EVE CUNNANE
Registered Clinical Arts Therapist, AThR, ANZACATA
BA(Phil), MAAT(Arts Therapy Clinical)
Eve Cunnane holds a Master of Arts in Arts Therapy Clinical through Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design. Eve is also a member of the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapy Association, ANZACATA, and adheres to the ANZACATA Code of Ethics and practicing guidelines.
Eve works out of Arts for Health Community Trust in Hamilton. Arts For Health is a community arts centre that provides a space for upcoming artists to develop artistic skills, via Open Studio sessions with art tutoring and art materials services. Check out Arts for Health Community Trust below.
Eve does Farm-based Arts Therapy work at Hope Rising Farm Charitable Trust in Ngaruawahia. Hope Rising Farm is a youth organisation that provides horsemanship, education and life skills services for at-risk young people in the Waikato. Check out Hope Rising Farm Charitable Trust below.
APPROACHES USED IN SESSION
Person-Centred and Te Whare Tapa Whā Approaches
Eve uses the person-centred approach, which is based on Rogerian Psychology. The person-centred approach is about exploring, accepting and learning from positive and difficult present and past life experiences. In the person-centred approach the client’s goals, perspectives and choices in session are central. This approach is based on a strong therapeutic relationship, and working towards genuineness and empathetic understanding. This approach means participants are empowered and informed, and are able to make their own choices in session.
Arts therapy also uses holistic and cultural approaches, including Te Whare Tapa Whā. This means whenua and whakapapa are built into the therapeutic process, and allows participants to explore and integrate their spiritual, social, psychological and physical hauora.