​Hi! I am a Certified Expressive Arts Therapist, Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC # 3570), Child Therapist, health practitioner, a multidisciplinary artist (painter, theatre actor/director/facilitator), and the mother of a little toddler.

 

My background is in health promotion, and community development. I have worked for over 14 years in the field of mental health and addictions, community engagement and social change.  I have a Master’s degree in Public Health and an Expressive Arts Therapy Degree from Vancouver Art Therapy Institute (VATI). 

 

I am a lifelong learner of the arts and health. In my work as an Expressive Arts Therapist, I combine both my passions for art and wellness, in a holistic, safe and life affirming way. Art has been an extremely powerful source of healing for me throughout the years. My continuous immersion into my wellness, creativity and the arts, has brought an incredible amount of empowerment, peace and aliveness into my life. These are the experiences that have led me to become a therapist and work to support you and the next generation into your own path of healing. Learn more here​

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I studied art at Vancouver Island University (VIU) and Emily Carr University. I love painting and being on stage, facilitating workshops and directing theatre plays. I am a trained actor and forum theatre facilitator/director through Theatre For Living. When I learned Forum Theatre, which is a philosophy/technique from my home country (Brazil), it was like coming home. I was instantly compelled to practice and share now over 7 years.

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