Romi Kupfer

Art Therapist, Counsellor and Clinic Manager

Romi Kupfer is a creative arts therapist and counsellor with over 10 years of experience working with children, adolescents and young adults in artistic settings. Romi is passionate about connecting and working alongside young people with diverse backgrounds and abilities. She is particularly driven by supporting young people during difficult periods and transitional stages in their lives. Romi is passionate about supporting young people to find their voice and hold agency for themselves through the creative arts. 

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Mental health awareness is a strong value and passion of Romi's, and through her artistic practice, has had an enormous impact on the work that she creates and the spaces that she holds for others. She recognises the power creative arts has in fostering, connecting and supporting young people and feels privileged to be able to provide this support to individuals and groups. 

Romi has completed her youth mental health first aid training alongside other mental health courses. She has also written for the Arts Wellbeing Collective magazine, a mental health initiative run by Arts Centre Melbourne. Romi has volunteered in the wards at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Romi is a graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts and has facilitated workshops with theatre companies such as: Arena Theatre Company, Polyglot Theatre, Back to Back Theatre, Regional Arts Victoria, House of Muchness and Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre. She has also worked in schools across both primary and secondary, in mainstream and flexible learning environments. 

Romi's specialises in using different art forms to support the creative expression of her patients. These include but are not limited to: writing, drawing, painting, crafting, movement, dance, song, and drama. She aims to use her extensive experience in the creative arts and arts facilitation, to support her patients to live a meaningful and fulfilling life.

Graduate Diploma of Therapeutic Arts Practice

Graduate Diploma of Counselling

Master of Directing for Performance

Bachelor of Performing Arts (Honours)

Registered Counsellor - Australian Counselling Association (ACA) 

Romi sees children, adolescents, young adults and parents.  

Romi consults the following hours:

Fridays 1.30pm - 6pm

Saturdays 9am - 6pm

Sundays (fortnightly) 9am - 1.30pm 

Romi also offers creative arts therapy group programs on Monday afternoons

For more information view our programs.

ADHD

Adjustment and life transition challenges

Anxiety, worries and fears

Autism

Behavioural problems and discipline

Body image and weight issues

Boundary settings

Depression

Disability

Gender

Grief and loss

Identity

Learning and motivation issues

LGBTIQA+

Low mood and mood disturbance

Low self-esteem

Neurodiversity

Relationship and social issues

Sexuality 

Trauma