Mind Body Education
Award-Winning Training For Holistic Therapists
Decades of experience, accredited programs, proven results, and a vision for the future of holistic health.
Award-Winning Training For Holistic Therapists
Decades of experience, accredited programs, proven results, and a vision for the future of holistic health.
Master Practitioner of Holistic Art Therapy
Online Program
OR 2 years - part-time - 5 hours of study per week
Enrolling NOW - Limited places
Virtual Campus - High Support
Next Course Commencement Dates:
April 6th 2026 (open for enrollments)
May 18th 2026 (open for enrollments)
May 18th 2026 (open for enrollments)
Live Virtual Classroom - two-hour workshop every Thursday from 9 am Queensland, Australia time -Recorded to watch later if you cannot attend.
Study at times that suit you with high support and easy access to your teachers and classmates online whenever you need to connect, ask questions or get inspiration.
Industry Approved Training.
Total Hours: 400 hours (40 modules x 10 hours each )
Plus 10 hours of supervised clinical practice
Industry Approved Training.
Total Hours: 400 hours (40 modules x 10 hours each )
Plus 10 hours of supervised clinical practice
What is Holistic Arts Therapy?
The Master Practitioner of Holistic Art Therapy is a gentle yet powerful approach that uses making and exploring art — such as drawing, painting, sculpture, collage and symbolic expression — to support emotional wellbeing, insight, and personal growth.
You do not need to be an artist.
Creative arts therapy is not about producing art.
It’s about using creativity as a language for the inner world — especially when words are not enough.
This modality is particularly effective because it:
- meets people where they are
- supports nervous system regulation
- is accessible to all ages and abilities
- allows for deep work without re-traumatisation
It is widely used in wellbeing, counselling, community, and therapeutic settings.
Yes! You can legally practice as a Holistic Art Therapist with this qualification in Australia, New Zealand and many other countries.
You can join the IICT and get professional insurance.
You do not need to join ANZACATA to practice as a Holistic Art Therapist.
You do not need to join ANZACATA to practice as a Holistic Art Therapist.
A trauma-aware, ethical approach
All Mind Body Education programs are trauma-aware and ethically grounded.
This means you will be trained to:
- work safely and within clear professional boundaries
- recognise when referral is required
- support clients without diagnosing or treating mental illness
- create sessions that prioritise choice, safety, and respect
Study online, at your own pace — with real support
This course is delivered fully online, allowing you to study from anywhere while remaining connected and supported.
You will receive:
- structured online learning modules
- guided activities and practical exercises
- live and recorded support sessions
- clear assessment guidelines
- access to a supportive learning community
Most students study part-time, integrating learning gently into their existing lives.
What you’ll learn
Throughout the training, you’ll develop:
- A strong foundation in holistic counselling principles
- Skills in using creative processes therapeutically
- Session structure and facilitation skills
- Ethical practice and professional boundaries
- Client support techniques suitable for wellbeing settings
- Confidence in working one-on-one or in groups
Professional outcomes & pathways
On successful completion, you will receive the professional qualification: Master Practitioner of Holistic Art Therapy.
This course:
- is industry-accredited
- supports eligibility for professional association membership
- provides access to professional indemnity insurance.
- start or expand private practices
- work in community wellbeing settings
- run workshops and groups
- integrate creative therapy into existing roles
- continue into advanced and postgraduate pathways
This program is also a pathway into further professional qualifications, including Master Practitioner of Holistic Counselling training for those who wish to deepen their work.
Course Fees Options
Payment plans designed for real life
Most of our students choose a weekly payment plan, because it allows them to study without financial strain.
- Low weekly payments
- No need to pay the full fee upfront
- Designed to fit alongside work and family commitments
Payment plans are not a “fallback” option — they are the most common way people enrol.
If you’re ready to begin but need a gentle financial structure, this option is available.
Course Fees
FULL COURSE FEE $5,500.00 AUD (Includes GST)
Saving $500.00
Paid in full on enrolment.
PAYMENT PLAN FEE $6,000 AUD (Includes GST)
$500.00 - Deposit paid on enrolment
40 x weekly payments of $137.50 AUD
PAYMENT PLAN FEE $6,000 AUD (Includes GST)
$500.00 - Deposit paid on enrolment
80 x weekly payments of $68.75 AUD
*Part Time Students ONLY
Saving $500.00
Paid in full on enrolment.
PAYMENT PLAN FEE $6,000 AUD (Includes GST)
$500.00 - Deposit paid on enrolment
40 x weekly payments of $137.50 AUD
PAYMENT PLAN FEE $6,000 AUD (Includes GST)
$500.00 - Deposit paid on enrolment
80 x weekly payments of $68.75 AUD
*Part Time Students ONLY
Diverse Applications
As a qualified Holistic Arts Therapist, you can develop a career that is in line with your passion. You can run workshops, classes, and groups and see private clients or couples.
You can work in specialised areas like PTSD, stress management, mental, emotional, and physical healing, anxiety, addiction, relationships, spiritual development, and so many more.
Aged Care
Aged care is one area where Holistic Arts Therapists can make a powerful impact.
Regular participation in arts therapies can completely change the quality of life for many older people and assist in treating social issues like loneliness and loss of purpose, as well as conditions like dementia and hypertension.
Corporate
Holistic Arts Therapists are in high demand in the corporate arena, where they can contribute to positive work environments, reduced workplace stress, and reduced workplace bullying.
Art Therapy helps to stimulate creativity and awaken leadership skills. This improves productivity and profitability, making it a popular team-building program for smart corporate managers.
Children
If you want to work with children or already do, Holistic Arts Therapies will provide you with highly effective skills that are valued by parents, medical professionals, childcare workers, and teachers.
Creative therapies help children express and process emotions, manage stress, self-regulate, and develop confidence and the ability to focus and concentrate.
Art Therapy is also extremely beneficial to neurodivergent children and their families.
Imagine a career where you can help others heal, express, and transform through creative therapy—while also creating a life you love.
The Master Practitioner of Holistic Art Therapy Online Program gives you the tools, skills, and industry-recognised certification to make a real impact in the lives of others.
✔ Create a fulfilling career that aligns with your passion for holistic healing
✔ Make a difference by guiding clients through self-expression and emotional healing
✔ Gain professional credibility with an IICT-accredited, industry-approved qualification
✔ Enjoy financial freedom—build a thriving practice or integrate art therapy into your existing work
✔ Work on your own terms—practice independently with private clients, in wellness centres or in community settings.
✔ Experience personal growth—deepening your own self-awareness while learning to support others.
✔ Make a difference by guiding clients through self-expression and emotional healing
✔ Gain professional credibility with an IICT-accredited, industry-approved qualification
✔ Enjoy financial freedom—build a thriving practice or integrate art therapy into your existing work
✔ Work on your own terms—practice independently with private clients, in wellness centres or in community settings.
✔ Experience personal growth—deepening your own self-awareness while learning to support others.
Providing you with a professional framework that allows you to work ethically, safely, and sustainably with others.
This flexible, online program allows you to study at your own pace while gaining or developing your practical, hands-on skills to confidently work as a Holistic Art Therapist. Depth of understanding - Depth of skill - Depth of confidence.
Whether you're starting fresh or expanding your existing practice, this course will empower you to embark on a deeply rewarding career.
Looking for a highly regarded, double qualification?
If you would like to gain both your Master Practitioner of Holistic Art Therapy AND the prestigious Master Practitioner of Holistic Counselling, you can enrol in the Art of Holistic Counselling Bridging Program as well - and graduate with a highly respected double qualification.
This industry-accredited training program is a pathway to a professional career as a holistic art therapist.
Holistic Art Therapy Training
This comprehensive, holistic training
course has a strong emphasis on nurturing the overall wellbeing, harmony, and
balance of the whole person – body, mind, and spirit.
Students explore a wide range of art therapy techniques as well as humanistic psychology, holistic counselling skills, anatomy, and physiology, mind-body medicine, and methods for working with a wide range of people and situations.
Course Content
Each module includes a theory session for delving into concepts, evidence-based research, and methodologies and a practical session aimed at experiencing and honing art therapy techniques.
Ten hours of study per module includes reading, watching videos, making art, and some written assignments.
Ten hours of study per module includes reading, watching videos, making art, and some written assignments.
You will explore humanistic psychology, develop master-level counselling skills and gain a profound understanding of how and why Art Therapy can provide an accelerated and powerful pathway to healing.
By the end of this course, you will be well-equipped, confident, and qualified to practice as a professional Holistic Art Therapist in Australia and New Zealand. You will have created resources and made plans that will assist you in setting up your own private practice.
Graduates can join relevant professional organizations and associations and get insurance to practice.
By the end of this course, you will be well-equipped, confident, and qualified to practice as a professional Holistic Art Therapist in Australia and New Zealand. You will have created resources and made plans that will assist you in setting up your own private practice.
Graduates can join relevant professional organizations and associations and get insurance to practice.
Graduates in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore can use the title Art Therapist or Holistic Art Therapist.
Graduates in the USA, Canada and The UK can use the title Master Practitioner of Creative Therapies (this title will be on your graduation certificate).
Graduates in the USA, Canada and The UK can use the title Master Practitioner of Creative Therapies (this title will be on your graduation certificate).
Course Delivery
This course is inclusive and suitable for everyone with a desire to become a Holistic Art Therapist aged over 18 years, including mature-aged students.
No artistic skill, experience, or prior qualifications are required.
You do not need to be 'good' at art to be an Art Therapist.
No artistic skill, experience, or prior qualifications are required.
You do not need to be 'good' at art to be an Art Therapist.
Art therapy is about the creative process in a therapeutic context, not the end product.
You just need the desire to build a rewarding career in a creative field where you can help hundreds of people live happier and healthier lives.
Live Virtual Classroom - Two-hour workshop every Thursday from 9am Queensland, Australia time -Recorded to watch later if you cannot attend. This is a hands-on session each week where you will experience Art Therapy in a very powerful and personal way.
Check the time zone for your country HERE
10 hours of home study each week—Your home study will be very practical, combining reading, writing essays, making art, and watching videos.
Study at times that suit you with high support and easy access to your teachers and classmates online whenever you need to connect, ask questions, or get inspiration through our exclusive students Facebook page—it's open 24/7!
You just need the desire to build a rewarding career in a creative field where you can help hundreds of people live happier and healthier lives.
Live Virtual Classroom - Two-hour workshop every Thursday from 9am Queensland, Australia time -Recorded to watch later if you cannot attend. This is a hands-on session each week where you will experience Art Therapy in a very powerful and personal way.
Check the time zone for your country HERE
10 hours of home study each week—Your home study will be very practical, combining reading, writing essays, making art, and watching videos.
Study at times that suit you with high support and easy access to your teachers and classmates online whenever you need to connect, ask questions, or get inspiration through our exclusive students Facebook page—it's open 24/7!
Holistic Art Therapy
Holistic Art Therapy emphasizes the importance of the mind-body connection and recognizes that creativity can be a powerful tool for self-expression and exploration.
The Holistic Art Therapist creates a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without the fear of being judged or misunderstood. Instead of imposing solutions, the therapist guides the client in discovering their own solutions and empowering them to take ownership of their healing journey.
By fostering self-awareness and self-compassion, Holistic Art Therapy enables clients to break free from limiting beliefs and patterns, leading to a greater sense of fulfillment and well-being. The process of creating art becomes a form of meditation, allowing the mind to quieten and the soul to speak its truth.
As clients gain confidence in their creative expression, they also gain confidence in facing life's challenges, making positive changes, and embracing their authentic selves. In the journey of Holistic Art Therapy, clients find not only healing but also a renewed sense of purpose and joy.
Through self-discovery and creative exploration, clients learn to harness their inner strengths and resources to live more authentically and harmoniously. The ultimate goal is to empower individuals to live their lives with intention, resilience, and a deep sense of connection to themselves and the world around them.
Through various art mediums and techniques, clients are encouraged to tap into their inner wisdom and unlock their innate healing potential. By engaging in the creative process, individuals can gain insights, release emotions, and gain a deeper understanding of themselves.
The Holistic Art Therapist creates a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without the fear of being judged or misunderstood. Instead of imposing solutions, the therapist guides the client in discovering their own solutions and empowering them to take ownership of their healing journey.
By fostering self-awareness and self-compassion, Holistic Art Therapy enables clients to break free from limiting beliefs and patterns, leading to a greater sense of fulfillment and well-being. The process of creating art becomes a form of meditation, allowing the mind to quieten and the soul to speak its truth.
As clients gain confidence in their creative expression, they also gain confidence in facing life's challenges, making positive changes, and embracing their authentic selves. In the journey of Holistic Art Therapy, clients find not only healing but also a renewed sense of purpose and joy.
Through self-discovery and creative exploration, clients learn to harness their inner strengths and resources to live more authentically and harmoniously. The ultimate goal is to empower individuals to live their lives with intention, resilience, and a deep sense of connection to themselves and the world around them.
Required Reading List
You can choose to read the following books in any format, including audiobooks. Links to find these books online will be provided with your materials list and timetable when you enrol.
Your teacher will let you know when to read each book, and they will be discussed in a Zoom class.
You can choose to read the following books in any format, including audiobooks. Links to find these books online will be provided with your materials list and timetable when you enrol.
Your teacher will let you know when to read each book, and they will be discussed in a Zoom class.
- The Art Therapy Source Book by Cathy Malchiodi
- Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing: A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping by Cornelia Elbrecht
- Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
- Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
- The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
Course Materials
You will need to purchase art supplies and books to complete this training course.
Your art supplies will come to around $270 at Office Works, but you may be able to spend less at another shop, and you do not need to purchase them all at once if you do not want to.
Your art supplies will come to around $270 at Office Works, but you may be able to spend less at another shop, and you do not need to purchase them all at once if you do not want to.
Awards
We have been nominated for and won several awards, including:
M & A Best Global Holistic Therapist Training Provider 2021 and 2022
Corporate Vision Best Global Holistic Therapist Training Provider 2022
The International Institute of Complementary Therapists awarded the Seal of Excellence - Global Education Ambassador 2021 , 2022 and 2023
Best Online Creative Arts Therapy Training Provider - Australia in the Mental Health Awards 2022
Best Global Holistic Therapy Training Provider 2023 - Australia in the Corporate America Today – Annual Awards.
Corporate Vision Best Global Holistic Training Course Provider 2023
M & A Best Global Holistic Therapist Training Provider 2021 and 2022
Corporate Vision Best Global Holistic Therapist Training Provider 2022
The International Institute of Complementary Therapists awarded the Seal of Excellence - Global Education Ambassador 2021 , 2022 and 2023
Best Online Creative Arts Therapy Training Provider - Australia in the Mental Health Awards 2022
Best Global Holistic Therapy Training Provider 2023 - Australia in the Corporate America Today – Annual Awards.
Corporate Vision Best Global Holistic Training Course Provider 2023
