Meet the IDT Team
Irena Stenner - Wellington
I discovered IDT in 1996. I was a trained art therapist at the time. After doing one IDT foundation course I was hooked and attended one of the first Advanced courses that Russell Withers, the founder of IDT, offered. I have consistently used IDT it as my main modality since then. In 2010 I decided to become an IDT teacher and completed the teacher training two years later. I have since then taught many IDT courses and continue to love the modality. In the past few years I have become increasingly interested in learning more about including the body in the therapeutic process and in combining IDT with a somatic approach. This has led me to become a student of craniosacral therapy. My practice is a now a combination of IDT, mindfulness and body intelligence.
I am member of NZAC. I am currently working for Wellington Sexual Abuse HELP with individual clients, I run workshops and provide supervision. irenastenner0@gmail.com
I discovered IDT in 1996. I was a trained art therapist at the time. After doing one IDT foundation course I was hooked and attended one of the first Advanced courses that Russell Withers, the founder of IDT, offered. I have consistently used IDT it as my main modality since then. In 2010 I decided to become an IDT teacher and completed the teacher training two years later. I have since then taught many IDT courses and continue to love the modality. In the past few years I have become increasingly interested in learning more about including the body in the therapeutic process and in combining IDT with a somatic approach. This has led me to become a student of craniosacral therapy. My practice is a now a combination of IDT, mindfulness and body intelligence.
I am member of NZAC. I am currently working for Wellington Sexual Abuse HELP with individual clients, I run workshops and provide supervision. irenastenner0@gmail.com
Mary Brownlow - Wellington
Mary is an artist, Art Therapist, she lives in Wellington, NZ. Trained in fine art receiving a B.F.A. from The College of Art and Design, Nova Scotia, Canada 1978, then an M.A. in Art Therapy, from Ursuline College, Cleveland, Ohio 1991. Mary specializes in child therapy, family work with experience in areas of Illness/Death/Bereavement, Family Break-up, Addictions, Eating Disorders, Developmental & Adjustment Disorders, Refugee/cultural displacement and Trauma. She currently is employed at Te Omanga Hospice and runs a private practice. Professional memberships are with NZAC, Australia New Zealand Art Therapy Association.
Mary began using IDT in 1994 integrating IDT with Art Therapy and Sand tray modalities, and now practices IDT with individuals and groups, in supervision/with supervisees. Mary teaches IDT courses since becoming a trainer in 2012. marybrownlow2@gmail.com
Mary is an artist, Art Therapist, she lives in Wellington, NZ. Trained in fine art receiving a B.F.A. from The College of Art and Design, Nova Scotia, Canada 1978, then an M.A. in Art Therapy, from Ursuline College, Cleveland, Ohio 1991. Mary specializes in child therapy, family work with experience in areas of Illness/Death/Bereavement, Family Break-up, Addictions, Eating Disorders, Developmental & Adjustment Disorders, Refugee/cultural displacement and Trauma. She currently is employed at Te Omanga Hospice and runs a private practice. Professional memberships are with NZAC, Australia New Zealand Art Therapy Association.
Mary began using IDT in 1994 integrating IDT with Art Therapy and Sand tray modalities, and now practices IDT with individuals and groups, in supervision/with supervisees. Mary teaches IDT courses since becoming a trainer in 2012. marybrownlow2@gmail.com
Gillian Hunt (Senior Teacher) - Palmerston North
As a beginning counsellor I encountered IDT in the mid-1990s. I loved the IDT way of working and enjoyed attending all the trainings. I’m now an IDT counsellor, therapist, supervisor and teacher. I work in private practice and see a full range of clients with an equally full range of issues. My interest in how to use IDT has expanded over time to include working with individuals, couples and families, and with specific issues such as trauma. I enjoy the energy that IDT generates in the counselling room, and the frequent surprise of unexpected insights. It’s also useful that IDT helps the client reveal and record their own wisdom, which they then can take home with them.
Gillian is a member of MNZAC and has a Postgrad Dip Ed (Guidance and Counselling). She is an accredited IDT Teacher, Trainer and Supervisor. gillybh@gmail.com
As a beginning counsellor I encountered IDT in the mid-1990s. I loved the IDT way of working and enjoyed attending all the trainings. I’m now an IDT counsellor, therapist, supervisor and teacher. I work in private practice and see a full range of clients with an equally full range of issues. My interest in how to use IDT has expanded over time to include working with individuals, couples and families, and with specific issues such as trauma. I enjoy the energy that IDT generates in the counselling room, and the frequent surprise of unexpected insights. It’s also useful that IDT helps the client reveal and record their own wisdom, which they then can take home with them.
Gillian is a member of MNZAC and has a Postgrad Dip Ed (Guidance and Counselling). She is an accredited IDT Teacher, Trainer and Supervisor. gillybh@gmail.com
Florence Ee - Brisbane
Florence is an IDT trainer in Brisbane. Her teaching philosophy is mirrored in her training mantra: "I am resourceful. I am mindful. I am curious. I am compassionate". Florence has been teaching IDT since 2012 and her area of speciality is working with children and adolescents. She runs the Brisbane IDT Peer Group and provides online supervision.
With qualifications in psychology and counselling, she is currently providing counselling at a community based sexual assault service. She uses IDT as her main framework in her counselling sessions. Florence is a clinical member of the Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). When she has time, you can find her reading, doodling with her crayons or running her Mindful Doodles activities. florence_ee@yahoo.com.au
BIT (USQ)
BSc(Psychology) (USQ)
Master of Counselling (QUT)
Florence is an IDT trainer in Brisbane. Her teaching philosophy is mirrored in her training mantra: "I am resourceful. I am mindful. I am curious. I am compassionate". Florence has been teaching IDT since 2012 and her area of speciality is working with children and adolescents. She runs the Brisbane IDT Peer Group and provides online supervision.
With qualifications in psychology and counselling, she is currently providing counselling at a community based sexual assault service. She uses IDT as her main framework in her counselling sessions. Florence is a clinical member of the Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). When she has time, you can find her reading, doodling with her crayons or running her Mindful Doodles activities. florence_ee@yahoo.com.au
BIT (USQ)
BSc(Psychology) (USQ)
Master of Counselling (QUT)
Annette Coulter - Sydney
Annette is an art psychotherapist, published author, and practicing artist. She has practiced IDT since 2007 and began teaching in 2012. She enjoys the interface between IDT and art therapy, specialising in work with children, adolescents, families and couples. Annette is an accredited supervisor with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, a registered family therapist and a professional member of the Australian, New Zealand, Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association. She has experience in child mental health, adolescent family community welfare, residential schools, disability and corrective services. She runs a private practice offering supervision, consultation and arts psychotherapy education.
MAAEd(Art Psychotherapy) PgDipArtThy DipFineArt AThR(Aust&NZ) ATR(USA) KATR(Korea)
Publications include: The Introductory Guide to Art Therapy, 2014; Art Therapy ‘Down Under’, 2016; Family Art Therapy, 2015; Art Therapy with Transient Youth, 2012; Returning from a War Zone, 2008; Couple Art Therapy, 2007. annettecoulter@bigpond.com
www.artpsychotherapy.com.au
Annette is an art psychotherapist, published author, and practicing artist. She has practiced IDT since 2007 and began teaching in 2012. She enjoys the interface between IDT and art therapy, specialising in work with children, adolescents, families and couples. Annette is an accredited supervisor with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, a registered family therapist and a professional member of the Australian, New Zealand, Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association. She has experience in child mental health, adolescent family community welfare, residential schools, disability and corrective services. She runs a private practice offering supervision, consultation and arts psychotherapy education.
MAAEd(Art Psychotherapy) PgDipArtThy DipFineArt AThR(Aust&NZ) ATR(USA) KATR(Korea)
Publications include: The Introductory Guide to Art Therapy, 2014; Art Therapy ‘Down Under’, 2016; Family Art Therapy, 2015; Art Therapy with Transient Youth, 2012; Returning from a War Zone, 2008; Couple Art Therapy, 2007. annettecoulter@bigpond.com
www.artpsychotherapy.com.au
Frauke Hobbs - Adelaide
Frauke studied and worked in the field of Social Science and Counselling (MA Social Science/Counselling) in her native Germany and in Australia. She has always had a passion for working with young people and utilising creative-expressive approaches in empowering people to reach their full potential, including drama and action methods and Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT). In South Australia Frauke has also worked in the area of personal and vocational counselling and training, especially with young people at risk. She started assisting young people with emerging mental health issues and joined the national youth mental health initiative ‘headspace’ in regional South Australia. Here she has worked in a range of clinical and leadership positions and assisted many young people and families through counselling and therapy.
Frauke started practicing IDT in early 2011. She now works with this modality in private practice and contributes to the development of IDT theory and practice through a Custodian Group and research into the use and benefits of IDT.
Frauke studied and worked in the field of Social Science and Counselling (MA Social Science/Counselling) in her native Germany and in Australia. She has always had a passion for working with young people and utilising creative-expressive approaches in empowering people to reach their full potential, including drama and action methods and Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT). In South Australia Frauke has also worked in the area of personal and vocational counselling and training, especially with young people at risk. She started assisting young people with emerging mental health issues and joined the national youth mental health initiative ‘headspace’ in regional South Australia. Here she has worked in a range of clinical and leadership positions and assisted many young people and families through counselling and therapy.
Frauke started practicing IDT in early 2011. She now works with this modality in private practice and contributes to the development of IDT theory and practice through a Custodian Group and research into the use and benefits of IDT.
