Art Therapy Certificate Course
The Certificate Course offers a comprehensive education in art therapy across 10 in-depth modules — working through everything from projective drawings and life scripts to Jungian technique, group work, and creative mind ordering, alongside your face-to-face Intensive with Rob.
But the modules give you far more than theory — they turn you into your own client first. As you work through each one, you’ll use your own art to uncover unconscious material, sit with what surfaces, and make sense of it. Many students tell me this self-insight was worth the entire course on its own, long before the certificate ever mattered. To get the most from it, give your images real time — at least one to two hours each, with even more for the reflection afterwards. Rush it, and you’ll miss what art therapy is really about; slow down, and you’ll feel exactly why it’s worth every minute.
Once you’ve completed the Certificate Course, you’re eligible to enrol in the Diploma Course.
In preparation for the course, please read through the following...
Set Your Environment
- An open schedule. Undistracted time.
- An uncluttered study space.
- A friend who makes themselves available for a quick chat when necessary.
- Your phone off or on silent.
Gather Your Materials
In general, you'll need the following:
- A4 paper, A3 paper and/or Canvasses
- Drawing and Painting Tools such as coloured pencils, oil or soft crayons, brushes, watercolours or acrylic paint.
- Clay (Module 5)
- Shoebox, scissors, glue, sticky tape, egg carton and other materials of your choice such as pipe cleaners, paddle pop sticks, cotton wool, etc. (Module 7)
- Old magazines (Module 9)
Helpful Tip:
When working with abstract images, the layering of colours is essential. With clients, I find I don't have enough time between the drying of different layers. For this reason, I use Caran d ’Ache Neocolor I oil crayons during my sessions. Although a little expensive (available online), I highly recommend buying yourself a set of 15 or 30 crayons.
They're great for layering different levels of colour without becoming messy as normal oil crayons tend to do, and they also tend to last for a long time.
