Mark lectures in Counselling at The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle Campus. He specialises in family and couples counselling, supervision, and facilitating personal growth. He is also the director of the Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia. He has been conducting training courses in Expressive Therapies around Australia since 1989, and in Asia since 2001.

He has completed studies in Transpersonal Psychology with Dr Stanislav Grof, holds a Masters in Education, majoring in Behaviour Management, and is currently completing PhD research on multiple intelligence theory and the therapeutic alliance in counselling.

He is the co-author of: Emotional First-Aid For Children (1991), Emotional Release For Children (1995), Sandplay & Symbol Work (2001), and Using Expressive Arts to Work with Mind, Body and Emotion (2009). He is also the author of Emotional Healing & Self-Esteem (1998) and for adults: From Healing To Awakening (1991), The Healing Journey (1997) and the new programs for schools and agencies: The Innerspace Programs (2006).

Mark’s peer-reviewed articles are available via http://researchonline.nd.edu.au/