About Us
Meet the Founder, Facilitator, and Supervisor:
Georgia Freebody
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Georgia Freebody is a artist, teacher and art therapist local to the inner-west of Sydney, Australia. Georgia is passionate about facilitating creative spaces for the wellbeing of learners of all ages.
​Georgia has over 24 years experience in education with 18 years classroom teaching, arts, and out of hours school programming experience (With a focus on early education and the primary school art curriculum). She spent another six years in educational settings running the TAP program. Georgia holds a professional registration as an art therapist with ANZACATA and is a visual artist with ongoing exhibitions and community arts events. The TAP program has a material risk assessment (updated biannually) and is run in accordance with the policies of the educational spaces participating, and the ethical guidelines of ANZACATA.
An arts-based study on Therapeutic Art Play, researched by Georgia, won the Western Sydney Medal of Academic Achievement for 2024. She works closely with children, teachers, family, and community to provide art working spaces for care and creativity. Georgia presently lectures and runs workshops for pre-service Primary school and Early Childhood teachers at the University of Sydney.
Meet the Team
​All TAP facilitators have experience working with children in diverse settings and hold current working with children checks. TAP facilitators receive rigorous coaching, groundwork, and ongoing supervision in TAP practices and principals, and are passionate, dedicated advocates for children, their stories, and experiences.
Meet Georgia Frew:
Georgia has a bachelor’s degree with first class honours in visual arts from the University of Sydney where she majored in sculpture and performance. She has received a diploma of counselling from TAFE and is currently undergoing a master’s in psychotherapy and counselling at Western Sydney University.
She has been working with children in various roles over the last decade and is committed to creating safe, nurturing, consistent and exciting spaces within which children can grow and learn. She is dedicated to being an attentive, gentle and reliable presence for the people in her care.
Georgia is working towards developing her own therapeutic practice where she can use her creativity and genuine care to generate inviting and secure spaces for people of all ages to heal and reconnect with themselves and others.
She loves painting, drawing, making music, writing, hiking, camping, swimming and working with people​
Meet Maddi McClelland:
Maddi has a Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education. She is passionate about working with children and committed to creating engaging learning experiences that nurture growth, discovery, and the development of skills and confidence.
Maddi has experience working as a gymnastics coach working with children aged 4-16 years old and has worked in early education with all age groups.
Maddi is from the central coast loves reading, gymnastics, exploring outside and wants to extend her interest in physical health and wellbeing as a personal trainer. She loves making art with children and teachers in the TAP program and looks forward to meeting you.
