Expressive Arts Therapy

Low Fee Expressive Arts Therapy

We are pleased to offer low fee expressive arts therapy at New Pathways through our student training program in collaboration with Vancouver Art Therapy Institute.

“Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that is based on the conviction that making art, being creative, and utilizing creative

processes in a safe therapeutic setting can be healing.” VATI Handbook

WHEN WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH

Art Therapy for Youth and Adults

A creative space to be yourself, explore what you’re carrying, and find your own way of expressing it.

SOMETIMES TALKING IS HARD

There can be a lot going on when you’re growing up. 

School. Friendships. Family. Expectations. Identity. Social media. The future.

And sometimes you know something doesn’t feel right — but you don’t necessarily know how to explain it.

You don’t always have to start with words.

Art therapy gives you another way to explore what’s happening through images, materials, creativity and conversation.

WHAT DOES ART THERAPY LOOK LIKE?

It might be drawing, painting, collage, clay, photography, writing, mixed media — or something completely different.

There is no expectation to make something beautiful.

There is no “good at art.”

The art is simply another way to communicate, explore and understand yourself.

Sometimes we talk while we create.
Sometimes the art does some of the talking.

A SPACE THAT’S YOURS

My hope is to create a space where young people can feel comfortable being themselves without pressure to have everything figured out.

Art therapy can offer space to explore things like:

• Stress and anxiety
• Friendships and relationships
• School pressure
• Confidence and self-esteem
• Identity and belonging
• Family changes
• Big emotions
• Transitions and growing up
• Feeling overwhelmed or stuck

And sometimes, you don’t need to know exactly why you’re coming.

That’s okay too.