June & July Newsletter

Written By Tania

Hello hello,

As winter sets in, it's the perfect time to gather together, reflect, and explore opportunities for growth and creativity. In this edition, you'll find details about our upcoming Group Supervision sessions, the important Professional Development on CPTSD in August, and inspiring Art Therapy offerings at The Creative C. I'm also delighted to warmly welcome our newest practitioner, Roberta Mantineo, and to highlight our versatile Art Therapy Studio Hire options. Additionally, we feature David Brooks' insightful book, How to Know a Person, for your winter reading.

Happy reading,
Tania

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What's Happening at ITT

Group Supervision – June & July Dates

Keep an eye on the ITT website for group supervision dates throughout 2025! The next online supervision sessions are scheduled for:

  • Thursday June19th @ 4:30pm
    Thursday July 24th @ 4:30pm

 

ITT website - Look out for group supervision dates 2025

https://www.integratedtraumatherapy.com.au/clinical-supervision-and-program-design


Participants of the Online supervision groups have been sharing the unique value they have gained by being part of this group.

The value of art making as a way of knowing and understanding continues to amaze practitioners. We can often forget it’s power and quality if we don’t engage in it ourselves which is easy enough when we are the ones offering to others in our work. Keep creative and making art for your wellbeing and nourishment.

No in person supervision groups are scheduled for this year, however if you are able to gather a group of practitioners and would like in person  (minimum of 4) sessions at The Creative Continuum in Warrandyte, please let me know by emailing me at info@integratedtraumatherapy.com.au

 

Look out for PD CPTSD in August

Online Professional Development

Understanding Complex Trauma; Applying Art therapy, Somatic Nervous System Principles and Support for you as the practitioner


This Professional development is designed for clinicians and Arts Therapists who would like to better understand how Complex Trauma presents in the nervous system, where to focus Art Therapy interventions, and how to best look after yourself as the practitioner. The 4 hours will involve Art making, discussion and reflective practice and theory.


Dates: Thursday, 21st August at 12:00pm

Where: Online

Time: 12pm -4pm

 

I will be offering this course 6 week course to those on my waiting list. June 2025 if you think any of your clients would benefit form attending this course please let them know.

New dates TBC

 

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ITT Offerings for 2025

Art therapy offerings at www.creativec.com.au/workshops

You or your clients maybe be interested to participate in the creative offering at CC. They range from art making and expression with options for some skill development to art therapy workshops for insight and self reflection.

Workshops coming up in June and July 2025 at CC

  • Art n soul last one for a while: June 21st

  • Mandala Mediation Online: Friday 13th June

  • Image to symbol Saturday: June 14th

 

Welcome

Roberta Mantineo to the ITT Team!

I'm excited to announce that Roberta Mantineo will be joining ITT from Saturday, June 14th.

Roberta is a compassionate, client-focused Somatic Therapist offering personalised support for individuals and families. Her flexible, practical approach integrates Somatic Experiencing, CBT, Person-Centred, and Trauma-Informed therapies. Roberta specialises in helping with anxiety, behavioural concerns, school-related stress, and life’s everyday challenges, empowering her clients with tools to build resilience and confidence.

Qualifications include:

  • Diploma of Counselling (APIC, 2022)
    (Advanced majors: Child Development, Family Therapy, Grief & Loss)

  • Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (Trauma-Informed, 2024)

  • Experienced School Counsellor

  • Member of ACA

Please join me in warmly welcoming Roberta!

Art Therapy Studio Hire

Looking for a space to host your own workshops or events? The Creative C offers studio hire for Thursdays, weeknights, and evenings, with options for full or half-day rentals.

The space includes:

  • A waiting room, kitchenette, and toilets

  • Extensive art equipment

  • Capacity for up to 20 participants

Whether you’re planning a one-off workshop or ongoing sessions, this versatile and well-equipped space is ideal. For more information, visit Creative C Studio Hire.

If you’d like to learn more about these exciting new offerings, feel free to reach out. Let’s make 2025 a year filled with creativity, connection, and healing!

Resources & Readings:

How to Know a Person by David Brooks


I've recently been inspired by the book How to Know a Person by David Brooks, which explores something close to my heart: the power of truly seeing and understanding another person. Brooks contrasts how we typically collect data and study groups objectively, through surveys, statistics, and social sciences, and how this approach can often overlook what makes each individual genuinely unique. Our imagination, creativity, emotions, intuitions, faith, and desires cannot fully be captured by generalised data.

This insight resonates with my experience as an Art Therapist. I experience Art Therapy uniquely valuing the authentic human experience, focusing on personal meaning and individual expression rather than relying on empirical numbers or data. And I believe that unlike data-driven methods, Art Therapy invites individuals to express their innermost worlds in a multidimensional and truthful way, giving space to the nuances and subtleties of human experience. This is something I’ve seen profoundly impact my clients, especially those who have felt unseen or misunderstood within traditional therapeutic and support systems. Many of my NDIS clients, for example, have expressed frustration at feeling reduced to categories or statistics, revealing the critical need for truly personalised understanding.

As Brooks points out, genuinely seeing and understanding another person requires time, attention, and compassion. He reminds us that the ability to truly "see" another lies at the heart of every meaningful human interaction, whether within families, friendships, workplaces, or our broader communities. Yet this deeply personal and creative act of connection remains one of our greatest collective challenges. So many people around us feel invisible, unheard, or misunderstood. I’m not sure there’s ever been a time in history when loneliness has been as widespread as it is today, a sobering reflection of our modern, individualistic society.

In my practice, I see Art Therapy addressing precisely this challenge. By placing authentic human connection at its core, it provides a space where individuals feel genuinely seen, heard, and understood, the qualities essential to healing, growth, and fulfilling relationships.

I highly recommend Brooks’ How to Know a Person for anyone seeking to deepen their connections, improve their relationships, and nurture a sense of belonging. It aligns beautifully with my commitment as an Art Therapist: to see each person deeply, to honour their unique journey, and to create spaces where genuine understanding can flourish.

Warmly,
Tania

Check out the ITT Resource Page

There is a selection of resources on the ITT resource page that maybe useful to you or your clients:

https://www.integratedtraumatherapy.com.au/resources


Have a look at the Creative C too:
https://www.creativec.com.au
The CC has studio hire for events on the weekends or evenings during the week.

Thank you for reading.

Take care,
Tania

Tania
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