Virginia Frankovich is a Registered Creative Arts Therapist working for Mauri Tui Tuia in Tāmaki Makaurau. Born in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and of Irish, Samoan, and Croatian descent, Virginia has a rich and extensive background in theatre-making and community arts facilitation. She is passionate in exploring how creativity can move beyond stages and gallery contexts and into communities, not just to provoke but to transform.

Virginia gravitates to multi-disciplinary therapeutic practices where drama, movement, visual arts and mindfulness interweave to help support expression and wellbeing. She has experience working alongside neurodivergent, disabled and marginalised communities as well as clients with a lived experience of mental health challenges, practicing a vā-centred, strengths-based and holistic approach to wellbeing.

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