Your best self

is already within you

Supporting wellbeing and self-connection through reflective, and creative arts-based practices.

Poipoia te kākano kia puāwai

Nurture the seed and it will bloom

Hello, Kia Ora, and Zdravo.

I’m Marica, and I’m so glad you’ve arrived here.

I’m a registered creative arts therapist, facilitator, and educator.

There are times in life when we lose touch with ourselves. We become busy, overwhelmed, uncertain, or caught in the demands of everyday life. We may find ourselves longing for space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most.

I offer opportunities to slow down, notice, explore, and make meaning of your experiences in ways that support wellbeing and personal growth.

My work integrates creative, reflective, and expressive practices to support deeper self-awareness, insight, and connection.

 

Are you ready to bloom?

How I work

Creativity offers many ways of engaging with our inner world and lived experience.

Depending on your needs, our work may include:

  • Creative arts therapy and reflective conversation
  • Photography and image-making
  • Visual arts and creative exploration
  • Writing and journalling
  • Mindful noticing and reflective practices
  • Experiential and embodied exercises

No creative experience is needed. This is not about producing something perfect, but about exploring what emerges when you give yourself space to reflect and create.

Photography as a Reflective Practice

Photography is one of the key creative practices I use to support reflection, self-awareness, and wellbeing. Rather than focusing on technical skill or creating the “perfect” image, photography becomes a practice of seeing – a way of slowing down, noticing more deeply, and engaging with the meaning within everyday moments.

 Through simple image-making and mindful observation, photography can become a way of exploring experience, gently deepening connection with yourself and the world around you.

 My approach is informed by Inner Lens, a reflective photography framework that guides this process of noticing, creating, and reflecting. Moments offers lived examples of this practice in action.

Moments – reflective photography in everyday life

Some moments ask nothing of us except that we notice them.

How creative arts therapy can help you

Creative arts therapy offers a supportive space to explore your inner world through imagination, creativity, and expression. This process can help you better understand yourself, your patterns, and what matters most to you.

It can also support you through periods of transition, disconnection, grief, stress, or change, offering space to reflect, process experience, and reconnect with meaning.

Working with a trained professional, creative processes become a way of accessing insight, understanding, and inner resources that may not always be available through words alone.

How we will work together

Where and what you need

We meet online via Zoom. You only need a digital device, internet connection, and simple creative materials. Suggestions will be provided – nothing elaborate is required.

My role

I walk alongside you in your process, offering a safe and respectful space for exploration. I support reflection, meaning-making, and self-expression, always guided by your needs and pace.

I draw on a range of creative modalities, including photography, visual arts, writing, movement, music, and reflective practices, depending on what best supports your process.

Your role

Your willingness to engage, explore, and stay open to the process is an important part of the work. This is your space to reflect, create, and discover what matters most to you.

In-person or online

I primarily work online, with some in-person workshops and group sessions offered in specific contexts.

What others have said

As I adjusted to a different way of working, living, thinking, being, you offered me a supporting hand. This was a pivotal moment for me. I wasn’t sure about how the distance thing would work, but I loved it. It gave me a sense of privacy that was good for me.

— Individual Session

Marica was fantastic. We laughed and shared and cried as we worked through making art that mattered perhaps for the first time. I’m no artist, but I was so moved by what I learned from some of my work – it’s become very precious to me.

— Group Session

Thank you so much for the session this morning. It was powerful and soothing. I experienced a complete shift in energy and groundedness which was so helpful.

— Individual Session

You can work with me individually or as part of a group, depending on what you need:

1:1 Creative
Arts Therapy

Individual support to explore, express, and make sense of life experiences through creative practice.

Group
Sessions

Seeking connection with others while expressing and processing in a collaborative and safe environment.

Workplace Wellbeing

Team and individual opportunities that support the wellbeing, resilience, and engagement of your people.

Professional Supervision

Reflective supervision for creative practitioners seeking support, insight, and professional growth.