Know About Me!

I am an Expressive Art Therapist and a member of OEATA - Ontario Expressive Art Therapists- with a Master’s degree in Art and over 20 years of experience in the world of design. I am a psychotherapist in training at Create institute in Toronto.

My path has been shaped by a deep belief in the healing power of creativity, and has evolved into a trauma-informed, art-based practice rooted in care, presence, and possibility

In my work, I invite you into a gentle, creative space where words are not always necessary. Through meaning making, movement, visual arts , sound, and imagination, we begin to listen—to the body, to emotions, to the quiet stories within. No artistic experience is needed; only a willingness to explore, at your own pace.

Guided by a “low-skill, high-sensitivity” approach, our work together honours your inner resources and natural resilience. I walk alongside you as a companion, creating a space where expression can unfold safely, where new meanings can emerge, and where a sense of vitality and hope can be rediscovered..

About Expressive Arts Therapy

Expressive arts therapy (EXA) is a way of using the arts to help people with psychological or other problems. EXA assumes that everyone has the capacity to respond creatively to the situations that they find themselves in. By engaging in play and the arts, we are taken into the world of the imagination, where possibilities can be seen that are not evident in our daily lives. We can find resources that we did not know we had and possible solutions that were previously hidden from us. Instead of focusing on deficiencies and dwelling on problems, the EXA approach is resource-based and solution-focused. 

The practice of the arts is an activity that involves the senses and the emotions. In an EXA session, we not only talk about our difficulties, we actively engage in artistic practices that give us a bodily and emotional relationship to what we are going through. The EXA therapist helps her clients by setting challenges within the arts that they can meet; clients thereby gain a sense of the abilities they have that can be used to solve their problems in daily life.

The Change You Want:

I support individuals navigating Artistic blocks, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, life transitions and relationship challenges.

I have had the privilege of working with immigrants, seniors, children, and BIPOC women, holding space for diverse experiences with cultural sensitivity, respect, and compassion.

I work with individuals in person and online and facilitate Groups.

I see both English speaking as well as Persian or Farsi speaking clients in my private practice.