10 Trauma-Informed Art Therapy Tips for Counsellors Part 2 Art therapy offers a deeply supportive pathway for healing, especially when grounded in trauma‑informed principles. Across this two‑part article, you’ll explore ten practical insights designed to help you support your clients…
Do You Find Yourself Feeling Angry? You’re Not Alone and There is Hope! Do you find yourself feeling angry almost every day? You’re not alone. Around the world, many women — especially in midlife — are reporting a noticeable rise…
Understanding Internalising and Externalising Behaviours When we talk about behaviour, we’re really talking about how a person expresses their inner emotional world. Two of the most common patterns we see are internalising behaviours and externalising behaviours. These aren’t labels or…
The Quiet Power of Circles in Art Therapy The circle is one of the first shapes you learned as a child, and one of the last shapes you lose as you age. It’s familiar, soothing, and universal — and in…
The Use of Drawn Lines in Art Therapy – Part 2 Welcome to Part 2 of this exploration into the quiet power of lines in art therapy. Now that you’ve spent time understanding how a simple boundary can soothe the…
Strengthening Cognitive Health Through Creativity Strengthening your cognitive health through creative engagement begins with the simple act of slowing down and paying attention. In mindful arts therapy, this gentle pause becomes a doorway — a way to reconnect with your…
The Use of Drawn Lines in Art Therapy – Part 1 Drawing lines for protection in an art therapy activity serves a very real psychological and somatic purpose — it’s not about superstition, but about boundary‑making, containment, and nervous system…
Releasing Perfectionism and Feelings of Not Being Creative As you are reading this are you telling yourself you aren’t creative or perhaps, you’re not creative enough? But stop and look around you. Are you a good cook? Great in the…
How is Creativity a Form of Self Love? Creativity is often described as self‑expression, imagination, or the act of making something new. But beneath all of that, creativity is a profound act of self‑love — a way of tending to…
Cultivating Self-Compassion Through Intention Setting Cultivating self‑compassion begins with a gentle intention — a quiet, steady choice to treat yourself with the same tenderness you’ve offered others for so long. Mindfulness and art therapy invites you to soften toward yourself,…
