to see a therapist who always admired my makeup, and one day, she asked me why I never considered being a makeup artist. I had never thought of it, and with that glimmer of hope, I went to apply at Blanche MacDonald for the makeup program. Two days later, one of the admission d...
Image 1: Reflective image exploring the role of the art therapist in create a safe space for a client. Image 1 explores how it is the art therapist’s role to ensure the therapy space feels safe, protected and secure (shown by the blue outer circle). This allows a client to feel like...
This year, Al-Lisa has taken the story of the Selkie Bride from Northern Scotland and the Orkney Islands. “I was looking through all these folk tales and they are so dark, but the Selkie Bride was much lighter and I really resonate with just the romantic idea of being able ...
When encouraging a client to expand her initial narrative, the therapist invites her to give a specific name or names to the problem, perhaps a single word or short phrase. If the person cannot think of a name the therapist floats possibilities, such as depression, stress, marriage, abuse an...
Laura: When Andrew and Emily came to me with this idea, I thought the perfect person to give some perspective was Stephen because of his training and his unique role as an arts therapist at the MMFA. Stephen, how does the MMFA already consider trauma in its programs and in its interaction...
Image 1: Reflective image exploring the role of the art therapist in create a safe space for a client. Image 1 explores how it is the art therapist’s role to ensure the therapy space feels safe, protected and secure (shown by the blue outer circle). This allows a client to feel like...
As a Relationship Therapist/Coach, here’s what I do: I listen deeply I ask questions I listen to your answer I listen to your answer so deeply that I can perhaps discern before you can the tendrils of solutions to your problems I work with you to co-create a plan forward And to ...
We also wanted to go into this project with the idea that a designer may not be interested in solving problems or bringing visitors to a meaningful resolution, but that it was more important to use this opportunity to pose questions and challenge assumptions, much like a good therapist would ...
Image 1: Reflective image exploring the role of the art therapist in create a safe space for a client. Image 1 explores how it is the art therapist’s role to ensure the therapy space feels safe, protected and secure (shown by the blue outer circle). This allows a client to feel like...