About Me

I am Kylie, founder of Kambium Wellbeing and an Expressive Transpersonal Art Therapist based on the NSW Central Coast.

My work today brings together professional training, years of practical experience and, perhaps just as importantly, lived experience.

I believe trust is built through genuine connection. When I invite someone to bring their story, experiences and vulnerability into a space with me, I don’t believe I need to completely hide my own humanity behind the role of therapist.

My experiences have shaped who I am, the way I see the world and the way I sit alongside others in theirs.

MY STORY

My own journey has not followed a straight path.

From a young age, I experienced circumstances that introduced me to vulnerability, uncertainty and loss. At just 14, I was diagnosed with a rare degenerative eye disease that would progressively change my vision and ultimately the way I experienced and navigated the world.

Vision loss required me to continually adapt — not only practically, but in the way I understood myself, my independence and what I imagined my life might look like.

There have been other significant chapters too. Grief, the breakdown of my marriage, experiences of domestic and family violence and periods of enormous personal change have all become part of my story.

I don’t share these experiences because I believe my journey is the same as somebody else’s. It isn’t.

I share them because they have shaped my understanding of what it means to be human — to experience uncertainty, to lose parts of the life you thought you knew, to adapt, to question yourself, to begin again and to discover strengths you may not have recognised were there.

These experiences also led me to explore wellbeing from a much broader perspective.

Finding a different way forward

My professional journey began with formal study in Kinesiology and Mind Body Medicine.

Although I no longer practise independently in these modalities, the knowledge I gained continues to influence the way I look at a person holistically. It encouraged me to look beyond one experience, behaviour or symptom and consider the broader physical, emotional and lived experiences that make each of us who we are.

My own search for greater understanding eventually led me to Transpersonal Art Therapy.

Something clicked.

Art offered a way of expressing experiences that didn’t always need to begin with words. Colour, shape, symbols, imagery and creative processes could provide another language through which to explore what was happening internally.

I went on to complete an Advanced Diploma of Transpersonal Art Therapy through the College of Complementary Medicine and Kambium Wellbeing grew from there.

What began through my own experiences became an opportunity to sit alongside others as they explore theirs.

MY WORK TODAY

Within my individual practice at Kambium Wellbeing, I support both children and adults through Expressive Transpersonal Art Therapy.

There is no expectation that someone needs to be artistic or know what they want to create. My role is to meet the individual in front of me and provide a space for exploration, expression, reflection and connection.

A significant part of my experience with children has been in the areas of neurodiversity, anxiety, emotional regulation and social development.

Working with children has also strengthened my understanding that we rarely support a child entirely in isolation.

Children exist within families, schools, friendships and communities. Where appropriate, my work therefore extends to supporting parents and considering the wider family system, as well as collaborating with other important people involved in a child’s world.

Sometimes understanding what is happening around a child can be just as valuable as exploring what is happening within them.

ALMOST HALF A DECADE OF GROUP WORK

Alongside my individual practice, I have worked as a contracted facilitator with Spencer Health for almost half a decade, facilitating their KidsLink social skills groups for children and adolescents.

This ongoing work has given me extensive practical experience facilitating groups and supporting children and young people with different personalities, communication styles, strengths and support needs within a shared environment.

KidsLink provides opportunities to explore and practise areas including communication, emotional regulation, confidence, resilience, flexible thinking, problem-solving, relationships and social connection.

Group work brings a completely different dynamic to individual practice. It requires an ability to hold the needs of the individual while also remaining responsive to the needs and dynamics of the group — something I have been fortunate to develop through many years of ongoing facilitation.

The evolution of Kambium Wellbeing

Kambium Wellbeing continues to evolve, just as I have.

More recently, I have expanded my offerings to include Floating Sound Bath experiences.

My earlier studies in Kinesiology and Mind Body Medicine continue to inform the holistic lens I bring to wellbeing and my awareness of the interconnected nature of our physical, emotional and lived experiences.

This background, together with my own exploration of sound, rest and regulation, has influenced the way I facilitate my Floating Sound Bath experiences.

These are intentionally separate from my Art Therapy practice. They are small, intimate wellbeing experiences that provide an opportunity to step away from the demands of everyday life and spend time resting in a suspended hammock while surrounded by sound.

Qualifications & Professional Experience

• Advanced Diploma of Transpersonal Art Therapy
  College of Complementary Medicine
  

• Formal qualifications in Kinesiology and Mind Body Medicine

  These modalities are no longer offered as standalone services within my practice, however the knowledge continues to inform my holistic approach to wellbeing.
  

• Professional Member
  International Institute for Complementary Therapists (IICT)
  

• Almost half a decade with Spencer Health

  Contracted facilitator delivering KidsLink social skills groups for children and adolescents.
  

• Individual Art Therapy Practice

  Supporting children and adults, with significant experience in neurodiversity, anxiety, emotional regulation and family-system support when working alongside children.
  

• Floating Sound Bath Facilitator

  Facilitating intimate small-group wellbeing experiences through Kambium Wellbeing.
  

WHY KAMBIUM?

Kambium takes its inspiration from the cambium layer of a tree — the living layer associated with ongoing growth.

I chose the name because growth doesn’t always happen in ways that are immediately visible from the outside.

Sometimes it is quiet.

Sometimes it happens beneath the surface.

Sometimes circumstances change us in ways we never would have chosen for ourselves.

My own life has taught me that our experiences become part of us, but they don’t have to define the entirety of who we are.

Kambium Wellbeing is a reflection of that belief and of the work I feel privileged to do today — creating spaces where children and adults can explore, express, connect, rest and simply be.