Overview

For those working in the performing arts industry, navigating personal relationships can present a distinctive set of challenges. The demands of the profession including irregular hours, touring schedules, performance pressures, and career instability can place significant strain on intimate, romantic and family relationships.

The APS Psychology and the Performing Arts and Entertainment Industry Interest Group will present two online professional development workshops exploring relationships for those in the performing arts and entertainment industry:

• Part 1 – Professional relationships (13 October 2025). Please click here to register.
• Part 2 – Personal relationships (10 November 2025) Register Now!

Two-Part Series: While it's not mandatory to attend both sessions, we highly recommend doing so to get the full benefit of the series and ensure continuity across the topics covered.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series presented by the APS Psychology and the Performing Arts and Entertainment Industry Interest Group. This webinar will explore the nuanced dynamics of intimate and/or family relationships in the performing arts. The session will explore issues such as:

• Managing intimate relationships including when both partners are in the industry and when one is in the industry and one is not.
• Maintaining connection in family and personal relationships amidst competing professional demands in the industry.
• The unique dynamic of bands, managers/artists  and artist/labels relationships where there are long term relationships which are often more intense than intimate relationships. Particularly within the music industry, these relationships often overlap between personal and professional relationships.

The content will help participants distinct relational challenges faced by those working in the industry, including the impact of irregular schedules, frequent travel, career uncertainty, and public visibility.

The session will also discuss therapeutic approaches to supporting clients navigating these challenges, offering practical insights for clinicians working with this unique population. It will include a QandA discussion.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this event, participants should be able to:

• have a better understanding of managing intimate relationships for those working in the performing arts and entertainment industry
• have a better understanding of managing dynamics in relationships when there is an interplay between personal and professional relationships.

Presenter(s)

About the presenter(s)

Dr. Julie Crabtree is a clinical psychologist and has been engaged in supporting creative and performing artists for over twenty years. As a researcher, Julie’s doctoral research examined the intersection of Creativity and Mental health and she has been a keynote speaker for many peak creative and performing organizations including APRA and APRA ambassadors, Vivid Sydney, Bigsound, and MEAA. Currently she is involved in private practice work which focuses on the needs of music, theatre and dance performers as well as those in broader creative industries. Julie is secretary of the APS Psychology and the Performing Arts and Entertainment Industry Interest Group and has co-authored “Living with a Creative Mind” which explores the complex dynamic of creative relationships.

Notes

Target Audience

This event is aimed at psychologists interested in working with those who work within the perfomring arts industry.

Duration of Access

This event will be recorded. The recording will be emailed to all registered within 2 weeks post event and available for viewing up to 90 days.

CPD

It is up to attendees to assess and determine how learning from this event aligns with the requirements of their learning plan. The providers accordingly do not make any representation that the event counts towards attendees’ CPD learning requirements. If an attendee determines themselves that the learning they complete aligns to their learning plan, then they can decide to count those hours towards their CPD requirements for the registration cycle.

The information in this presentation has been prepared in good faith and for educational purposes only. Therefore, the information is general in nature and should not be relied upon in the treatment of any condition and you should seek your own independent professional and/or legal advice concerning any specific issue. The APS accepts no responsibility for any errors, omissions or decisions relating to the information. The content should not be reproduced without permission or unless permitted by law.

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