Ikon Institute of Australia

Ikon is a private higher education provider in the broad areas of creative therapies, counselling and psychotherapy, and early childhood education. Ikon exists to propel individuals towards life-altering futures. We do this by fostering curiosity and self-development through meaningful learning experiences.

Dr. Rafael Locke first established the ‘Ikon Institute of Healing Arts’ in 1988 to educate practitioners in transpersonal psychotherapy through a therapeutic framework. The inspiration for the original vocational courses came from Dr. Locke’s extensive experience gained through research, training and practice in anthropology, psychoanalysis, humanistic and transpersonal psychotherapy, holistic and nutritional medicine, behavioural medicine as well as parapsychology and neuroscience.

In 2008, the business became the Ikon Institute of South Australia and in 2010 became Proteus Technologies Pty Ltd trading as the Ikon Institute of Australia.

Our degrees are ambitious and require you to give your all. But you’ll be supported at every stage of your journey with us and beyond. Before you even begin, we make sure the program is aligned to your goals, abilities, and your mindset. You’ll then have unmatched access to our dedicated support crew and academic staff. We believe it pays to have experts in human care rallying behind your success.

Our Degrees

As a specialist institute, we deliver world-leading instruction with the luxury of more intimate class sizes. We believe minds absorb best when people feel comfortable and heard.

Explore our range of programs below.

• Art Therapy 

Diploma of Art tTherapy 

Bachgelor of Art Therapy

• Councelling and Psychotherapy courses

 Diploma of Counselling and Psychotherapy

Bachelor of Counselling and Psychotherapy

• Early Childhood

Diploma Of Early Childhood Education

Bachelor Of Early Childhood Education