If you're looking for a space to feel understood and supported while you work to accept, make sense of, and grow in the face of challenging and traumatic experiences, you've come to the right spot!

​MY APPROACH TO THERAPY

I believe that everyone has their own inner wisdom to heal and grow. Like a plant reaching roots into the darkness  underground and stretching its leaves towards the sun, I envision the healing and growth process as a balance between fostering strength and a vision for what is possible while acknowledging, feeling, and finding ways to cope with challenging emotions and experiences. I'm interested in providing space to grow towards a vision of hope, finding meaning in life's challenges, and sharing resources and strategies to focus on beauty and peace.

I'm interested in fostering post-traumatic growth through a co-created space that honours your innate wisdom. Everyone’s healing journey is unique and may need something different at different times, so there are many approaches that I draw upon. I'm interested in incorporating elements of mindfulness, self-compassion, eco-art therapy, parts work, positive psychology, brief solution-focused therapy, and, of course, the power of visual art. Let's chat and see what a good fit might be for you.
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"Organicity says that the client holds the capacity to heal themselves. The therapist’s role is to simply help the client unveil their inner intelligences and tap into their 'higher self.'"  -Pat Ogden

Virtual Art Therapy & Psychotherapy

Virtual one-on-one art therapy and psychotherapy sessions can involve just talking or barely any talking at all, depending on your comfort level and needs. Keep in mind that you do NOT need to be an artist to take part in art therapy.

  • We can collaboratively create space for you to share what's on your mind and speak your truth in a supportive, validating environment. 
  • You can make art focusing on topics such as safety, resourcing traumatic memories, mindfulness, or a theme related to your goals. We can chat or remain silent while you create, and then we can reflect on the artwork through writing or discussion.
  • I can make art in response to what you've shared or alongside you 

Virtual sessions are currently available to individuals across Ontario. ($140 for a 50 minute session)
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"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning how to dance in the rain." -Vivian Greene

Long-term Care Homes

I am available for in-person individual art therapy sessions with residents of Hillel Lodge (The Bess and Moe Greenberg Family). Sessions can focus on
  • stimulating the brain by exploring various materials and making choices
  • physical relaxation by engaging with potentially calming imagery and art-making activities
  • processing grief, dealing with transitions, and exploring one's legacy by focusing on personal values and meaning through the art making.
($140 for a 50 minute session)
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Andrea Steinwand and Mindy Alexander led group and individual art therapy sessions culminating in residence wide projects inspired by Marc Chagall's 12 Tribes of Israel and Claude Monet's The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil.
“Sometimes people just need to talk. They need to be heard. they need the validation of my time, my silence, my unspoken compassion. They don't need advice, sympathy or counselling. They need to hear the sound of their own voices speaking their own truths, articulating their own feelings, as those may be at a particular moment." -Richard Wagamese

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