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Find A Therapist

Here are the names and contact details of our ACATA Members (listed alphabetically). Please note that ACATA's minimum requirement to practice as a Creative Arts Therapist is a Master of Creative Arts Therapy. Clients are advised to enquire about a practitioner's qualifications and experience when choosing a therapist.


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Lee Agius-Roberts

 
  Level III Certificate in Childrens services, Bachelor of Fine Art and Master of CAT. Currently taking creative dance classes for fun.  
Location: KEILOR DOWNS, VIC
E-mail: leeagius@netscape.net  
Contact No: BH: (03) 9390 9562  
M: 0404 012 365  
Speciality:

Variable experience with children and adolescents in education, family and in mental health. Currently working in adult mental health hospital in running outpatient day program and inpatient CAT program.


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Felicity Albrecht

 
  BA (Hons), Dip Ed, Grad Dip CAT, MCAT.  
E-mail: falbrech@sac.vic.edu.au  
Contact No: M: 0408 175 349  
Speciality:

Creative Arts Therapist (clients aged 5 - 18) and teacher (senior levels) at girls' school.

 

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Jennifer Berlingieri

 
  M.A. in Creative Arts Therapy  
Website: www.creativeartstherapy.com.au  
E-mail: jenberlingieri@yahoo.com  
Contact No: M: 0417 562 024  
Speciality: Private Practice: Workshops and Weekly CAT groups open to general public, Individual sessions, Dance/Movement Therapy groups for people with Dementia.  
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Andrea Breen

 
  PhD, Grad Dip MIECAT, BA Hons, BMUS Hons, Dip T (Prim), AMUSA.  
Location: Currently in Melbourne, VIC: venues for practice and supervision negotiable.  
E-mail: ajbreen@iinet.net.au  
Contact No: M: 0438 249 867  
Speciality: Supervision - Play therapy, Counselling, Improvisation, Music Therapy, Performance, Family Therapy, Working with Children (Trauma).  
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Art Therapy Supervision  

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Dr Hassanah Briedis

 
  PhD, Master of Creative Arts Therapy  
E-mail: sandplay@bigpond.net.au  
Contact No: BH: (03) 9017 4120  
M: 0417 450 099  
Speciality: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Childhood Trauma and Abuse, Psycho-education, Healing therapy in group setting for people with backgrounds of trauma and abuse. Private psychotherapy, including the use of creativity in healing. Creative arts therapy groupwork. Consultation and Assessment for diagnosis of PTSD and Complex PTSD. General psychotherapy and counseling services.
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Ruth Christiansen

 
  MCAT, Grad. Dip. Env Sust, BB  
Location: St Andrews Beach/RYE, VIC  
E-mail: ruthandhans@gmail.com  
Contact No: BH: (03) 5988 5493  
  M: 0448 567 211  
Speciality:

CAT work with children, adolescents and adults. Individual and groups. Well-being programs in schools, youth centre, meditation for children/adolescents, environmental therapy.

 
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Cecily Clark

 
  BA (Fine ART), Post Grad. CAT, M.ED  
Location: BLACKBURN, VIC  
E-mail: cecilyac@yahoo.com.au  
Contact No: M: 0401 206 248  
Speciality:

Working with children and teenagers on social/emotional issues to foster well-being using the Creative Arts.

 
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  

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Belinda Cody

 
  Prof Doc (candidate), Masters in Creative Arts Therapy, BA, Dip Ed (TESL/English Literature), Grad Dip Ed Studies (Art/Music), RA Cert. Relationships Couns., Cert. Sound Therapy.  
Address: P.O. Box 1184, KYNETON, VIC 3444  
E-mail: belindacody@yahoo.com  
Contact No: BH:(03) 9349 1211  
M: 0447 369 184  
Speciality:

Educator, musician, curator, arts editor, arts/music therapist.
Voice, music, MCAT academic and clinical supervision.
Improvisation, community, individuals, couples.

 
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Anna Crooks

 
  BFA, Grad Dip CAT, MCAT, Cert IV in Training and Assessment  
Location: BRUNSWICK, VIC  
E-mail: anna.artswell@gmail.com  
Contact No: BH/M: 0405 903 019  
Speciality:

Intellectual disability, dual disability, mental health, children with autism, aged care/dementia. Individuals and groups.

 
Services Offered: Private Practice  

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Lynette Forrest

 
  Dip T (Primary), Grad Dip Woman's Studies and MCAT, MCAT Professional Member of ACATA  
Address: P.O. Box 136, BELGRAVE, VIC 3160  
E-mail: reikilyn@alphalink.com.au  
Contact No: BH: (03) 9754 5982 (Message Bank)  
Speciality:

Community Arts / Health, Experience in working with clients from birth to palliative.
Private Practice, Ceremonies and Spiritual Arts.
:: Developed and run Mandala course for Interchange Outer East
:: Sing Play & Create. for Burinja Community Arts Centre and Ranges Community Health Service
::'The Arties', Hacc Pag group at Burrinja Community Arts Centre
:: Dancing for Fun Dementia specific group and Creative Arts program at Emerald Glades Hostel

Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Consultation  
  Exhibitions of Clients' Art, Community Arts and Community Health Programs  

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Carmella Grynberg

 
  Assoc. Dip. Human Services, MCAT  
Location: CAULFIELD NORTH , VIC  
E-mail: grynberg@bigpond.net.au  
Contact No: M: 0422 140 024  
Speciality: Trauma, Grief and Bereavement and issues particularly relating to the effect of medical treatment and illness, particularly issues of infertility.
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation  

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Adrian Harris

 
  BDes (Vis. Comm.), GD (MCAT), MA (MCAT), & Pro MACATA  
Location: CLIFTON HILL, VIC 3068  
Website: www.thumbprintarts.com.au  
E-mail: enquiries@thumbprintarts.com.au  
Contact No: 0411 863 300  
Speciality: Sexuality, Physical/Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Illness. Modalities: Dramatherapy, Visual Arts, Music and Movement, multimodal approaches. Community Programs.  
Service Offered: Private Practice  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Jenni Harris

 
  MCAT (MIECAT), Dip Transpersonal Art Therapy (IKON)  
Location: SOUTH YARRA, VIC  
The Art Therapy Studio, Royal Talbot
1 Yarra Blvd. KEW, VIC 3101
 
E-mail: jh_art@yahoo.com.au  
Contact No: BH: (03) 9490 7599
M: 0406 943 526
 
Speciality: Small Group Supervision, Community Groups, Grief and Loss, One-to-One Private Practice.  
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  

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Gail Marie Hart

 
  Arts Therapy; Fine Art; Textiles; Photography  
Address: 5 Kelvin Grove, PRAHRAN, VIC 3181  
E-mail: fultoncg@westnet.com.au  
Contact No: BH: (03) 9529 5694  
Speciality: Working with adults with mental/social/economic disadvantages. 1x1 textiles and clay work. Women's groups.  
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Val Hastings

 
  Counsellor/Consultant/Creative Arts Therapist
BA Ed. MACAT. ACATA. MCACA.
 
Address: P.O. Box 29, HALLS GAP, VIC 3381  
E-mail: bunjil@netconned.com.au  
Contact No: BH: (03) 5356 4267  
  M: 0419 131 874  
Speciality: Trauma, Abuse, Couples, Group, Clinical Supervision, Families, Individuals, Creative Arts Group Therapy.  
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  

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Delwyn Hopkins

 
  Ba - Performance Studies, Grad Dip MCAT, MCAT Extra Studies in Clinical Development.  
Address: P.O. Box 959, CASTLEMAINE, VIC 3450  
E-mail: delcat@mc2.vicnet.net.au  
Contact No: M: 0419 113 620  
Speciality: Mother-Baby, Family Violence, Homelessness, Children 0-6 Sexual Abuse, Trauma, Behavioural Issues.  
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Judith Howse

 
  Grad Dip MCAT, MCAT  
Location: WINDSOR, VIC  
E-mail: judithhowse@bigpond.com  
Contact No: M: 0422 485 332  
Speciality: Adolescents, One-to-One Therapy.
Eating disorders, grief & loss and addictive behaviours.
 
Service Offered: Private Practice  

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Kim Issacs

 
  MCAT( MIECAT):BSW(Latrobe);Dip.KTC  
Location: Mornington, VIC  
E-mail: kim9943@gmail.com  
Contact No: M: 0431 989 048  
Speciality: Grief and loss; adoption; change; self care.
Individual and groupwork
 
Service Offered: Private Practice  
  Medicare Provider Number  

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Kerry Kaskamanidis

 
  MA CAT (MIECAT), Grad Dip (MIECAT), BA (RMIT), Grad Dip Ed (GIAE)  
Location: Eltham Artlines Studio, 29 Hartland Way Eltham 3095
Postal address: P.O Box 420 Eltham 3095
 
E-mail: artlinesstudio@gmail.com  
Contact No: BH: 9431 6935
M: 0411 166 705
 
Speciality: Kerry has a private practice and has also worked in community health centres & school settings with both groups & individuals. Working with children, adolescents and adults, she is interested in the potential for people to make meaning of their experiences by accessing their inherent creativity.
Kerry has worked across a range of areas; depression, anxiety, grief & loss, domestic violence, eating disorders, sexual abuse, trauma and fire affected youth. Most importantly, she likes to ensure a respectful and safe environment for the people she works with.
 
Service Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Supervision  

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Sarah Kipnis (Hayes)

 
  Dip Ed, Grad Dip (Visual and Performing Arts), Grad Dip MCAT, MCAT  
Location: BENTLEIGH EAST, VIC  
E-mail: sarah.kipnis@gmail.com  
Contact No: M: 0404 840 729  
Speciality: Creative Arts Therapy with children and adolescents. Experience with eating disorders, addictive behaviour, chronic illness, behavioural problems, depression. Available to work with adults as well.
Service Offered: Private Practice  

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Jodie Lucus

 
  Masters in Creative Arts Therapy, Member Vic Ass of Family Therapists (VAFT), Bachelor Psychiatric Nursing, Grad Dip Community Mental.  
Location: JAN JUC, VIC  
E-mail: jodie_eames@hotmail.com  
Contact No: M: 0430 308 007  
Speciality:

Experience: 15 year working in psychiatry - 12 Adolescents and Child Mental Health, Eating Disorders - Anorexia, Depression, Adjustment Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Developmental Stages/Ages issues, Parent Support, Self esteem Issues.

Services Offered: Private Practice - Currently on maternity leave  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Julie McDonald

 
  Visual art, drama, music, movement, singing and writing.  
Address: P.O. Box 254, CLIFTON HILL, VIC 3068  
E-mail: juljules@ozemail.com  
Contact No: M: 0425 707 583  
Speciality: A multimodal practitioner Julie mixes and matches the arts to meet the individual interests and needs of the client. She works in collaboration to co-create experiences that develop therapeutic approaches and interventions with individuals, couples and groups.
Julie has worked with children and families and has experience in the areas of mental health, 'youth at risk', domestic violence, young mothers and refugees.
Services Offered: Private Practice
  Experiential education for groups and communities
  Experiential training for creative problem solving in business and community settings

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Michelle McGowan

 
  Dip Ed, Grad Dip Visual and Expressive Arts, Grad Dip MCAT, MCAT  
Location: RESEARCH, VIC  
E-mail: mcgowens4@bigond.com  
Contact No: BH: (03) 437 0107  
Contact No: M: 0419 581 085  
Speciality: My work is centered on children and/or the elderly who are experiencing difficulty with change in their lives, as manifested through physical, mental, or intellectual response/s, I work with the arts to offer pathways of action.
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Dianne Mentis

 
  BA (Visual Art), GD (Special Education), GD (MCAT), MA (MCAT), & Pro MACATA  
Address: P.O. Box 187, OAKLEIGH SOUTH, VIC 3167  
E-mail: dianne@dcat.com.au  
Contact No: BH: (03) 9544 1996  
  M: 0417 126 698  
Speciality: Dianne offers a multimodal arts based approach for children, adolescents and adults. Specialized in mental health, behavioural, social and physically challenged within education, hospitals and community. Programs include "Drumming Together" and "Squishy."  
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Shirley MIllard

 
  Assoc. Dip. Social Welfare; Bachelor of Social Work BSW; Grad. Dip. Creative Arts Therapy.  
Address: P.O. Box 123, HEYFIELD, VIC 3858  
E-mail: s_millard@hotmail.com  
Contact No: BH: (03) 5148 0206  
  M: 0427 347 152  
Speciality: Creative arts therapy specializing in art, dance, sandplay and symbol work for children, adolescent, adults, groups and communities.
Social Work for schools, community health & mental health.
Community Development for neighbourhood houses and rural communities.
Disaster Recovery for drought, fire, flood and traumatic events in rural communities.
Chaplaincy for rural communities.
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Rosamund Mortimore

 
  B. Arts (Monash) Advanced Cert. Art and Design (Box Hill) MCAT (RMIT)  
Location: THE BASIN, VIC  
E-mail: artchick2@gmail.com  
Contact No: BH: (03) 9761 3670  
M: 0407 502 598  
Speciality: Experienced Creative Arts Therapist, working with children prep to grade 2. Interested in issues of grief, loss, transition and survival of trauma and illness (personal experience of cancer survival). Musician and visual artist.
Service Offered: Private Practice  

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Vivienne Mountain

 
  Ph D, MA (Creative Arts Therapy, MA (Philosophy of Religion)
B TH, B Ed, Dip Multicultural Ed, C Student Welfare and Guidance.
Location: BRIGHTON, VIC  
E-mail: viv.mtn@bigpond.net.au  
Contact No: BH: (03) 9592 9031  
M: 0438 19 0438  
Speciality: Adult, children and family support in grief and loss.
Services Offered: Private consultation  
  Psycho-educational group work  

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Renald Navilly

 
  Worked in theatre as an actor, designer and director  
Location: The Art Xchange, creative arts therapy studio. Corner of Kinsley Street and Barry Drive Canberra  
E-mail: navily@netspeed.com.au  
Contact No: M: 0411 442 828  
Speciality: Adult and children, mental health.

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Glenda Needs

 
  Multimodal Expressive Arts Therapist  
Address:

InsideArts, Level 1, 77 Jetty Road, GLENELG, South Australia

E-mail: insidearts@adam.com.au  
Contact No: M: 0408 802 301  
Speciality: One-to-one, group work, self-development and professional development programs for people with or without disabilities/mental illness. Speciality: People with ABI's or ASD.  
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Carolyn-Noël

 
  Cert IV Assessment & Workplace Training, Ex- RN DIV 1. Assoc Dip Fine Art, MCAT  
Location: WARRANDYTE, VIC  
E-mail: cnoe5355@tpg.com.au  
Contact No: BH: (03) 9844 1637  
Speciality: Inpatient Psychiatric Clients, Outpatient Psychiatric, Community Workshops, CAT Training Workshops. Acute/Rehab/Prison Placements  
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Ruth Nolan

 
  Grad Dip MIECAT, MA MIECAT  
Address: P.O. Box 37, WEST KEMPSEY, NSW 2440  
E-mail: freedomsong@netspace.net.au  
Contact No: BH: 0431 868 149  
Speciality: Singing and percussion, clay work, ceremony, working with women with domestic violence issues, support groups, and with family members of alcohol and other drug users, Collaborative Innovation for business, teams and facilitator training, education.
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Lisa O'Beirne

 
  MCAT, RMIT; BBSc, LTU; AMusA; Cert IV Training & Assessment, currently completing PhD, RMIT  
Location: Dandenong Ranges, VIC  
E-mail: lisa.obeirne@gmail.com  
Contact No: BH: (03) 9754 5324  
Speciality: Lisa combines narrative therapy principles and techniques with a client's preferred artistic modalities. She currently offers group yoga-based creative dance sessions for parents and children, from prenatal to preschool.  
Services Offered: Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Tricia Ong

 
  MCAT  
Address: P.O.Box 1365, CAMBERWELL, VIC. 3124  
E-mail: tmong@iinet.net.au  
Website: www.innovativesupportforwomen.wordpress.com  
Contact No: BH/M: 0416 034 664  
Speciality: Innovative support for women with chronic illnesses in the field of obstetrics and gynecology  
Services Offered: Private Practice  

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Lisa Pannell

 
  B. Creative Arts (Drama Performance), MCAT (Master of Creative Arts Therapy)  
Address: P.O. Box 2084, WOONONA EAST, NSW 2517  
E-mail: lisapannell@gmail.com  
Contact No: BH: (02) 4284 2415  
M: 0425 805 358  
Speciality: Multi-modal creative arts therapy for individuals and groups, drama therapy, storytelling, women's groups, working with dementia clients.  
 
 
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Kate Perry

 
  BA Journalism Masters Creative Arts Therapy (RMIT), Professional Member of ACATA, Supervision Level 1, and currently completing Cert IV Assessment & Workplace Training.
Location: RED HILL SOUTH, VIC  
E-mail: ihaveablackdog@yahoo.com.au  
Contact No: M: 0407 317 293  
Speciality: Work with individual adults, couple and children in private practice.

Currently runs groups and individual therapy for children and teenagers utilising creative arts therapy and animal assisted therapy at Sages Cottage Farm.

Teaching specialist subjects at Cert IV and Diploma level at TAFE.
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Helen Sawyer

 
  ADA (Ceramics), Grad Dip MCAT, MCAT, Professional Member of ACATA  
Location: SURREY HILLS, VIC
E-mail: sawyerhelen10@hotmail.com  
Contact No: BH: (03) 9888 6679  
Speciality: Primary and secondary school children; adults; elderly; mental health issues; physical/intellectual disability; individual and group art therapy.  
 
 
Service Offered: Private Practice  

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"Mary-Louise Tehan (Lou)

 
  MCAT (RMIT), Reg Nurse (Div. 1)  
Location: 'North Woodlands', NAVARRE, VIC  
E-mail: tulkara@aussiebroadband.com.au  
Contact No: BH: (03) 5357 4231  
M: 0417 141 497  
Speciality: Strong background in community health and primary care.
Group work, Carer Rapport, Drought Counselling, Aboriginal Group/Individual Counselling, Children, People with Acquired Brian Injury.
 
 
 
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Carla van Laar

 
  Master of Creative Arts Therapy  
Location: BRUNSWICK, VIC  
E-mail: carla@carlvanlaar.com  
Contact No: M: 0410 403 270  
Speciality: Working with young people and families. Experienced working with bereaved families, children with disabilities, youth justice clients, abusive behaviours and victims of trauma and abuse. Completed many health promoting arts projects in festivals and with public art outcomes.
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Professional Art Therapy Supervision  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Georgia J. Vlassopoulos

 
  Dip Fine Arts (Ceramics RMIT), Grad Dip Education (Hawthorn Institute of Education), Grad Dip CAT (RMIT), MCAT (RMIT)  
Location: BACCHUS MARSH, VIC  
E-mail: gv-@netspace.net.au  
Contact No: M: 0425 702 975  
Speciality: Mothers/carers and Babies, children interaction, connection through art therapy, autistic children, parents of children with disabilities. Interested to work with Indigenous children/women.
Services Offered: Private Practice  
  Consultation and/or Promotional Work  

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Mathew G. Wallwork

 
  Grad Dip MCAT, MCAT  
Location: COLDSTREAM, VIC  
E-mail: mattwallwork@hotmail.com  
Contact No: M: 0401 879 736  
Speciality: Working with asylum seekers and refugees using a CAT, multimodal approach and community development model promoting empowerment, a sense of belonging and connections with communities. Working with varied participants of mental health and intellectual disabilities using CAT multimodal approah to provide enjoyable and creative experiences and avenues for clients to be seen, afirmed and accepted.
Service Offered: Professional Art Therapy Supervision  

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