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Art Therapy, mental health counseling, and workshops

Art Therapy is a mental health service to support individuals seeking a safe space to process their emotions and stressors/trauma. You may use art materials to develop coping tools to build emotional regulation and creative expression and self-esteem. No necessary artistic skills are required. It is not mandatory to use art materials. Art therapy is another form of psychotherapy which focuses psychodynamic and gestalt approaches.

I provide my service for individual and group art therapy and this can be conducted online or in-person. We can work towards your goals on sleeping issues, anger management, anxiety, stress, depression/low mood, life transition, ADHD/Autism, and more.

Extra information

For in-person therapy, all art materials are provided by me. For online therapy, please use art materials you have on hand and your personal laptop with more security if you have it and headphone for more privacy.

Location

At teacher's location: Kinkerstraat, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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General info

Age:
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English

About Me

I am an expat from Canada. I love travelling and connecting with people and promoting mental health. I found art was a great way to promote mental health but also a tool to support people who wants to work through their stressors.

Education

University of Hertfordshire, UK - Master of Art Therapy
University of Fraser Valley, Canada - Bachelor of Social Work
British Columbia Institute of Technology - Digital Animation Certificate

Experience / Qualifications

I have worked over 7 years in the mental health, social and health sectors as social work related jobs and over two years as an art therapist.

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