Art Therapy
Above: Found object assemblage “A place for contemplation.”
Above: Expressive art “Freedom from boxes”
Healing Through the Arts
Art gives us access to our inner world. This inner resource is vast and often untapped. Through art therapy, we can work with the inner world to bring insight and move towards positive change.
“Art therapy combines the creative process and psychotherapy, facilitating self-exploration and understanding. 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.
“There are certain qualifications required of art therapists.
“In Canada and the United States, art therapists must have at minimum a master’s degree or a master’s level diploma in art therapy before identifying themselves within the profession. This graduate level education includes supervised clinical practicum hours (minimum requirement for all practicums is 700 hours and at least 350 of these hours should involve direct client contact), thus ensuring the safety of the client as well as professional liability for agencies and employers offering this form of therapy.”
Above: Expressive painting “The inner world, at this moment.”
I currently offer individual art therapy sessions online or in-person (Calgary, Canada). I also offer in-person, group art therapy. If you’d like more information about groups or have questions, please contact me for more information using the form below.
If you’d like to book an appointment or a free, 15 minute discovery call, please use the booking link below.
I look forward to working with you on your creative journey!
Current rate for individual 50 minute sessions is $100.
Testimonials:
Rebecca is a very thoughtful, gifted and knowledgeable art therapist. I met with Rebecca to dive deep into challenges and mysteries I was experiencing with multiple traumas. I was trying to understand my responses, reactions and fear that I was unable to process or make sense of in order to move forward in my life. Rebecca was able to continually meet me where I was at, time after time, while being completely present. She gently guided me with an expert hand. This helped me reveal, integrate and understand the trauma I had experienced while also linking the past with tools for today and the future so I could cut through the noise and emerge with new insights and awareness. Every session I felt safe and heard. Rebecca's aptitude and passion for her work helped me to access incredibly powerful and positive therapeutic outcomes.
— Art Therapy Client
I wanted to move through grief, remember how to play, experiment, become re-acquainted and trust my creativity; I wanted to silence my inner critic and let intuition be my guide. A tall order, indeed…
Working with Rebecca and her thoughtful, gentle yet spot-on, fun and non-judgemental approach opened the door to a deeper level of my creative self-expression. As a result, I found new perspectives, more remarkable resourcefulness, courage, and playfulness.
—Art therapy Client
I can confidently say that art therapy has been the place where I have uncovered my biggest breakthroughs within my decade long recovery journey. Rebecca supported me in building my confidence, self acceptance and understanding of myself. Through sessions I have been able to walk alongside some of my traumatic experiences and release the energies within me from these experiences.
— Art therapy Client
I have never felt so safe, cared for and competently guided. You truly helped me transition my thinking and feelings towards myself. As a result, I feel stronger, better armed and capable to handle whatever comes my way.
— Art Therapy Client
If it wasn’t for the kind, compassionate, sense of safety and freedom for creative self expression that Rebecca provided me, I don’t know where I would be on my healing journey. My art therapy sessions with Rebecca truly have helped support my life to change for the better, and has strengthened me beyond what I knew was possible. Highly recommend art therapy with Rebecca!
—Art therapy Client