ANZACATA

What ANZACATA does

ANZACATA Co. Ltd. (ABN 63 072 954 388) is the self-regulating peak professional body for creative arts therapists across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia/Pacific region, founded in 2018 and operating from North Brighton, Victoria with a 12-person part-time team. It sets and enforces professional standards for art therapy, dance movement therapy, dramatherapy and creative writing therapy, granting the AThR and CAThR registered post-nominals to qualified Master's-level (AQF/NZQF Level 9) practitioners who complete 750 supervised clinical placement hours, ongoing supervision and 25 hours of CPD annually.

The core platform runs on Wild Apricot membership software and consists of a member portal (myANZACATA), public Find a Therapist and Find a Supervisor directories, the JoCAT peer-reviewed journal produced with Western Sydney University, the ANZACATA Shop for publications and event recordings, and an events programme delivered via Zoom. Revenue is generated from recurring annual membership subscriptions (Student AUD 49-51, Subscription AUD 93), a one-off AUD 90 Practising membership application fee, paid workshops and webinars (AUD 50-500), and modest shop sales; ANZACATA Co. Ltd. is structured as a company limited by guarantee and does not have external investors.

ANZACATA monetises its professional-association role through community-led go-to-market: credentialing standards drive membership, membership unlocks AThR status and directory listing, and directory listing drives consumer (including NDIS, ACC and WINZ client) demand for member services. The organisation also publishes efficacy research (40+ studies in the 2022 report; 55+ in the September 2025 update, accessed 2,200+ times), advocates to government on funding access, and has an exclusive Asia-Pacific partnership with BrainPalette for a neuroscience-informed clinical reasoning system launching July 2026.

Name

ANZACATA

Legal name

ANZACATA Co. Ltd.

Website

https://anzacata.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ANZACATA is the self-regulating peak professional body and company limited by guarantee for creative arts therapists across Australia, New Zealand and Asia/Pacific, founded in 2018. It credential-qualifies members (AThR/CAThR), maintains public therapist and supervisor directories, and publishes the JoCAT peer-reviewed journal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Membership Association

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialized/Single-Purpose Accreditors (e.g., seminaries, arts conservatories) (EDADACAD)

Keywords

• Creative arts therapy
• Professional membership association
• Therapist directory
• Continuing professional development
• Professional certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Batman, Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: ANZACATA generates revenue primarily through membership fees from Professional, Student, Tier, and Subscription members. Membership runs from July 1 to June 30 annually. Application fees of $90 AUD apply for Practising membership assessments.
2. Publications and Reports Sales: The ANZACATA Shop sells research reports, conference recordings, and educational materials. Pricing ranges from free for members to $40 for printed reports. Key publications include the Research Report on efficacy of creative arts therapies and NDIS report writing guides.
3. Event Registration Fees: ANZACATA charges registration fees for workshops, webinars, and training events. Fees vary by event - some are free for members while others range from $50-$500 depending on content and duration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ANZACATA is the peak professional membership association for creative arts therapists across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia/Pacific region. The association provides national registration and post-nominal designations (AThR, CAThR), a public Find a Therapist Directory, the peer-reviewed JoCAT journal, continuing professional development events, the Schools Mental Health Menu, the Transition Pathway Program, and policy advocacy for the creative arts therapy profession.

Product overview

ANZACATA is the peak professional body for creative arts therapists in Australia, New Zealand and Asia/Pacific region. The organization operates a membership-based platform with multiple interconnected services: a public Find a Therapist Directory for connecting clients with qualified practitioners, the JoCAT peer-reviewed journal for research dissemination, an online Shop for publications and conference recordings, member-only resources including a portal with CPD tracking and funding scheme information, and events/training programs. Key offerings include the Transition Pathway Program for membership progression and a partnership with BrainPalette™ for neuroscience-informed clinical tools. The organization is built on Wild Apricot membership software and uses Zoom for virtual events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JoCAT: The Journal of Creative Arts Therapies - biannual open access peer reviewed publication of ANZACATA in association with Western Sydney University, formerly known as ANZJAT.
• AThR
• CAThR
• BrainPalette

Products and services

• Professional Membership (AThR / CAThR / Student and other tiers) Annual professional membership offering for creative arts therapists, including Registered Therapist (AThR) and Clinical Registered Therapist (CAThR) post-nominal designations, providing professional recognition, NDIS registration pathways, and access to member benefits across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia/Pacific region.
• Find a Therapist Directory Public-facing directory enabling consumers, NDIS participants, families, and referral agencies to search for qualified ANZACATA-registered creative arts therapists across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia/Pacific region.
• JoCAT (Journal of Creative Arts Therapies) Peer-reviewed academic journal publishing research in creative arts therapy, made available to ANZACATA members and to academic institutions and libraries by subscription.
• Events and Training Programs Continuing professional development events, workshops, conferences, and training programs delivered online and in-person for creative arts therapists and related professionals.
• ANZACATA Shop Online shop selling publications, professional practice resources, and merchandise related to creative arts therapy practice.
• Schools Mental Health Menu Program offering schools and educational institutions structured access to ANZACATA-registered creative arts therapists for student wellbeing and mental health services.
• Transition Pathway Program Structured pathway program supporting prospective and current creative arts therapists transitioning into ANZACATA professional registration and clinical practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% membership growth since 2018
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2024Partnership to produce a four-part podcast series 'Mental Health in Focus - Creative Arts Therapies'. Hosted by clinical psychologist Professor Mark Creamer, featuring practising therapists and academics exploring the diversity and therapeutic value of creative arts therapies. Episodes released fortnightly from September 2024.
• Western Sydney University (School of Social Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for the JoCAT (Journal of Creative Arts Therapies) publication. JoCAT is the biannual open access peer-reviewed publication of ANZACATA in association with Western Sydney University's School of Social Sciences.
• Focus InsurancecoreOthersANZACATA offers a Master Insurance Scheme for Australian and New Zealand practising members and students through Focus Insurance. Professional indemnity insurance policy purchased separately from membership.
• BrainPalette™flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerANZACATA is the exclusive partner for Australia, New Zealand and Asia for BrainPalette™ - a world-first neuroscience-informed clinical reasoning system for creative arts therapists. BrainPalette™ helps clinicians organize observations, generate hypotheses, and translate insight into intervention planning through a framework integrating art therapy, neuroscience, and clinical practice.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Australian Counselling Association (ACA): Major Australian registration body for counsellors and psychotherapists, with similar membership, directory, and CPD mechanics. ACA competes for the same therapists in some modalities and represents a viable alternative credentialing pathway.

Direct peers

• International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA): International professional organization for expressive arts therapists, with a focus on intermodal arts-based practice. IEATA is a global peer with membership, conferences, a registry, and credentialing that overlaps with ANZACATA's multi-modality creative arts therapy remit.
• Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA): Australia's peak body for music therapists, sharing ANZACATA's structural role as a self-regulating professional association with NDIS engagement. AMTA was paired with creative arts therapy in the Duckett Review, making it the most relevant sibling-association peer.
• Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA): Canada's national art therapy association offering membership, professional standards, conferences, and a therapist directory. CATA operates with a similar scope and structure to ANZACATA in a comparable single-language regulatory environment.
• British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT): The UK's professional body for art therapists, providing membership, professional registration, ethical standards, publications, and events. BAAT is the closest analogue in a single national jurisdiction and a useful benchmark for ANZACATA's regulatory and member service model.
• American Art Therapy Association (AATA): The US peak professional association for art therapists. AATA is the most direct international counterpart to ANZACATA, operating as a membership association with credentialing, a public therapist directory, conferences, and a peer-reviewed journal — serving a parallel but much larger market.

Emerging players

• International Association for Creative Arts in Education and Therapy (IACAET): International network linking creative arts therapy practice and education. IACAET overlaps with ANZACATA on academic and research dimensions (conferences, publications) but is a smaller, education-oriented counterpart rather than a credentialing body.
• Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB): US-based credentialing body that issues the ATR and ATCS credentials for art therapists. ATCB overlaps with ANZACATA on the credentialing/registration dimension but operates as a focused credentialing entity rather than a full professional association.

Broad incumbents

• Australian Psychological Society (APS): Australia's largest professional association for psychologists. APS is a broader mental-health incumbent with overlapping CPD, advocacy, and directory infrastructure — relevant as a potential consolidator or competitor for the mental-health professional body role.

Others

• Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN): Australian network supporting interdisciplinary mental health practitioner collaboration through podcasts, webinars, and events. MHPN is an ANZACATA partner (Mental Health in Focus podcast) and functions as an adjacent ecosystem enabler rather than a credentialing competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/anzacata
• Instagraminstagram.com/anzacataopengallery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anzacata

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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