Art Therapy: Healing Through Creativity

This 4-week Art Therapy workshop focuses on integrating Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based practices with art making. You will learn how to use art-making to de-stress, build self-awareness, and manage your emotions. All creative expression allows you to imagine new ways to communicate with the self and others, and engage with life in a more meaningful way.

No previous experience with art-making or CBT is required. This workshop is run by Gunreet Kaur Gill, a student art therapist with the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute.

WEEK ONE Mindfulness and meditation practices with art: ‘Flow states’ and stress reduction

WEEK TWO Emotional identification and regulation: Learning to work with emotions, instead of against them.

WEEK THREE Self- soothing and grounding techniques: The energetic body and art making

WEEK FOUR: Creativity and Building resilience: Building a ‘SUSTAINABLE’ creative self

Materials: Sketchbook or sketchpad, size of choice.

Your choice of art medium: crayons, pencil crayons, markers, paint, fabric, beads, found objects, natural objects. Please have something to draw and paint with.

–        WEEK TWO REQUIRED: A small shoebox, jar, or other container.

–        WEEK THREE REQUIRED: 2-3 sheets of bristol board from the dollar store.

Details:

4 Mondays, November 6 – 27, 6.00-8.00 pm

Virtual

A consent form is required to participate in this workshop. Please email the facilitator at gunreetvati@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link, consent form, and welcome email.