Art therapy is a therapeutic modality that combines creative expression and the practice of psychotherapy, facilitating deeper self-exploration and understanding of thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Using imagery, colour and shape as part of this creative therapeutic process, thoughts and feelings can be expressed that would otherwise be difficult to articulate through words. ​Art Therapy prioritizes nurturing the nervous system, to support individuals with managing stress or other emotional challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma.
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To learn more about Art Therapy, visit www.canadianarttherapy.org.
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The creative process is a vehicle for meditation, mindfulness, self discovery & insight, development of positive coping practices, sensory play, and so much more. Many of my clients share that art therapy has provided them with new perspectives and meaningful insights they struggled to find through traditional talk-based therapy.
Slow down to play, create, and connect.
Whether you're 5 years old or 55 years old, playful creativity is inherent to our well-being. Art Therapy offers this opportunity, which naturally grows self trust and confidence in ourselves. Together, we will explore and discover new mediums that support you to externalize and express yourself as desired.
It's all in the process.
Art Therapy asks us to let go of our expectations to create something "beautiful" that we can frame or hang on the wall. It emphasizes the importance of expressing ourselves through lines, shapes, images, colours, and symbols that support new self insights and perspectives. We step away from the urge to make something acceptable to the eyes of others, and facilitate deep embodied healing by honouring and allowing space for our deepest expressions.
Discover the materials that speak to you.
The materials and supplies we use in art therapy matter deeply. At Inner Canvas, I provide an array of creative materials to support you through intuitively exploring and discovering what calls to you. Whether it's the flow of paint, the sound of pencil meeting paper, the heaviness of clay in your hands, or the smooth movement of pastels - we honour and invite it all.
