What is Art Therapy?
At Yellow Bird Art Therapy we use a studio-based process that blends the healing power of creativity with the guidance of psychotherapy. In this nurturing space, you’re invited to explore your inner world through colour, texture, and form.
Using a variety of materials, you are encouraged to express emotions, gain self-awareness, and discover new ways to cope and heal. This process can help to reduce anxiety, build emotional balance, resolve inner conflicts, and strengthen self-esteem, all while connecting more deeply with your authentic self.
Each session is an opportunity to slow down, reflect, and express what words sometimes cannot. Through the creative process, art becomes a path toward healing, growth, and transformation.
As a professional art therapist, I use the principles of psychotherapy combined with the power of the creative process to provide a safe and supportive space to explore emotions, reconcile inner conflicts, and promote personal growth.
Using a variety of materials and techniques, individuals can gain deeper self-awareness, develop emotional regulation tools, and discover new ways to solve problems and express themselves. Art therapy can also help reduce anxiety, build resilience, and enhance self-esteem, supporting overall mental and emotional well-being.
Whether you are an artist or have never picked up art materials before, art therapy focuses on process over product—it’s about expression.
About me
I’m a professional art therapist and founder of Yellowbird Art Therapy. My work is grounded in the belief that each person has the capacity for growth, change, and self-discovery, and that sometimes we simply need a supportive space and someone to walk alongside us as we find our way.
I approach art therapy with curiosity, openness, and respect for each person’s unique experiences, beliefs, and way of seeing the world. I believe creativity can help us explore what lies beneath the surface, express what words cannot always capture, and discover new meaning in our lives.
Through art making, reflection, and conversation, I support people as they navigate grief and loss, anxiety, life transitions, and periods of uncertainty. My approach is humanistic, trauma-informed, and grounded in the belief that you are the expert in your own experience. I won’t tell you what your artwork means; instead, I invite you to explore what emerges and discover what feels meaningful to you.
I value compassion, authenticity, self-acceptance, and the freedom to be ourselves. I strive to create a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore your experiences at your own pace, reconnect with your inner resources, and approach yourself with greater understanding and kindness.
No artistic experience is necessary. Art therapy is not about creating something beautiful or getting it right. It is about making space for curiosity, expression, and discovery—and allowing creativity to open new possibilities for understanding yourself and your life.
My hope is to help you create space for what needs to be heard, discovered, or understood, and to find your own way forward with greater self-awareness, acceptance, and hope.
I hold a post-baccalaureate diploma in Art Therapy from the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute (KATI). I am a professional member of the Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA).
