Expressive Arts Therapist
ABOUT
my approach
My approach
My approach offers to meet the client where they are at, offering a safe space to explore situations such as grief, life transitions, trauma, relationship challenges, parenting challenges, emotional and behavioural challenges in children and youth, prevention of burnout and promotion of nourishment for social services providers, within others.
I offer a combination of my trainings from a systemic and community lens, adding the creative power of the arts with the invitation to stay in the somatic possibilities of healing. Sessions are shaped within a creative and accessible frame, where the client and I shape experiences and hold conversations to promote healing and insights.
What is Expressive Arts Therapy?
Expressive Arts Therapy is a therapeutic practice that offers an intermodal experience through the arts, offering a sensorial bodily approach and a trauma informed practice. The exploration through different modalities of arts such as poetry, movement, painting and photography seeks to connect participants with existing knowledge, wisdom and resources. This approach aims to bring a sensation of playfulness and aliveness back to the stream of live, which in the face of struggle feels rigid and difficult to promote or reach.
In the case of the work with children this approach taps in the natural way in which children heal: play. As well as with adults the sessions with children and youth promote the exploration of boundaries, learning to play with others, building an emotional and behavioral vocabulary-range, and welcoming surprises, within others. No Art experience is required.
Certifications
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MA in Expressive Arts Therapy
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Specialization Systemic Therapy with concentration in Community
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Certificate in Trauma for Yoga and Resilience
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BA in Psychology
Qualifications
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Registered Clinical Counsellor
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Registered Counselling Supervisor
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Over 10 years of clinical experience
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Over 5 years supervisor experience
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Bilingual English- Spanish