A different way to do therapy.
Art therapy gives kids and teens another way to express what’s going on inside without having to find the right words.
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Make
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Build
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Play
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Talk
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Move
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Try Something New
Alongside all the making we are still doing therapy.
Big feelings
Understanding emotions and finding ways to manage them.
Anxiety & worries
Exploring what feels scary or overwhelming and building tools that help.
Confidence
Noticing strengths, trying new things and becoming more comfortable being yourself.
Self-understanding
Making sense of thoughts, feelings, interests, identity and experiences.
Friendships & relationships
Exploring connection, communication and different perspectives.
Life changes
Working through transitions, grief, and family or school changes.
Emotional regulation
Learning ways to notice what's happening in your body and find what helps you feel more settled.
ADHD & neurodivergence
Finding approaches that work with your child's brain, interests and strengths.
Together, we might work on:
Why Art Therapy?
Express
Sometimes feelings are easier to draw, build, move or create than they are to explain.
Art gives kids another way to show what's going on inside.
Connect
Art therapy starts with relationship. A place where your child can feel understood, accepted and comfortable being themselves.
Sometimes connection starts with playing a game, making slime or talking about Minecraft (all which I’m very practiced at).
Grow
Creativity gives us opportunities to try, experiment, make mistakes and try again.
Over time, children can build emotional skills, confidence and a stronger understanding of who they are.
It's not about changing who your child is.
It's about helping them understand themselves and feel more confident being themselves.
That's totally okay. Art therapy isn't about making pretty pictures.
Your child doesn't need to know how to draw, love crafts or have a creative hobby. All they need to bring is their playfulness and sense of exploration.
They might spend a session building a lemonade stand.
Or playing as a knight in a castle.
Or making slime while spilling flour and activator on the floor.
Or telling stories about their O.C. (original character).
Or moving around on the swing while trying to reach the ceiling.
Or talking about whatever is on their mind.
Or doing a little bit of everything.
There is no art assignment. There is no right answer. And there is no pressure to make something “good.”
We use creativity because it gives us another way to connect, communicate and explore what's going on.
What if my child isn’t an art kid?
Hopefully, not like another place where your child has to get things “right.”
A session might be quiet.
It might be messy.
It might involve a lot of talking.
It might involve almost no talking.
There might be paint on the table.
There might be slime on the floor.
There might be a very serious discussion about Pokémon.
And sometimes, the thing that seems like “just playing and making art” is actually where really important transformation happens.
What does a session actually feel like?
We make room for all of it.
Where can you find me?
Where you will mainly find me making a mess! This bright, cozy space is ideal for my younger clients who love to play, laugh and be creative.
South Cowichan Saturdays
On Saturdays I offer mobile art therapy services in the South Cowichan area.
Home Visits for Seniors
I come to you with all the art supplies! I’m available to meet either you or your family member at independent or long term care centres throughout Victoria.