Providing online art therapy courses to students in Australia and around the world enriched by on-campus intensives.
The College for Educational and Clinical Art Therapy (CECAT) offers online courses and on-campus intensives. At CECAT, we are committed to the training and development of art therapy around Australia and worldwide.
20/12/2025
Being an Art Therapist isn't about just getting people to put pen to paper. It's about understanding your clients, being able to gain trust from them, evolve their sessions and help them feel comfortable to open up, start to understand their session outcomes more and make a real difference in their future with what they have learnt. Studying Art Therapy is a big step into an incredible profession of helping people.
Watch our latest video with Rob Gray, founder of CECAT, as he yalks about the importance of taking the correct steps to train properly for a profession in Art Therapy.
Art Therapy isn't about artistry and just being creative on the page, it's about opening up to the unconscious mind and letting go. It's all about embracing your thoughts and feelings. Art Therapy doesn't have to be expensive, you simply use the crayons in your draw, the paper in the recycling bin and just let the marks and pictures you make on the page flow.
Watch the full video where Rob Gray, founder of CECAT, talks about the importance of trusting the therapeutic process in art therapy and trusting yourself.
In our buzzing, high-speed Australian lives, true rest often feels like a luxury. We talk about mindfulness – but how often do we really do it? If the idea of sitting still and meditating for twenty minutes sounds like another chore, we have wonderful news: you can find profound presence, peace, and deep self-awareness through creative play.
This isn’t about making a masterpiece for the gallery; it’s about using art as a powerful, non-judgemental anchor to the present moment. This practice is the very heart of art therapy, and it’s a core skill we explore at CECAT, the College for Educational and Clinical Art Therapy.
Forget perfection. Let’s focus on the process with three highly inspirational, surprising ways to make art a truly mindful experience. Find out more about mindful artmaking via: https://arttherapycourses.com.au/mindful-artmaking/
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17/11/2025
Art therapy offers a gentle and effective way to heal from trauma — helping you reconnect with yourself, release emotions, and find peace through creativity. In this video, we explore how art therapy healing trauma is not just a creative outlet, but a proven therapeutic approach used by professionals around the world.
Whether you’re on your own healing journey, supporting a loved one, or curious about art therapy sessions, this video will help you understand how creative expression can transform pain into empowerment.
Discover how the College of Educational and Clinical Art Therapy (CECAT) supports people to heal and grow through art — and how you can become part of this powerful movement towards recovery and wellbeing.
✨ Learn more about art therapy and trauma healing by watching the full video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/uXUYmW2t040
13/11/2025
Try this 5 transformative art therapy exercises!
When you hear “art therapy”, perhaps your mind immediately thinks of mandalas or colouring books. While these have their place, the truth is, creative arts therapy is a wide, vibrant field that reaches into the deepest parts of ourselves to inspire healing and understanding. It’s not just about creating pretty pictures; it’s about creating meaning.
In our latest blog, Rob Gray (Director of CECAT) invites you beyond the usual with five therapeutic, and perhaps a bit unusual, art therapy exercises you can try right now. No artistic skill needed, just an open heart and a willingness to explore.
Working with Children and Art Therapy. What is the difference between play therapy and art therapy? How can these be combined and work together to provide the best support for your child? Art Therapy can help you understand your child better, unpack what your child is struggling with or needing guidance on. Play therapy can create a visual guide on what your child is coping with so you can be more supportive as a parent.
Watch the full video as Rob, Director of CECAT goes into more depth on the combination of Art Therapy and Play Therapy. Watch in full via: https://youtu.be/p9Zgj3ggZk4
21/10/2025
Art therapy is a psychotherapeutic practice that utilises the creative process –drawing, painting, collage, modelling, or writing – as a way to foster emotional expression, symbolic elaboration, and psychological healing when a patient faces psychological challenges. Its theoretical basis is rooted in psychoanalytic, humanist, and neuroscientific perspectives, which are based on the idea that language alone cannot always access especially traumatic memories that are stored implicitly (not consciously available), sensorially, and in fragments within a client. By creating a receptive environment with external tools, the individual can externalise internal states that are often difficult to express verbally, reconnecting body, emotion, symbol, and narrative.
Dive into the transformative world of art therapy as we explore the profound role of symbolism in healing and self-expression. In this video, we unravel how symbols, whether intentional or spontaneous, serve as powerful tools for understanding emotions, processing trauma, and fostering personal growth. From the use of primary shapes like circles and triangles to culturally significant symbols, discover how these elements can unlock deeper insights in therapeutic settings.
When you lose a loved one – a partner, a parent, a child – the world shifts on its axis. The grief that follows is a profound, often isolating experience that can feel impossible to put into words. People may ask, “How are you?” and all you can manage is a simple, “Not bad, yourself?” because explaining the crushing weight you feel is just too hard. For those moments when language fails, art therapy offers a lifeline.
Art Therapy for Couples: Bridging the Gap in Relationship Counselling
Relationships are among the most profound and challenging journeys we take in life. They involve a constant dance of shared experiences, emotions, and personal growth. For many, this journey is marked by unspoken words and missed connections, creating a gap of misunderstanding. However, as art therapists, we understand that the tools to bridge this divide are often found not only in direct conversation but also in the shared creative spirit, where unconscious and conscious ideas, fears, and wishes can surface. Art therapy provides a unique and powerful way to navigate the complexities of relationships, making a tangible difference in the lives of those seeking a deeper bond.
Want to know more? Our latest article explores how joint art-making exercises can help couples improve communication and strengthen their connection, transforming their journey together.
Do you want to train as an Art Therapist but are wondering how you can study to become one? In this video Rob Gray, director of CECAT, talks about what options are available to those wanting to become Art Therapists.
CECAT offers the option for students to study online or attend in-person sessions in locations around Australia and Kuala Lumpur. Find the full video by clicking here: https://youtu.be/FJ4hxGI1CWo
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Do you want to train as an Art Therapist but are wondering how you can study to become one? In this video, Rob Gray, director of CECAT, talks about what options are available to those wanting to become Art Therapists.
11/09/2025
The journey toward the end of life is often a final, profound passage—one that a person walks not only with their body, but with their spirit. While modern medicine excels at managing physical symptoms, the deepest human struggles—the fears and regrets of a lifetime, the unsaid goodbyes—often remain unspoken and unseen. This is where art therapy in palliative care offers a sacred and powerful path, a way to tend to the soul by giving form to the indescribable. It is here, at the threshold, that the creative process becomes a final, vital dialogue with the unconscious, allowing a person to find peace by integrating and letting go.
In our latest blog we delve into this unspoken dialogue and the power of art therapy in palliative care.
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Enjoy Introductory, Certificate and Diploma art therapy courses at the College for Educational and Clinical Art Therapy (CECAT).
At CECAT, we are committed to the training and development of art therapy around Australia and the world. For those unable to study at a University due to financial reasons, time restraints or distance limitations, our art therapy courses provide a solid foundation.
At CECAT, you can complete the entire course online (including Skype meetings). However, we highly recommend that you take advantage of our on-campus Intensives in an Australian city of your choice. See here for more details.
Why consider studying with CECAT?
Only four universities in Australia offer an art therapy program while university-based art therapy programs are not available in many countries. For students looking to enrich their therapy skills or those seeking to work professionally as art therapists, CECAT offers a quality education that can be completed from the convenience of your own home.
We have taught and served students from 30+ countries over the years. For instance, our students hail from Australia and New Zealand, Great Britain, Italy and Germany in Europe, USA and Canada in North America, Chile and Brazil in South America, Singapore, China and Malaysia in Asia, Pakistan and India in South East Asia, Zimbabwe and South Africa in Africa...
...join people from different walks of life and different corners of the globe, and unpack the power of art therapy today!
