Kelly Provides Support through Sandplay

My name is Kelly Vains and I am an Arts/Sandplay Therapist and a Spiritual and Energetic healer I am also a creative and Visual Artist, which lead me into this work at a time in my life when I was seeking direction and a deeper soul purpose Creativity has always been an integral part of who I am and how I operate in the world, so when I found Art Therapy, I thought wonderful! Now I can weave the power of creativity into supporting and helping others

Now I have landed back in Yeppoon and just opened my little business FelkEather on James St offering Sandplay for children, and Holistic Healing for adults. I grew up here and my parents still live here, so it's nice to be back in 'Paradise' as my mum calls it. I've spent a lot of time exploring other places, living overseas and travelling the globe, and I actually did not know that I would be back to birth my business in this beautiful community, but as always, it seems the universe knew the plan all along! I'm very grateful to be back 'home' in every sense of the word.

What I'm most passionate about with this work is deeply supporting others to move towards physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, and to facilitate and generate greater insight and awareness of self. I always feel very honoured to witness someone's process and support them safely on their journey I'm also a big kid which is why I love play and working with children! We now live in a very overstimulating world, with hyper vigilant nervous systems, that carry energetic traumas, and burdens, that we just don't have the right understanding or tools to navigate This can cause imbalances in our life on many different levels, that disrupt our wellbeing and sense of purpose Our children especially need support, and a safe avenue to express their feelings and personal experience, especially when they don't feel heard or can't easily articulate or even understand their emotions Behaviour is children's language, but it often gets misinterpreted, so it's important we give children the opportunity for non-judgemental self expression, to support them to make meaning of their inner and outer worlds

Sandplay sessions involve spontaneous, imaginative play, with individually chosen miniatures to support the expression and externalisation of a child's feelings The safe, supportive container of the therapy space, gives the child the opportunity to be witnessed, and present their own issues in the tray, often to proceed and process the situation to resolve on their own through the sensory, storytelling experience.

Committing to regular sessions in this space is always of great benefit to really instigate, and promote lasting change. When you make the commitment to you or your child's personal growth, transformation can happen. Consistency is key, and I'm also a big advocate of empowering people with learning individualised tools, so they can continue to support their wellbeing outside the therapy space, and learn how to regulate effectively on their own. I believe learning and gathering suitable, aligned tools for our personal tool kit, is paramount to the effectiveness of the healing process This is especially true for sensitives, and empaths, who can get 'energetically bumped' daily without the correct tools

People can contact me through my website www felkeather com I offer a free 15 minute Discovery Call for anyone who would like to connect and discuss current issues, or has questions about how I can support their needs

I identify as a highly sensitive person, intuitive and empath who struggled most of my life, often overwhelmed and bumped around like I was in an 'energetic washing machine' everyday, until I learnt I was a HSP and that I needed certain important tools to support my sensitive nature. This process also taught me that being sensitive is not bad, as the world often made me out to be, but that I had deep, sensitive, powerful gifts that needed to be nurtured and acknowledged This journey back to myself deepened my sense of purpose, and I now use these intuitive gifts in my role as a facilitator and healer There are many sensitive souls out there, especially c