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about the holistic integrated creative arts therapy course

The Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy (HICAT) course is a 6-month experiential practitioner training designed to support personal growth, creativity, emotional wellbeing, and holistic learning.


Through art, meditation, movement, sound, journaling, storytelling, and creative expression, students explore practical tools that encourage self-awareness, healing, connection, and transformation.


Delivered in a supportive face-to-face environment, HICAT combines personal development with practitioner skills, allowing students to grow both personally and professionally throughout the journey.


No previous art experience is needed, only a willingness to explore, create, and reconnect with yourself through the creative process.

what you'll walk away with

  • Greater confidence in expressing yourself creatively and authentically 
  • Practical tools to support emotional wellbeing, relaxation, and self-awareness 
  • A deeper understanding of the mind-body connection and creative healing 
  • Experience with art, meditation, movement, sound, journaling, and holistic creative processes 
  • Basic holistic counselling and facilitation skills you can use personally or professionally 
  • Increased confidence working with individuals, groups, or workshops in a holistic setting 
  • Personal insight, growth, and a stronger connection to yourself 
  • A recognised practitioner qualification in Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy - MBE.HICATPrac

this course is for you if...

  • Individuals seeking personal growth, healing, and self-discovery 
  • People wanting to reconnect with creativity and self-expression 
  • Those exploring a more meaningful or heart-centred career pathway 
  • Practitioners wishing to expand their skills with holistic and creative approaches 
  • Beginners with no previous art experience, as well as those already working creatively 
  • Anyone who felt deeply connected to the experience of Art Therapy Day and wants to continue the journey through HICAT


You do not need to be “good at art” to benefit from this course.
HICAT is about creativity, expression, connection, and personal transformation.

How the course is delivered

  • Classes are held one day per week from 9:00am – 2:30pm 
  • Mornings focus on theory, foundational concepts, and therapeutic understanding 
  • Afternoons are immersive and hands-on, incorporating painting, movement, meditation, sculpture, role play & psychodrama and more 
  • Between classes, students complete 5-10 hours of homework, watching YouTube Ted Talks & videos, writing short essays and creating artwork
  • Assessment is competency-based, with an emphasis on practical application, ethical awareness, and class participation

What You'll Study

creative arts

creative arts

creative arts

Art Therapy

Painting & drawing


Tactile Therapies

Sculpture, sandplay & environmental art-making


Sound & Vibration

Sound healing, tribal rhythms, music & medicine drums


Movement & Somatic Practices

Dance & movement


Creative Expression

Storytelling, journaling, role play & creative writing

Theory

creative arts

creative arts

The cause & effects of stress

The mind/body connection

Physiology of the brain

Unconscious beliefs and mental patterns

Exploring emotions

History of art therapy

Creative therapies & health

Why creative art therapies are effective

Creative art therapies as emotional healing

Creative art therapies for recovery & rehabilitation

Art & developing intuition

Drawing from within

Colour & emotions

Sound, vibration & the body’s cells

The creative process

Art appreciation Interpretation & diagnosis

Compassion & non-judgment

Learning Styles & personality types 

creative arts

Supporting clients

Working with PTSD

Working with anxiety disorders

Working with grief & loss

Working with children

Working with depression

Working in medical settings

Developing community arts projects

Meditation for every day

Meditation in action through art

Meditation with music and movement

Gratitude & art journaling

Holistic counselling skills for creative arts therapists

Networking & referring

Ethics, safety & professionalism

Setting up your own practice

Creating a specialised practice

Resources, materials & equipment

Marketing for creative arts therapists

Legalities, insurance and joining associations 

Your facilitator

Sanja Stojcic is the founder of the College of Conscious Living and lead facilitator of the program. 


With over 20 years of experience in holistic art therapy, counselling, and meditation, she has guided hundreds of students through transformation, healing, self-discovery, and deeper connection. 


Her teaching style is warm, practical, deeply supportive, and grounded in lived experience.

course dates & location

brisbane - northgate

brisbane - northgate

brisbane - northgate

Northgate Community Hall, 

71 Scott Street, Northgate


Classes held on Tuesdays
Starting Tuesday 14 July 2026 

gold coast - ormeau

brisbane - northgate

brisbane - northgate

Ormeau Community Centre, 

3 Cuthbert Drive, Ormeau


Classes held on Fridays
Starting Friday 17 July 2026 


 

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