Art therapy groups provide an atmosphere of emotional safety, artistic contagion and facilitate healing in community.

We practice within a feminist, multi-cultural perspective unpacking the dysfunctional and harmful reinforcement of gender roles and inequalities in the political, economic, and social arenas. Our work is grounded in service, contributing to the welfare of our community.

“In the context of a supportive relationship, making images and thinking and feeling in images, which among other things involves the use of the imagination and the taking of risks, can further a person’s emotional growth, self-esteem, psychological and social integration” (Edwards, 2004, p. 8).

The art making is accessible, inclusive and acts as an agent of change for personal and communal healing (Moon, 2002).

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Edwards, D. (2004). Art therapy (pp. 11-27). Sage Publications.

Moon, C.H. (2002). Studio Art Therapy: Cultivating the Artist Identity in the Art Therapist. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.