Workshops and Presentations
EXA and Dementia: The Big Surprise!
I will be presenting this workshop on Expressive Arts and Dementia at this conference:
Dreaming Us Forward: Co-Creating Belonging Through the Healing Arts Conference
Sponsored by:
CATA-Canadian Art Therapy Association (Association Canadienne d’Art Thérapie)
OEATA - Ontario Expressive Arts Therapy Association
Winnipeg, Manitoba
September 25-27, 2025
First Monday of the Month ”Munch and Mingle” Meet-ups (April 7, May 5, June 2)
Free, drop-in meeting for Expressive Arts Therapists and Creative Arts Therapists (including Art Therapists, Drama Therapists, Music Therapists, Dance/Movement Therapists, and Poetry Therapists), as well as any therapist using arts-based, creative, and somatic approaches including play, sand tray or sand play.
My Inner Harbour (149 Wallace Street, in the Old City Quarter area of Nanaimo)
Info: https://myinnerharbour.ca/
Network and offer peer supervision
Share resources and art techniques
Attend to self care community
Shift: Changing Thought Patterns
Through Movement & Creative Expression
Expressive Arts Therapy workshop with a focus on movement, dance, sculpture, writing, and group discussion
My Inner Harbour
149 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, BC
May 22, 2025
6-8:30 pm
An Interactive Community Arts Activity for 100+ participants in the Plenary Session
Building a Better World Together: A Community-Building, Arts-Infused Conference
Beban Community Centre
May 17, 2025
Expressive Arts Therapy and Dementia: Elders’ Interdisciplinary Art Show
Eden Garden’s Dementia Care Home
May 3, 2025
Expressive Arts Therapy for the Elderly
Mondays 10:30-12:00 from September 2024 - ongoing
Eden Gardens Compassionate Dementia Care
1917 Northfield Road, Nanaimo, BC)
Using the arts as alternate modes of expression
Interdisciplinary visual arts, dance, music, theatre, poetry, nature art, and play
Expressive Arts Therapy and Play Therapy for Early Childhood
Workshop for Early Childhood Educators working with children aged 3-12 in daycare and after-school facilities
At the Inquiring Little Minds Professional Development Conference
August 30, 2024
Expressive Arts Therapy, Play Therapy, and School Counselling
Workshop for school counsellors working with students in grades K-12 (aged 5-18) in the CSF
At Le Rond-Point, a Professional Development Day for Le Conseil Scolaire Francophone de la C.-B. (The Francophone School Authority of B.C.)
February 16, 2024
Expressive Arts Therapy, Apology, and Forgiveness
Hosted at my studio with guest Expressive Arts Therapist and supervisor Dr. Carolina Herbert (from the UK/Cambodia) Dr. Caroline Herbert
August 21, 2023 A workshop for trained Expressive Arts Therapists working in the mental health field.
August 22, 2023 A workshop for individuals working in the fields of professional arts (visual arts, dance, theatre) and education.
Expressive Arts Supporting Employment Training
Workshop for young adults with barriers to employment to help learn job readiness and personal development skills
For the “Homegrown” Employment Training Program run by Nanaimo Foodshare
March 6, 2023
July 17, 2023
Supporting Seniors’ Health Through the Arts
Workshop for Francophone Senior Citizens in New Westminster
At La Foire Santé pour les 55 ans+ (Senior’s Health Fair) hosted by Réso-Santé
March 30, 2019
Play Therapy for Children Who Have Experienced Family Violence
Participation in a panel discussion about the film Jusqu’à la garde (« Custody »)
At L’Alliance Française de Vancouver, hosted by the Francophone women’s association “Inform’Elles”
November 25, 2019