Mary Hoang is an entrepreneur, artist and the head psychologist and founder of The Indigo Project, Australia’s largest and most progressive psychology practice. Since 2009, she has been pioneering a creative approach to psychology.
After her father’s death in 2017, Mary turned to art and writing to explore the darker aspects of life – anxieties, fears, insecurities, loss, emotional pain and ‘baggage’ – and how these hold the keys to insight, meaning and purpose. The artworks she produced informed ground-breaking research by the University of Melbourne.
Mary has emerged as a leader in the humanisation and transformation of the mental health industry. In the early days of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Mary was instrumental in lobbying the federal government to extend Medicare rebates for online and over-the-phone mental health appointments.