Faculty
Cornelia Elbrecht
Founder and Director
BA. MA. (Art Ed), AThR; SEP Founder and Director of the Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy and School for Initiatic Art Therapy. Art Therapist, Practitioner & Trainer; Somatic Experiencing practitioner SEP; ANZACATA accredited supervisor; Professional Member ANZACATA, IEATA
Cornelia Elbrecht is a leader in ground breaking art therapy techniques with a particular focus on healing trauma. An art therapist with over 40 years experience she is a renowned author, educator and the Founder and Director of the Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy.
She studied at the School for Initiatic Therapy in the Black Forest, Germany and holds degrees in fine arts and arts education along with extensive postgraduate training in Jungian and Gestalt Therapy, Bioenergetics and at the Somatic Experiencing Training Institute (SETI).
Author of numerous books, she runs accredited online courses for art therapists, educators and mental health professionals looking to understand a body focused art therapy approach to trauma therapy.
Chris Storm
Faculty Member
MA.Ed (Experiential Learning & Development), BA (Sociology), Grad Dip Experiential Learning & Development; Grad Dip Counselling; Grad Cert Social Science (Male Family Violence); Dip. VET. Art Therapy Post Graduate studies: Cert. Initiatic Art Therapy, Cert. Clay Field Therapy, Dip.Sensorimotor Art Therapy, Cert Sandplay Therapy, Cert Child Centred Play Therapy; EMDR Therapy. Professional Associations: Professional member of ANZACATA (AThR); Clinical member ACA (Australian Counselling Association) and PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia); Board member of NTV (No To Violence). SEP Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
Location: Belmont; Victoria, Australia
+61 (0) 418 432 362
www.storminsight.com.au
chris@sensorimotorarttherapy.com
Chris is the director of Storm Insight, a private Sensorimotor Art Therapy practice. She specialises in Work at the Clay Field, and utilises Sensorimotor Art Therapy techniques to support children, women, men and families. She has completed her training as a trauma therapist with the Somatic Experiencing Institute SETI. She is a registered provider of therapeutic services for the NDIS. Areas of speciality include sexual assault, addiction issues, family violence, grief and loss. She is available for one to one counselling, groups, training and workshops, and is a registered supervisor with ANZACATA and ACA for professional/clinical supervision.
Chris has worked closely with the Institute of Sensorimotor Art Therapy for a number of years. She is authorised to teach the Certificate in Sensorimotor Art Therapy program and is available for accredited individual, Skype and group supervision.
Clare Jerdan
Faculty Member
M.A. Gestalt Therapy; B.Soc.Sc; AThR; Dip. Sensorimotor Art Therapy; Cert. Clay Field Therapy; Cert. Guided Drawing; Advanced Cert. Supervision; Cert IV Training and Assessment; EMDR. Professional Associations: Professional member of ANZACATA (AThR); Professional Member and Supervisor PACFA, GANZ, IEATA.
Location: Byron Bay; New South Wales, Australia
+61 (0) 435 398 859
clare@sensorimotorarttherapy.com
@artspsychotherapistonline
Clare has specialised in Clay Field Therapy and Guided Drawing, a Sensorimotor Art Therapy. She has assisted Cornelia extensively in the Clay Field training both in Australia and internationally and has a long affiliation with the Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy. She teaches the Introduction into Clay Field Therapy training. As a Gestalt practitioner, the innate wisdom of the body and the phenomenological approach of Sensorimotor Art Therapy are a natural fit. A background in Health Care and Counselling while working in hospitals and rehabs has given Clare extensive experience in life’s transitions, grief and loss, addiction and trauma.
Clare works predominately with adults using, EMDR, Psychology, Guided Drawing, Breath Work, Somatics and Clay Field art therapy practices. However working with children using Sensorimotor Art Therapy is particularly rewarding.
Professor Heinz Deuser
Founder of Work at the Clay Field®
Location: Black Forest; Germany
www.tonfeld.de institute@tonfeld.de
Heinz Deuser is the founder of Work at the Clay Field. Over the past 40 years he has established a number of Clay Field Therapy training institutes in Germany. He was the first professor for art therapy in Germany and taught for close to 20 years at the Fachhochschule für Kunsttherapie in Nürtigen. He is the founder and director of the Institute für Haptische Gestaltbildung (Institute for Haptic Gestalt Formation) in Germany.
Prof Deuser has worked closely with Cornelia Elbrecht since his inception of the clay field and teaches masterclasses as a guest lecturer at the Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy (also available online). He has contributed greatly to the development of Clay Field Therapy.
