About Eva

Your life is your art

Founder Eva Fritz is a multi-disciplinary creative with a background as visual artist, researcher, author, and musician, and has been a Registered Psychologist since 2003. With over sixteen years of practice in clinical service and the creative industries, as well as a dedication to yoga, spiritual and energetic modalities, she brings a unique approach to the therapeutic space rooted in science, creativity, and pragmatic action steps.

Less Proving | More Living

Eva believes that part of the reason we are alive is to enjoy life, not just push through from one drama to the next. It’s impossible to show up for ourselves, much less anyone or anything else, for any extended period of time, when you are feeling small, lost, and out of sync with who you are meant to be.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live - Goethe

Life is a sequence of self-discoveries, and each chapter is about finding new ways to meet our challenges and transitions and grow. The goal of Open Birdcage is to support people in recognising and integrating the feelings, beliefs and behaviours that are holding them back into a healthy, functional aspect of themselves, allowing them to be free to move forward according to their own unique measure of success.

Qualifications

Masters Psychology (University of Queensland)

Post Grad Diploma Educational Studies-Psychology (University of Queensland)

Post Grad Certificate Public Health (University of Queensland)

Bachelor of Arts (University of Queensland)

Memberships

Registered psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Authority (AHPRA)

Board Approved Supervisor (AHPRA)

Member of the Australian Association of Psychologists inc. (AAPi)

Level 1 Accredited Yoga Instructor (Yoga Australia)

Work? It's just serious play (Saul Bass)

Eva's work history includes:

Board Approved Psychologist Supervisor
Wellness Manager (University of Southern Queensland)
Wellness Educator (University of Southern Queensland)
Student Counsellor (University of Queensland)
Sessional Academic and Course Co-ordinator (University of Queensland)
Career Development Practitioner (University of Southern Queensland)
Education Officer - Student Wellbeing (Brisbane Catholic Education)
Guidance Counsellor (Primary and Secondary - Brisbane Catholic Education)
Project Manager (University of Queensland)
Community Development Officer (headspace)
Psychologist Consultant (Xavier Support)

Publications

Brolan, C. E., Herron, L. , Carney, A. , Fritz, E. M., James, J. and Margetts, M. (2018), A potential Human Rights Act in Queensland and inclusion of the right to health. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42: 120-126. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12734
Carroll, A., Keen, D., Fritz, E., Davies, C., Skehan, T. (2004). Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Choice-making for Individuals with Disabilities. The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Fritz, E. & Carroll, A. (1999). Principles for drug education in schools: Beyond the visions, Queensland Journal of Educational Research, Vol.15,No.2,pp.245-257

Creative Highlights

Within the visual arts Eva has exhibited since 2003 in Brisbane and New York, with collectors from the UK, USA and Japan. She also works as a scenic artist and designer on movies and theatre, and contributes to public art in the community and delivers youth art workshops. With her professional background in psychology, she has given voice to various community issues through involvement in exhibitions in support of youth and mental health, and illustrated material for mental health resources endorsed by the World Health Organisation. She has written and illustrated children's book, Little Things Big Things, which was conceived out of the desire to bring an awareness of global public health issues to an audience of all ages, as well as stimulate the practice of gratitude for simple things. Eva is also active in the live music scene, performing on bass guitar, vocals and keys.