Michelle Johns is a visual arts therapist who has been working with children and young people in the family violence sector for the past four years. Previously she worked in the disability and carceral sectors in advocacy and therapeutic roles. Michelle is a member of the leadership team for a therapeutic arts program in East Africa that supports paraprofessional trainings and collaboration in the arts therapies. She has also worked with La Trobe university as a sessional lecturer and supervisor for the Master of Art Therapy.