Your story, your journey...
About Me
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“ I am a storyteller and keeper of stories. Through creative arts therapy, I help clients safely explore their journeys using many creative modalities—painting, music, sculpture, textiles, movement, and more.”- Marie Bajada AThR, MACA
​I am registered, professional Creative Arts Therapist with ANZACATA, practising as a mental health practitioner. My work is underpinned by my Master's university training in Art therapy, education studies, neuroscience, lived and professional experience.
I support you to draw within to a place you feel safe and secure, deep in your centre. I enjoy working with children, young people and adults across their life span. My services are available Australia wide online, or face to face in the Ballarat, Grampians region and Moorabool shire of south- western Victoria.
Qualifications -
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Masters in Therapeutic Arts Practice- MIECAT
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Post grad Dip- Experiential Creative Arts Practice- MIECAT
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Clinical Supervisor- ACA College of Supervisors No 6226
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ARCAP- Registered member- Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists
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Bachelor of Education- ACU Melbourne
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Post grad Cert- Community Services- Case Management and Assessment Federation Uni Ballarat
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Certificate Sandplay Therapy-Sandplay Australia
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Certificate Healing Trauma through Guided Drawing- Sensorimotor Institute
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Certificate Anthroposophical Arts (Steiner)
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Tree of life-Dulwich Narrative Therapy training
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MBSR-Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course-Kate Skilbeck, MBSR trainer
Memberships I belong to -
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Professional registered member AThR with ANZACATA- Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association- 47796634
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Level 4 Professional member Australian Counselling Association. No-6226. I have attained the following:
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Graduated from an ACA accredited/ approved Master of Counselling or equivalent-(Masters in Therapeutic Arts Practice) @ AQF level 9
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Completed a minimum 4 years post qualification supervised counselling practice
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Completed a minimum 1000 supervised client contact hours
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Completed a minimum of 100 hours of professional supervision
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In order to meet ACA and ANZACATA's annual registration process, I continue to meet my annual requirements of OPD-(Ongoing Professional development), CPD-( Continuing Professional Development) & 10 hours of supervision
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ACA College of Supervisors- COS 6226
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Registered member ARCAP -Australian Register of Counsellors & Psychotherapists
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Essential Child Safe/ Health and Police Checks -
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Current Working with Children Check & National Police Check
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NDIS Worker’s Screening Check- current
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Networks I connect with:
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MHPN- Mental Health Professional Network group
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Loss and Grief Practitioners Association
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MBSR - Ballarat Mindfulness Peer Support group
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Arts Atlas - Click here to view my profile