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Art Therapist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what art therapists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most art therapists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Art therapist with a person-centred approach to using creative practice as a therapeutic tool. Experienced in assessing client needs, facilitating individual and group sessions, and supporting people through grief, trauma, and stress. Committed to evidence-based, trauma-informed care and ongoing professional development within the Australian mental health sector.
Key skills
- Patient care and support
- Clinical assessment and treatment
- Care planning and coordination
- Counselling and support work
- Health education and advice
- Cliniko
- Coreplus
- Coviu
- Zoom
- Microsoft Office
- Empathy and interpersonal care
- Written communication
- Attention to detail
Experience: example bullet points
- Conducted comprehensive psychosocial assessments for new clients, identifying emotional and psychological needs and developing individualised care plans in collaboration with treating teams.
- Facilitated weekly group art therapy sessions for up to eight participants, adapting creative activities to support expression, coping, and connection.
- Guided clients in using a range of art materials and techniques, helping them explore feelings and build practical strategies for managing stress and trauma.
- Maintained confidential client records and progress notes, documenting observations and session outcomes within 24 hours to support continuity of care.
- Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of five clinicians to coordinate care, share insights from clients' creative work, and adjust therapeutic approaches as needed.
Education
Master of Art Therapy (or equivalent postgraduate qualification) from an accredited Australian university, following a bachelor degree in a related field such as visual arts, psychology, counselling, or social work.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Art therapy
- Allied health
- Mental health
- Trauma-informed care
- Person-centred
- Clinical assessment
- Care planning
- Group facilitation
- Progress notes
- Confidentiality
- ANZACATA
- NDIS
- Coviu
- Cliniko
- Coreplus
- Psychosocial assessment
- Counselling
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.