Art Therapy Counselling (Music, Painting, Drawing & Poetry)
(In-Person and Online Counselling for Adults, Seniors, and Late Teens)
When Words Aren’t Enough
Sometimes talking can only take us so far.
Some emotions live deeper — beyond language — waiting to be expressed in colour, sound, movement, or form.
Art Therapy provides a creative pathway for emotional healing and self-discovery.
Whether through music, painting, drawing, or poetry, this approach helps you process experiences, reduce stress, and reconnect with yourself in ways words alone cannot.
You don’t need to be an artist to benefit — just open to expressing what your heart already knows.
What Is Art Therapy?
Art Therapy, also called Expressive Arts Therapy, is a therapeutic process that uses creative expression as a bridge between your inner world and conscious awareness.
By engaging your imagination and senses, you can access emotions, memories, and insights that might be difficult to articulate verbally.
Through this process, you can:
Express feelings that are hard to talk about
Release stress, anxiety, or emotional tension
Explore your identity, purpose, and creativity
Gain insight and perspective through symbols and imagery
Foster mindfulness, calm, and self-connection
Each creative medium — music, painting, drawing, or poetry — offers its own way of listening to what your subconscious is trying to say.
How Art Therapy Works
In sessions, we explore your emotional landscape using whichever creative form feels most natural for you.
It’s not about artistic skill — it’s about emotional expression and exploration.
A session may include:
Music Therapy: Using rhythm, lyrics, or sound to express emotion and regulate mood.
Painting or Drawing: Translating feelings or memories into colour, shape, and imagery.
Poetry or Creative Writing: Giving voice to emotions through words, metaphors, and reflection.
Visualization or Symbol Work: Exploring personal themes, identity, or healing through imagination.
Each session is collaborative — I’ll guide you with prompts and reflections while you create, explore, and interpret at your own pace.
What Art Therapy Can Help With
Art Therapy is a powerful, evidence-based approach that supports emotional healing for a wide range of issues, including:
Anxiety and panic
Depression and low self-worth
Trauma and grief
Stress and burnout
Identity exploration
Relationship challenges
Emotional numbness or disconnection
Personal growth and creativity blocks
Whether you’re processing loss, seeking clarity, or simply wanting to reconnect with your creative self, Art Therapy provides a space where healing and imagination meet.
Why Art Therapy Works
The body and mind often carry emotions that the conscious brain cannot easily express.
Art bypasses the analytical mind and speaks directly to emotion, memory, and intuition.
Through creative expression, Art Therapy helps you:
Access deeper emotional layers safely
Release tension stored in the body
Engage the right hemisphere of the brain (intuition, imagination, emotion)
Foster mindfulness and presence
Integrate both logic and creativity for holistic healing
It allows you to “see” your emotions — to move them from the inside out — and find meaning in what you create.
A Mindful and Holistic Approach
At Pierre Begrand Counselling, Art Therapy is approached as both creative expression and clinical exploration.
Each session blends mindfulness, body awareness, and psychology — creating a grounded space where expression leads to understanding.
Sessions may include:
Guided visualization and journaling
Painting, drawing, or mixed-media creation
Lyric exploration or music-based reflection
Poetry writing or spoken word expression
Discussion and integration of emotional insights
Together, we bridge creativity and therapy — helping you discover not just what you feel, but what your feelings are trying to teach you.
Who Art Therapy Is For
Art Therapy is ideal if you:
Feel “stuck” emotionally or creatively
Have difficulty verbalizing feelings
Experience anxiety, grief, or trauma
Want a holistic, non-traditional form of healing
Seek personal growth, creativity, and emotional release
You don’t need to identify as an artist — you only need curiosity and openness to the creative process.
Why Work With Me
As a Registered Professional Counsellor, I combine clinical training with a deep appreciation for the healing power of creativity.
Before counselling, I spent years exploring music, writing, and art — understanding firsthand how creativity can transform pain into purpose.
Now, I bring that same insight into my practice — guiding clients to connect with their emotions through creative expression in a safe, encouraging environment.
Whether through paint, poetry, or melody, I’ll help you translate what’s within into something healing and whole.
Express. Create. Heal.
Your emotions have a voice — sometimes, it just needs a different language.
Through Art Therapy, you can learn to express what words cannot, release what’s been held inside, and rediscover your creativity and calm.
📞 Book a Free 20-Minute Discovery Call to explore how Art Therapy — through music, painting, drawing, or poetry — can help you reconnect with your creativity, emotion, and sense of self.