For any folks who may have missed it I have this update:
I am now an Art Therapist AND a registered clinical counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors! This is great because…
it means for any of you with a benefits package there is a greater likelihood your insurance will acknowledge this designation and cover this expense for you! Yay!
AND
the more of you that are able to come and see me via this funded model, the more I can keep providing pay-what-you-can sessions to those who do not have these benefits.
I’m super excited about this, and have been working towards it (in a very convoluted, neuroqueer way 🤷🤪🎉) for about a decade (or my whole life depending on how you look at it)!
Some things we can work on together:
identity exploration including queer, neurodivergent, gender, relational, racial, colonial (personal/political)
👣 body stuff including living in divergent, changing, non-’norm’ bodies…puberty, second puberty, perimenopause, menopause, fat phobia, ableism, chronic pain/chronic health challenges, disability.
🫁 relationship dynamics (including relationship to self and others within monogamy, polyamory/ethical non monogamy, kink, BDSM, s*x and other service work)
✏️ call-in/call-out culture, conflict/ accountability practices in relationships / teams
🫀 parenting (including co-parenting, parenting complex/divergent kids/kids experiencing multiple barriers,school anxiety / refusal, homeschooling/unschooling)
🙃 family planning/decision making, queer or creative family structures, processing of limitations, loss, and complexity (as well as pre and post abortion support)
cultural, ancestral and/or spiritual exploration and healing, including and often inspired by grief, loss and longing
🌀 overwhelm, burnout, exhaustion, stress, freeze…in general as well as specifically connected to employment/living in capitalism, family/social roles and/or community organizing)
🌪️ the tensions, and grief of living in this world at this time. (Isn’t this all of us?)
and... WE CAN MAKE ART EVERYTIME!
My summer calendar is up and I am hoping people who want to come in and do some creative work together can find spots that work for them. I know it can be hard to find the time and energy to get something booked so let me know if I can help with that with a phone call or text exchange to find something that works for us both.
Please share this post (or my contact info) with your family, friends, peers, colleagues, socials and communities <3
With love, and in creative curiosity,
Sonya
