FAQs

Art therapy is a holistic therapeutic process, meaning it taps into not just one’s cognitive mind, but their senses, bodily experience and innate creativity. In this way, it can provide a doorway to understanding ourselves through a new and insightful lens that is held through and with the art. The melding together of art and psychology can reveal new perspectives that cannot always be articulated with words. With a focus on the creative process and what it evokes in us, such as our level of understanding, compassion, bodily sensations, emotions, perceptions and beliefs, we can start to learn, honour and process the experiences that shape who we are. Art is an invitation to hold all of that.

Art therapy is a sweet spot that blends psychology and the creative process of art-making in order to help individuals:

-Process their experiences in a tactile form

-Express their inner world

-Externalize emotions

-Create new narratives

-Release stored emotions and experiences held in the body

-Gain self-awareness and new insights

Hey, that’s okay, you don’t have to be! Art therapy places emphasis on the process of creating, which results in an end-product. Both can be used to get to know yourself better, gain clarity, and support your well-being.

Art-making can be daunting for many people. It is merely an invitation, meaning there is no expectation to create art in session. You set the pace and we go from there :)

Every session looks different and is unique to each person and their needs. I like to approach sessions collaboratively, with the knowledge that what feels most supportive will vary for each person.

Here are some of the basics:

-A standard session is 50 minutes in length

-Session structure often starts with a brief check-in (either verbally or by way of an arts-based offering)

-The “check-in” often leads into the “bulk” of the session (the direction/goal), which can be explored both creatively and verbally)

-The last portion of the session is used to reflect and wrap-up our time together

Yes. It’s no joke that therapy is costly. It’s important to me that mental health support be accessible.

Sliding scale services are reserved for those who are underemployed/unemployed, BIPOC and disabled persons.

Please reach out with any questions.

Jordan's Principle is a child-first initiative named in memory of Jordan River Anderson, who was a young boy from Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba.

Jordan’s Principle’s goal is to insure all First Nations children living in Canada can access the products, services and supports they need, when they need them. Funding can help with a wide range of health, social and educational needs, including the unique needs that First Nations Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA children and youth and those with disabilities may have.

For questions or help with a request you can contact Jordan’s Principle

(Available 24 hours, 7 days a week) at:

Jordan's Principle Call Centre: 1-855-JP-CHILD (1-855-572-4453)

More information can be found at:

https://sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1568396296543/1582657596387

Life happens.

First no-show/late-cancellation (without 24 hr notice) is of zero charge. Additional late cancellations/no-shows are a 50% service charge.

Cancellations made within 24 hrs notice are of zero charge.