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Jessele Vinluan, AThR

Jessele Vinluan, AThR

Creative Arts Therapist (Art Therapist)

Works with

  • Children
  • Elders
  • Groups
  • Women
  • Youth

Specialties

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Cultural Issues
  • Mood Disorder
  • Family and Relationship Issues
  • Grief and Loss
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Trauma and Complex-PTSD

About Jessele (JV)

Jess has been an art therapist for Evolution Creative Arts Therapies since 2018.

Jess is a professional member of the Australia, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA). She completed her Master of Art Therapy and Graduate Diploma in Mental Health at La Trobe University, Bundoora Victoria. She also completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in psychology and art history at Victoria University and La Trobe University.

Jess uses modalities that incorporates creative writing, photography, music, learn-to-play, mindfulness, and from a trauma-informed care. She works with children, youths and adults, specifically in areas such as autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit and hyperactive disorder, dementia and stroke. She utilises a person-centred, approach and with evidence-based practice guides the individual to work through their treatment goals using creative arts.

Jess is a first-generation Filipino Australian who migrated to Australia as a child. Her collaborative approach with participants, clients and agencies enables her to work with the people of a culturally and linguistically diverse background. She has run group art therapy and individual art therapy in clinic as well as via telehealth. She also utilises creative arts for reflective practice.

Jess also has a background in health research with a focus on improving quality and safety in the healthcare setting and has been privileged to co-author peer-reviewed papers published in this area of healthcare.

Accredited professional member of ANZACATA

Testimonials

I first came across arts therapy though an arduous process of elimination. It felt like I’d tried everything and nothing was really helping. I was looking for therapy to address the physical and emotional pain I felt without disempowering or traumatizing me further. Arts therapy has been life changing I have been able to focus on understanding and processing big what seemed like absolutely terrifying emotions until I met Nyrelle.
– Georgia

Testimonials

I chose Nyrelle as my supervisor as I was starting my private practice and she has been such a huge support and influence in my development of a successful practice. Nyrelle was warm and supportive as well as practical and direct and is able to both hold space not only for personal and client issues that arise, but can also offer practical strategies and solutions based on a wealth of knowledge and experience that has helped grow my skills, knowledge, understanding and confidence as an arts therapist.
– Rachel Taplin, Sensorium Art therapy

Testimonials

I first came across art therapy as a therapeutic intervention to address my NDIS goals that centred around past trauma, increasing my ability to live independently and to improve my overall mental, emotional and physical health. Art therapy has helped me work towards these goals in far too many ways to list and has improved my mental health and life beyond all my initial expectations. Life is now good and change has occurred in so many unexpected ways and areas of my life that a multitude of different therapies over many decades was unable to achieve. As a therapist, I have found Nyrelle to have a gentle and caring approach and has worked collaboratively with me as a client in both a respectful and nonjudgmental manner. She has made the task of self-discovery and recovery fun utilising art as a way to work through many emotionally challenging past situations and events. I would highly recommend art therapy as a way of dealing with past trauma, emotional and mental health issues and in particular Wyndham art therapies for their excellent and professional services.

Testimonials

You have been a foundational person in my development and growth as a human. Without any doubt, meeting you was a turning point in my life. I think it is fair to say that my relationship with you and everything you have given me are, and will continue to be, a cornerstone in my life. If we took away that (cornerstone)… I don’t know what would have happened, it’s unfathomable to me. It’s like it crumbles to nothingness, to nothing visible. Whatever I’m doing, in any given moment, a part of it will be because of the role that you played in my life. What you have done for me is hard to formulate into a concept and into words. All I know is that it’s immeasurable to me and I don’t think it can be understood by anyone who has not had a similar experience. In that way, it is hugely underrated and unappreciated. It’s like a secret work that goes on behind the scenes. Nobody really knows what impact you’ve had on the world by seeing me and how it will continue to ripple out, or that it even took place. For everything that you have done for me, thank you. That’s all I can really say. No other words amount to anything that could express thankfulness for what I have received.

Testimonials

I chose Nyrelle as my supervisor as I was starting my private practice and she has been such a huge support and influence in my development of a successful practice. Nyrelle both warm and supportive and well and practical and direct and is able to both hold space not only for personal and client issues that arise, but can also offer practical strategies and solutions based on a wealth of knowledge and experience that has helped grow my skills, knowledge, understanding and confidence.
Rachel Taplin, Innersense Art therapy