What is Online Counselling?
I provide online counselling and art therapy, but some of you might be lost at even those few words. What even is online counselling? Firstly, what is counselling? I use the word counselling, because that is the term we use in New Zealand. But other places might use...
The first step is always the hardest
Hi! It feels like a long time since I've talked to you but it probably isn't for you! Recently I followed through on something I mentioned in a previous video and I attempted to go up the Hakarimatas with my daughter. And it was an interesting experience! I'm not...
Learn to dance in the rain
Hey everyone! This is Dione from After the Rain Arts Therapy. The lover of art journaling. The person who raves on and on about the positive benefits of art and the life lessons you can learn! That's me A favourite saying I wanted to share an art journalling page with...
Finding myself – another book about me
Hi everyone! This is Dione from After the Rain Arts Therapy online. I wanted to share with you a book about me. I offered it as a one-day course at one stage and had a few people come and it was so fun! And I made this book. Now it's been in a box for a few years so I...
I was affected by childhood trauma
s I'm a different kind of counsellor. Lots of counsellors are very particular about what personal information they share and I am very particular about how I do that, but I don't hesitate to share my personal things, if it's relevant. And in this case, I want you to...
Using your art to define who you are
Hey I wanted to show you another scrapbook page. This one is called 8 simple rules for making Dione happy. I really liked doing this page because I did some sewing on it with a sewing machine. On the back you can see the sewing. Using art to strengthen your sense of...
Redesign your life
Hey I've got another art journaling page oh no it's not art Journalling, it's a scrapbook page. I started with scrapbooking but now I use all the parts of scrapbooking that I love in my art journalling. I think about journalling and scrapbooking as very...
What’s an online art therapy session with Dione like?
What is a session like with Dione? What's an art therapy online session like? It's a very good question I've had recently. So you probably know that I'm a creative arts therapist and that means that I try and use people's creative superpowers to help them overcome...
Feeling lost and need to find yourself?
Who are you? Who are you really? Not who did your parents raise you to be? Not who does your family, friends, children expect you to be? But who are you actually? Feeling lost? Think about questions like these When you are feeling lost and confused, we often think we...
What am I not doing because of fear ?
Lessons from the art journal Hi everyone! This is Dione and I'm gonna show you another page from my art journal and just have a little talk. This is, I think, a really powerful question that I invite you to ask yourself. No pressure to act, just notice You don't have...