A weekend workshop for professionals
who have completed Part 1

This workshop is designed for counsellors and therapists who have completed part one of the Intro to Art Therapy or as a refresher for Art Therapists who wish to earn CPD points. 

Day one is a deeper dive into Art Therapy techniques, including group exercises. 

Day two is a symbol and sand tray workshop.
Sand tray allows for the projective expression of one's inner world, involving the creation of miniature scenes and stories within the safe space of the tray, which allow the client to externalise and understand their inner world. 

Everyone will take home a sand tray to use with their clients, and will receive a certificate of completion of the course. 

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When: 16/17 January 2027

Where: Tamborine Village, South East Queensland.

Cost: $550 Earlybird $500 (if paid by Friday 18th December 2026) 

Limited to 6 participants. Morning tea provided, please bring your own lunch.

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Jen Chester is an experienced Arts Therapist, having worked in clinical practice and also lectured in Arts Therapy at the Ikon Institute for 7 years at Advanced Diploma, Graduate Diploma and Bachelor levels.

She initially trained at Ikon in the transpersonal Art Therapy model established by Dr. Raphael Locke, an anthropologist, psychoanalyst, consciousness researcher and initiated Iroquois shaman, then lectured at Ikon as the course transformed into a more clinical model, rounding out her training at UQ with the Masters of Mental Health, Art Therapy major. 

​She combines the transpersonal and clinical models into a holistic trauma informed  experiential psychotherapeutic approach utilising a range of creative modalities. 

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