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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.


ACATA Professional Registry

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Location > Melbourne


 

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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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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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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Tricia Ong

 
  MCAT (Prof Member of ACATA), Cert of App. Soc. Sc. (Child Care)  
E-mail: tmong@iinet.net.au  
Contact No: BH/M: 0416 034 664  
Speciality: Primary School Aged Children, Individual or small groups (4-6 children) - Grief/loss, trauma, behavioural (multiple). Primary school aged children with autism (individual only).  
Service Offered: Private Practice  

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