An Art Therapy and Psychotherapy practice in Comox, BC.
Connect with your inner wisdom and creatively bridge your conscious and unconscious worlds.
Hello, Im Michaela.
Im a Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC) and Professional Art Therapist. I hold a Masters in Psychotherapy and Spirituality with an Art Therapy specialization and I offer in person and virtual sessions at my studio office in beautiful Comox, BC.
My approach is rooted in connecting you to your most authentic Self so that you can discover the inner healer and wisdom that we all possess. I work with imagery and symbol both through art and active imagination. (This means that sometimes we do art but we don't always have to!) My work is often steeped in metaphor and myth as a way to enter into unconscious realms, create a bridge between your inner and outer worlds , and promote a deeper kind of healing.
You do NOT need any art experience or special "creative bone" to partake in Art Therapy.
"Often the hands solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain"
C.G Jung
ABOUT ME
ABOUT ME
Currently I am supporting individual children, teens and adults online and in person at my studio office in Comox, BC.
EDUCATION
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Masters in Psychotherapy and Spirituality from St. Stephens College
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Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology
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Certification #1008927 from the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
EXPERIENCE
I have had the privilege to walk with many individuals, including children, who were healing from complex trauma and abuse. Most of my training and work experience has been in the setting of healing deep trauma. Grief and loss, domestic violence, postpartum depression, anxiety and fear, & early childhood attachment wounds are only a few of the areas of healing I focus in.
SPECIALTIES
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complex trauma and abuse (PTSD, C-PTSD)
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early childhood attachment wounding
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interpersonal and sexual violence
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grief and loss
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depression
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ancestral and inherited trauma
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fear and anxiety
