Camilla Maling
Art Therapist, Somatic Psychotherapist
Camilla Maling
Coburg, Melbourne VIC 3058
In Person + Online Therapy Australia-wide
Philosophy & Vision
I believe in a warm, creative and multisensory approach to therapy – one that welcomes curiosity, the known and unknown, the verbal and non-verbal. By blending arts-based and body-based practices, you have the freedom to express your various ways of being and knowing, giving voice to internal states. Through making, sensing, moving, playing, drawing and chatting, we explore, unpack and reconfigure the stuff that matters to you. Listening closely to what arises, we give space, find pathways and generate strategies to support your agency in your health.
This is somatic, creative, educational psychotherapy for adults and young people seeking:
*Support with stress, anxiety, overwhelm, fatigue, chronic pain or disconnection
*An alternative therapeutic approach to explore physical, emotional and behavioural patterns
*Understanding & support for neurodivergence through embodied and multi-sensory practice
Background
I’m a therapist, educator & movement/sonic artist specialising in somatics & creative practices. I synthesise a Masters in Creative Arts Therapy with a Somatic Movement Educator (Body-Mind Centering®) certification & several decades of research, performance & teaching in movement/dance practices, yoga, improvisation, story-telling & sound design. I’ve been in private practice since 2008, I’m Co-Director of Melbourne-based educational therapeutics provider Live Particle, I dance with improvisation duo LIPS and have published work on creativity, embodiment & education. In 2014, I founded pioneering Melbourne-based yoga & movement studio, The Yoga Lab. My early career was as an Arts Journalist & Documentary Maker for Radio New Zealand.
Services
Sessions can be studio-based, roaming, in-person or online.
Areas of Interest
Accreditations
- Masters in Creative Arts Therapy - 2022 - MIECAT
- Somatic Movement Educator (BMC) - 2026 - Somatic Education Australasia
- E-RYT 500+ Registration - 2012 - Yoga Alliance
- Anusara Yoga Therapy Training - 2009 - Singapore
- Diploma in Anatomy & Physiology - 2007-2009 - Oxford College, UK
- Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism - 1999 - Canterbury University, NZ
- Bachelor of Arts - 1996-1998 - Canterbury University, NZ
Modalities
Art Therapy - Creative Arts Therapy - Meditation - Somatic Psychotherapy - Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Therapy Approach
Wayfinding sessions are relational and emergent - attending to what’s live in the moment while staying closely aligned to personal experience and goals. We might use tactile objects, movement & somatic inquiry, creative arts practices, play-based activities, breath work, meditation, music and reflective dialogue to investigate personal narrative, emotions and physical/behavioural patterns. This multimodal practice enables key content to be sensed, felt, known and potentially transformed. Through our collaborative conversation we compile a dynamic creative language and a collection of practices that speak to you, your life and your experience. A ‘toolkit’ emerges to support your self-understanding, wellbeing, resilience and positive change.
Professional Associations
- Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association
Practice Locations
Ergo Yoga
1 Benson St
Coburg VIC 3058
There is 1-2hr public parking available in the streets around Ergo Yoga Space.
Appointments
Private Session Availability:
Wednesdays: 7:30 - 9am & 3-6pm
Thursdays: 8:30 - 12:30pm
I'm more than happy to have an initial chat about what you need and how I might support you.
Fees & Insurance
My fees are based on the NDIA Art Therapy rates. To support accessibility, a concession rate is available for individuals or families with a Victorian Concession Card & for those privately funded, I offer a sliding scale.
NDIS code: 15_610_0128_1_3.
Payment Options
With NDIS Support:
60min: $156
90min: $234
For privately funded individuals & families - sliding scale:
60min: $125 - $156
90min: $187 - $234
I accept cash on appointment, or direct bank transfer.
Contact Camilla
Please contact me for more information