Catharsis

Industry-Accredited College for Holistic Therapists and Training Provider of Award Winning Courses.

Join our movement to transform the landscape of Mental Health and Wellbeing, and gain a Practitioner Certificate in Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapies (HICAT)

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

Explorers

Interested in using creativity to help themselves & others

This Practitioner Certificate will enable you to reach a large audience of people who don't respond to traditional forms of mental health approaches. You will help many diverse ranges of people and cultures that find it easier to communicate through creative therapies.

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You may have experienced the positive effects of creativity for yourself or others, or are interested in this field of helping people through the creative process to improve their emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical health wealth.

Leaders

Change-makers paving the way

You may be searching for a honourable profession that helps a diverse range of people and allows you to create a niche for yourself in the Holistic field, work independently as a contractor, or add a complementary element to your community and to the Health and Wellbeing field.

Warriors

Professionals working in the mental health & wellbeing sector

WHAT WILL I GET FROM THE COURSE?

We cover the theory and practice of many different creative approaches where you will directly experience the positive impact of these therapies on your own life, and the lives of others. All course resources are available 24/7 and you can access them long after you have completed the course.

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What I gained from the HICAT course

WHAT STUDY OPTIONS ARE THERE?

Whether you are studying on-line or on-campus, each module can be easily completed while you are working full time, part time, or stay-at-home. We also give extra time if needed.

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Study on-campus (Auckland)

Study face to face in Auckland over a 6 month period. Next start date is 27th January - 15 June 2025.

Course cost $3,500

Study on-line

On-line portal available 24/7 to NZ and International students with support via online weekly meetups.

Course cost $2,400 or $250 per month

WHERE WILL THIS COURSE TAKE ME?

The beauty of the Practitioners Certificate in Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapies is that you can apply the tools and skills in many different areas. Some of them are;

NEURODIVERSE

The special gifts these people bring will find a home with creativity that will give them an outlet to express themselves and communicate the ways of their beautiful soul.

TAMARIKI

Show our Children through creativity how to manage their own emotions and behaviour, manage stress, enhance self-identity and self-confidence. The tools will endure through their lifetime.

INDIGENOUS, MINORITY & IMMIGRANTS

Help to connect and communicate in the ways of our Ancestors, that honours the person, connects to the heart, and speaks the language of Creativity we are born with and understand.

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MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SECTOR

Bring change into this industry by providing alternative ways of connecting, sharing and healing. Provide the tools to self-empower individuals to take charge of their lives.

CORPORATE

The Corporate World can often contain highly stressed individuals and toxic work environments that leads to stagnation. Creativity helps them to release stress and find a way back to increasing work life balance and harmony.

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KAUMĀTUA

Our Elderly are the living carriers of our history, wisdom, and knowledge. Yet they may experience loneliness, loss, change of identity and health and wellbeing challenges. Creativity allows them to have an outlet and gain some relief.

NICHE

The wonderful aspect of creativity is that you can implement the tools from this course to design your own workshops and target areas that are underserved in the community or that interest you. You can focus on areas that you are passionate about.

WHAT QUALIFICATION WILL I GAIN?

The Practitioners Certificate in Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapies is Internationally and Industry-Accredited. You can use the title Creative Therapist, Creative Arts Facilitator or HICAT (Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy) Practitioner.

Graduates of the Practitioners Certificate in Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapies can;

Join the HICAT Association (It is free to join and provides on-going support and networking),
Acquire Professional Membership with the International Institute for Complementary Therapists and access indemnity insurance,
Join as a Practitioner with the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine or
Become a member of the International Association of Therapists (IAOTH) who are dedicated to the betterment of humanity.

Here's what students have said about the HICAT course

”I found HICAT at a transitional and exploratory point in my life and I am so glad I did. It has added to my personal and professional life more than I could have wished for and I am so grateful for all I have learnt about how holistic creative arts modalities can increase self-awareness, healing and well-being. I look forward to taking this knowledge with me into the future and will always be grateful for what HICAT has brought to my life..”

- Tess

”This course has changed me deeply. I was struggling to send the last module, because I didn't want it to end. It has brought me lots of tools to live my life with plenitude, creativity, reassurance, love and peace. It has made me connect with others in a genuine and healing way. It has connected me with my real self in a gentle way. It has teach me so many things... I feel like I am falling in a marvellous rabbit hole full of possibilities. I am going to miss it soooooo much. But this is the end of a journey and the beginning of a new, amazing one. Adventures are waiting!”

- Luna