Practitioners
We are an experienced group of skilled practitioners who have expertise in facilitating creative processes and techniques to offer you a wide range of creative experiences
Tania Virgona
MA (ATh.R), M.A.C.A, SEP, BA Fine Art
Trauma Therapist and Art Psychotherapist
Tania is an Art Psychotherapist and SEP with training in SE Touch Skills, modules 1 & 2 and online webinars in the Attachment and Trauma Mastery program by Diane Poole Heller. Her private practice in Melbourne offers individual consultations for children, adults and couples who seek therapy for change, repair and regulation in their life. Art therapy is available for self exploration working with the Expressive Therapy Continuum, the Clayfield, Guided Drawing, Sand-tray and Dream exploration in conjunction with SE principles and SE touch.
Workshops on offer from her studio are, Drawing for Regulation, Expressive Play with Collage, Art as Process and trauma informed Mindfulness and Tai Chi classes. Since completing ‘Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes,’ with Maggie Kline, she facilitates SE groups for children who have experienced family violence to help children increase their body awareness and access healthy self protective and defence responses to recovery from shock trauma. Tania also works as a clinical Art therapist and SEP in Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol within a hospital setting where she runs Art psychotherapy groups to increase patients’ capacity to embody an experience of safety and the authentic Self.
Over the past 10 years Tania has worked in the Family Violence sector where she initiated the Children’s Therapeutic Program using art therapy and has had the opportunity to co-facilitate the Peek-a-boo program, which was designed for mothers and their babies to repair attachment ruptures caused by family violence. Tania has also worked with war veterans, sex offenders and refugees.
Integrated Trauma Therapy
www.integratedtraumatherapy.com.au
Art Psychotherapist / Somatic Experiencing Practitioner / Clinical Supervisor
ATh.R, SEP, M.A.C.A
@ The Creative Continuum
2/2 Colin Ave, Warrandyte 3113
www.creativec.com.au
tania@taniavirgona.com.au
0421 808 401
Sara Moshenrose
PgDipPsy – Clinical Psychology, MSc – Psychology, BA - Philosophy
Clinical Psychologist, Accredited EMDR Practitioner, Hakomi Graduate, Medicare Provider
Sara has been with the Creative Continuum since July 2023. She is an AHPRA registered Clinical Psychologist with over 12 years of experience. Sara has a passion for offering experiences of transformative healing and change. She believes that all human beings have the innate ability to heal and live lives of deeper fulfilment and meaning. She has a special focus in the delivery and application of Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) and Mindfulness-Centred Somatic Psychotherapy (Hakomi), and has been integrating these transformative therapies into her work since 2015.
Sara takes a person-centred, holistic approach with her work and is also trained in a number of other therapies including: Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS), Interpersonal Neurobiology (Mindsight Institute), Integrative Treatment for Attachment Trauma, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Clients and colleagues have described Sara’s approach as gentle, compassionate, supportive, and intuitive - with a dash of humour.
Sara is also available for supervision sessions. She has advanced knowledge in the application of EMDR Therapy, particularly with complex presentations, attachment injury and early, pre-verbal trauma. She loves supporting other therapists and allied health professionals and takes a person-centred, holistic approach to supervision.
If you have a current GP referral, Sara can offer Medicare subsidised therapy sessions. She is happy to offer non-medicare therapy sessions as well. Sara has increased her office hours on Thursdays at the Creative Continuum and has availability for new clients. If you would like to make an enquiry, Sara can be reached on sara.moshenrose.therapy@gmail.com.
Angus Blackburn
Artist and Community Arts Worker
MA Performance Studies, BA & Honours Fine Arts RMIT, Grad Dip Edu
angus@creativec.com.au
0434 158 117
‘The eye, the mind, the soul, each has its own perspective.’
– Māori proverb(to te kanohi, tona kite. to te hinengaro, tona kite. to te wairua, tona kite)
Born in New Zealand, Angus has been living in Melbourne since 1984. Angus is an experienced visual artist with a rich background in performance art, installation, and painting. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Painting, with Honours from R.M.I.T. (1997), a Master of Art in Performance Studies from Victoria University, Melbourne (2002), and a Graduate Diploma of Education (Visual Art, Secondary) from the University of Melbourne. His recent solo exhibitions include 'Hope Street' and 'M25' at CARNI, Preston, Melbourne, and the collaborative project 'Bootstrappers' at Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway. Angus has exhibited his work internationally and has been featured in various art publications.
Angus is known for his innovative art projects, often incorporating interdisciplinary approaches. His past exhibitions have explored the intersection of art, performance, and installation, creating thought-provoking experiences for audiences. Currently, Angus is developing a series of mono prints that explore identity through portraiture, a project he plans to exhibit in 2024.
In addition to his artistic endeavours, Angus has 18 years of experience as a program manager in community services. His work in the for-purpose sector has been marked by innovative, inclusive, and strengths-based approaches, always striving to meet the needs of the community. With his unique blend of skills and experiences in the arts, education, community, and hospitality, Angus is well-equipped to serve as a facilitator for Heart and Soul and is looking forward to the opportunity to continue the great work of the Heart and Soul activity.
He loves to explore/experiment with new techniques. He uses art to express himself personally, to relax and have fun.
Natasha Hund
Natasha Hund is a play specialist and holistic counselor who has dedicated her career to creating playful and compassionate environments. With years of experience working in healthcare, early childhood, and community settings, she has developed a deep understanding of the power of play to promote healing, connection, and personal growth. Natasha takes pride in the fact that many of her job titles have included the word "play," and she brings this playful spirit to all of her workshops and sessions. As the facilitator of this workshop, she is committed to helping participants connect with their inner child and unlock their creativity in a safe and supportive space
Bridget Agius
Bridget Agius
Creative Spiritual/ Vocational Counsellor
Bridget offers support in listening to and following your Spirit.
From a place of deep listening, Bridget may invite you to use creative mediums such as drawing, music or gesture to listen, express and explore. The aim is to notice and trust your own inner wisdom.
Bridget is available for small group facilitation & private sessions. Connections can be made in various mutually comfortable places – face to face, online, private room, walking (along Warrandyte river or Lilydale Lake), at cafes etc.
Bridget’s book, I Am Calling You’, is under her alias name of ‘Unnamed Woman’ (In solidarity with all unnamed/ unknown women)
https://pegasuspublishers.com/books/unnamed-woman/i-am-calling-you
Bridget’s formal resume is available on request.
0432 490 252
Creative C, Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia
Susan Wirth
Artist and Community Arts Worker
Grad dip in Art therapy, BA Fine Arts (VCA)
Hello fellow creatives,
My name is Susan Wirth and I am an artist and community arts worker.
I believe in art making’s capacity to connect aspects of our unique selves sometimes lost in our busy lives. This creative practise can instil a feeling of well being and purpose while renewing a sense of hope, vitality and connection.
Next year I am facilitating Open Studio sessions weekly at the Creative Continuum Studio. My aim for these sessions is to provide a safe and supportive space for people to become absorbed in a creative process within a gentle, non judgemental environment. Whether your creative needs are for personal expression, idea generation, concept development, or support to realise projects through accessing resources. I bring my experience working across a range of materials and methods through my art training and community arts practise to provide practical assistance and support. I worked for over ten years in community settings focusing on mental health recovery through art making, I also hold a a BFA from Victorian College of the Arts and Grad dip in Art therapy from Latrobe, and currently work in aged care with people who are experiencing dementia.
Lisa Toscher
Lisa is a Midlife Transitions Coach who helps women feel seen, heard and hugely celebrated. Through profound acceptance she gives women permission to unlock conditioning and old habits that have dampened their joy and invites them to explore their deepest desires so they get to fully flourish in life. Lisa is the creator of the Radiant Midlife Woman: a 6 week slow & deep dive course into reconnecting with your innate radiance.
Lisa’s personal 30+ year journey of self-discovery and experience as a birth doula, death doula and midwife lead to her becoming a Midlife Transitions Coach, igniting a passion to be a facilitator of transformation for midlife women (45-65ish years). The Metamorphic Woman is her online coaching portal of profound acceptance during times of transience through platforms of play and pleasure.
“When a woman is happy & fulfilled, those around her share the rewards. A gratified woman can be the source of a whole community’s joy and prosperity.”
Regena Thomashauer, Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts
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