2026 Needle Felting for Stress and Anxiety Relief
Gestalt Art Therapy
Face-to-Face Workshop
Needle felting is a tactile, meditative art form that shapes wool with a barbed needle. In therapy- especially from a Gestalt Art Therapy perspective- it becomes more than a craft: a healing process that engages body, emotions, and imagination.
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Needle Felting for Stress and Anxiety Relief: A Gestalt Art Therapy Perspective
Needle felting is a tactile, meditative process that involves shaping wool with a barbed needle.
From a Gestalt Art Therapy perspective, it becomes a therapeutic activity that fosters emotional healing through creativity, embodiment, and mindfulness.
The repetitive hand movement helps ground clients, release nervous energy, and bring focus to the present. This rhythmic action promotes a calming flow state, beneficial for reducing anxiety.
The creative process encourages non-verbal expression, emotional exploration, and decision-making, which support self-agency and control.
As wool shifts shape, clients practice flexibility and tolerance, engaging in playful problem-solving and letting go of perfectionism.
Through this process, unconscious projections often surface, offering opportunities for reflection and emotional integration.
Shaping wool mirrors shaping one’s inner world—transforming emotional tension into tangible forms.
In this way, needle felting supports Gestalt principles such as present-moment awareness, contact, and self-responsibility.
It becomes a powerful therapeutic tool, especially useful in trauma-informed care.
►Art materials Included!
Workshop Objectives: Needle Felting for Stress and Anxiety Relief
(For professionals and non-professionals)
Introduce needle felting as a creative and therapeutic process that supports emotional regulation.
Explore how repetitive hand movements and sensory engagement help reduce stress and anxiety.
Understand the role of the creative process in expressing emotions non-verbally.
Learn how to facilitate present-moment awareness and grounding through tactile work.
Discover the symbolic and narrative potential of felted creations in reflecting inner experiences.
Gain insights into how Gestalt Art Therapy principles can be applied through needle felting.
Develop practical skills to integrate needle felting into personal self-care or client work.
Experience hands-on felting activities that model the process of externalizing and reshaping inner tension.
Build confidence in using needle felting as a tool for mindful creativity and emotional exploration.
Reflect on how this practice can be adapted for different settings, ages, and therapeutic goals.
Materials included in the workshop cost
Please note that the designs available at the workshop may differ from those shown in the photo. By participating in this event, you acknowledge and accept these conditions.
Workshop information:
Day: September 13th, 2026
Where: Gestalt Art Therapy Centre.
2 Findlay St. Ashgrove. Brisbane. Qld.
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm (Brisbane- Australian time) 2-hour workshop
Cost:
Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy Center
Participation: $150Aud
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General participants
Participation: $210Aud
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Workshop only for adults
Please note:
Covid Requirements
Following the Australian Government Health Department's indications and to offer a safe space for all patients and Psychotherapists/ Counsellors:
Every participant before being admitted to each Face-to-face session/ workshop:
• Before each workshop/ session temperature measures will be taken. If the participant has symptoms like fever (37°C or more), coughing, sore throat, or shortness of breath, unfortunately, he/she will not be admitted to the event/ session, and the participant must reschedule the session/ workshop participation.
Important information from Government:
Testing positive for COVID-19 and close contact and Flu symptoms
Any person who tests positive for COVID-19 or is a close contact, or has Flu symptoms, will not be admitted and will need to reschedule the session/workshop participation.
Payment Methods: Ask us for Bank details, please
More information:
Gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com
If the event does not meet the minimum number of participants and the organizers decide to postpone it, you will be offered the option to transfer your payment to a future event or discuss a refund. Cancellations made less than 24 hours before the event will not receive refunds or credits.
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