meet the team

Sanja has been a holistic creative arts therapist, meditation teacher, naturopath and counsellor for 20 years, combining her skills, passion and expertise into successful businesses that help people improve their mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing. 

As the founder of the College of Conscious Living since 2019, Sanja has guided and supported hundreds of people through holistic training programs offered both on campus and online. Her work spans creative workshops, holistic art therapy sessions, counselling, and complementary health services including Naturopathy and EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). She personally facilitates the courses in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast and has trained facilitators leading the Sunshine Coast campus. 

Professional, passionate and driven, Sanja has worked with families, children and communities to help them heal their emotional issues, encouraging self-expression and educating individuals on self-care. 

Sanja’s own journey through the Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Practitioner and Master Practitioner of Holistic Art Therapy and Holistic Counselling training was profoundly transformative, both personally and professionally. Through these studies, she deepened her connection to creative and spiritual expression, experienced significant inner growth, and refined her approach to helping others heal through the arts. 

She now brings together her years of clinical and creative experience to deliver accredited, high-quality training through the College of Conscious Living. Her programs are designed to cultivate self-awareness, compassion, and transformation, offering students a deeply supportive environment where creativity becomes both a healing and professional pathway. 

A strong advocate of ongoing professional and personal development, Sanja has achieved the following qualifications:

• Master Practitioner of Holistic Art Therapy
• Master Practitioner of Holistic Counselling
• Diploma in Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy (HICAT)
• Advanced Diploma in Naturopathy, with honours
• Certificate in Training and Assessment
• Advanced Practitioner in HICAT Vibrational Therapy & Sound Healing
• Certificate in Meditation Teaching & Holistic Human Development
• Certificate in Chair Yoga Instruction
• Certificate in holistic counselling
• Certificate in Advanced Holistic Counselling
• Basic Certificate in Neuroptimal
• Certificate in Inner Child Work
• EFT Practitioner Level 1 & 2

Emma completed her Practitioner in Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy in 2024 and has since moved into gaining her qualifications in the Master Practitioner of Holistic Art Therapy. With a lifelong passion for the arts, especially music, movement, and drama, she is drawn to using creativity as a tool for healing.

After working as a primary school teacher, she found the mainstream education system to be stressful and limiting. HICAT opened up a new way to teach, one that supports emotional wellbeing and self-expression.

Coming from a musical family, Emma sings and plays keyboard and ukulele, performing regularly in local bands. Her background includes dance and drama, and she has maintained a dedicated yoga practice for over a decade. 

She has currently completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training and incorporates mindfulness and sound therapy into her workshops.

She recently launched her own creative arts therapy business, Heart to Art Healing, where she offers workshops and one-on-one sessions blending art, music, movement, and meditation. She also works as a relief teacher and support worker, integrating creativity and healing into everyday experiences.

When she’s not teaching, creating, or caring for others, she’s likely on the dog beach in Noosa with her Jack Russell, Bandit, enjoying the grounding energy of nature.

Qualifications:

Master Practitioner of Holistic Art Therapy

Master Practitioner of Holistic Counselling
Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapies Practitioner
Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Certificate of Music – WAAPA (Jazz Piano)
Certificate of Yoga Teacher Training

Our online assessor, Jenny, completed her HICAT practitioner training in January 2021 and has since moved on to support the students and Sanja with the HICAT education.

Jenny is very passionate about HICAT and the many benefits it has to offer. HICAT has captured her heart and allowed her creativity to shine through. Her favourite HICAT modality is intuitive art and authentic movement.

Not only did HICAT give Jenny her freedom of expression, but it also allowed her to truly step into her personal power, overcome long term depression and anxiety and give voice to her authentic self.

Jenny loves assisting with the course, sharing her knowledge, insights and learnings. She is committed to guiding others through their own healing journey.

Jenny is a mum of two beautiful girls and is happily married. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time in nature, having quality time with her family, reading, dancing, learning and connecting with her community.

She has big dreams, big goals and big ideas, and is an advocate for self-healing and personal development. Jenny runs her own business and women's circles combining her skills to provide a safe, multimodal approach to support and empower her clients on their journeys.

Qualifications:

Diploma in Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy (HICAT) 

Advanced Practitioner in HICAT Vibrational Therapy & Sound Healing

Certificate in Meditation

Spiritual Development- foundations

Reiki L1 & 2