Art Therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses visual media to improve mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health. Taking a trauma-informed, humanistic and studio art therapy approach, my practice aims to increase resiliency, identity development and secure attachment and emotional regulation for First Nations clients. This takes into account the impacts of multigenerational trauma and residential schools on attachment, identity and overall wellness. I provide art therapy services for Indigenous children, youth and families in the Montérégie (South Shore) area in quebec through the Kahnawake Education Center, a medium security prison and private practice.
See the “art therapy projects” category to the right to see most recent posts.
- Master in Creative Therapies (Art Therapy Option)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts – Bachelor’s in Fine Art
- Art Thérapeute Professionnelle du Québec (ATPQ), Association of Art Therapists of Quebec (AATQ)
- Circle of Security, Attachment parent facilitator, 2016
- Mental Health First Aide, Crisis intervention, 2017
- 2nd annual symposium on Complex trauma, 2018
- Working with complexly traumatized children, KSCS, 2018
- Borderline Personality Disorder Conference, McGill, 2018
- Children 0-5
- Children 6-12
- Families
- Parent-child dyads
- Adults with domestic abuse
- First Nations
- Habit Change
- Creative Potential
- Improve communication
- Anxiety
- Early Emotional Wounds
- Self-knowledge / Self-exploration
- Bereavement & Grief
- Self esteem
- Expression of emotions
- Social Skills
- Caregiver Stress
- Attachment Difficulties
- Family Issues
- Single parenthood
- Intergenerational Violence
- School Adjustment Difficulties
- Social difficulties
- Intellectual Disability
- Bullying and Assertiveness
- Developmental Delays
- Behavioral Issues /
- Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity Dis.
- Learning Disabilities
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Humanistic Approach
- Attachment-based Approach
- Studio approach (non directive)
- Systemic Approach
- Centered on the artistic process
Megan Kanerahtenha:wi Whyte 