therapists with a passion for the intersection of art and wellness.
Our Founders
Meet Miranda.
Master's Qualified Creative Arts Therapist registered with ANZACATA
Miranda is passionate about offering different forms of communication as she respects we all have a lot to share, but understands traditional talk therapy isn’t always the right fit.
For over a decade, Miranda has provided a safe place to explore and work with clients in a non-invasive personalised way. Miranda’s approach is person-centred, strength-focused, holistic, empathetic and trauma-informed. She is an ally to all of those she supports.
Miranda’s experience in a diversity of settings has given her practice a broad and solid foundation. She has enjoyed working with children and teens in settings including schools and headspace. While living in Melbourne she had the opportunity to lead some remarkable projects with Melbourne Health and Mackillop Family Services. She is now passionate about bringing the skills she has gained back to where she grew up on the Mid-North Coast.
Miranda specialises in working with trauma, relationship development, gender expression, substance use, adolescent development and suicidality. Miranda strongly believes that a large amount of healing takes place within the therapeutic relationship, and she is always led by those she sits alongside on their wellbeing journey.
Miranda works with a wide range of materials when in session and draws upon numerous evidence-based interventions. Miranda is Level 1 Gottman Couples Counselling trained and these sessions are more focused on talk therapy - increasing intimacy, respect, and affection, while removing barriers that create a feeling of stagnancy.
Away from work Miranda loves exploring the beautiful surrounds of where she lives, gardening, her creative arts practice and raising a family.
Meet Bronwyn.
Master's Qualified Creative Arts Therapist registered with ANZACATA
Bronwyn works from a person-centred therapeutic approach, respectfully working with the individual as a human being, rather than a condition to be treated.
Utilising Trauma-informed training to work sensitively with individuals impacted. Understanding signs of trauma, working to build trust and safety with individuals, empowering clients with a sense of agency and confidence building through creative processes. Bronwyn is informed by her own lived experience with Anxiety and Depression and sees this as an asset when engaging with individuals on a deeply empathic level of understanding.
Advocating for the LGBTQI+ community and First Nations people is an important value in her work. She is passionate about working with sustainable materials and has worked on many community arts projects and events.
Bronwyn has a multi-modal approach to her practice, integrating mindfulness, breathing techniques & movement alongside art making. She enjoys working with people using creative modalities to support their mental health, encouraging a sense of community and is keen to provide opportunities for meaningful connection.
Bronwyn specialises in working with people living with eating disorders, having previously worked at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in the eating disorder unit (2018). Since this time Bronwyn has worked with national eating disorder organisations such as The Bronte Centre and EDFA.
Bronwyn enjoys working with teens, having previously worked at Headspace and in several high school wellbeing settings. Other areas of interest and expertise include supporting those experiencing anxiety and depression, living with complex trauma, survivors of sexual abuse, complex family situations, navigating grief, exploring sexual orientation and gender expression and substance abuse.
