“This is a painting that took a really long time. First I got an image of birds flying entering my head. Then I started with the shade of...

“Rae invited me to create a representation of a part of myself out of Lego. I decided to make the goofy side of myself that enjoys dress...

“Due to Alexithymia, I find it extremely difficult to identify and understand my emotions. During each session, I have been doing body...

“I came back to work on an artwork, that I started last session, to feel an overwhelming an urge to destroy it. Rae suggested it could be...

It was such an honour to facilitate this art therapy workshop through Your Community Health. It was wonderful to be with other trans,...

“This is George (he/him) the scared clown. I like his glazed over eyes and his little ears. He’s is very nice despite his crusty skin....

SOME BENEFITS OF ENGAGING IN CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES Enhancement of cognitive and sensorimotor functions Fosters increased self-esteem,...

This book synthesises the breadth of research on trauma and the brain and presents an innovative framework for treating trauma through...

“Fijian artwork is often based on nature. In this lino print, I drew pandanas leaves, a line of a print called "kaso," a line of banana...

“I am overwhelmed and this is my way of setting myself free. I just want to throw this up in the air. I am not locked in.” This client...

“In this painting there is a scorpion which represents how sometimes you might want to hurt people but hurting people is never the right...

“First we sunprinted flowers from my garden and then in next session, after they had dried, I made these cards. One is for my friend who...

“I used my bamboo breath straw while having my eyes closed. I drew my breath on the page. I notice a shift and felt a lot calmer. My head...

“This is Tabitha (she/her) the tuxedo cat. Tabitha likes sitting in the sunshine in the green grass. At first I thought I had done the...

“This is an ugly devastated, lonely and inhabitable place save for the lonely dead tree and the fleeing bird.” The client who created...

“The green represents that I want to stay here and the blue represents that another part is ok with going somewhere else. The black is...

“This artwork took me around a month to complete. I started drawing it because I’d watched Donnie Darko and I really liked the mirror...

“I like how all the colours blend in together and it’s like a big clump of colours and emotions. I used watercolour paints to place...

“The red and grey jagged eye taunts the abandoned new born lamb still bloody from his mother’s womb. The charcoal on the paper hurts my...

“The quant box that the pastels came in really encouraged me to try something, anything. I kinda feel I should have done something bleak...