You can do as many sessions as you like. You may want to meet once a month through out the year, or work in a quicker more concentrated manner, meeting weekly, to work through something major.

Normally we check in with how you are doing with your goals after 6-8 weeks of meeting weekly. This is when we could assess if you need more sessions. Sometimes clients feel like they have worked through what they need to work through in less than 6 – 8 sessions and some may need more time than this. The duration depends on the severity of what you are going through. Generally a good rule of thumb is a 6-8 week range to see healing. 

You also don’t need to go for only 6-8 weeks either. I am available to meet less frequently beyond this concentrated time of 6-8 weekly sessions. For those who live with complexities like neurodiversities, complex trauma, anxiety, etc., it might be helpful to come back for therapy sessions regularly but less frequent (monthly or bimonthly). It is always a good idea to have a therapist you can go back to when life challenges come up

Sliding scale is a term to refer to the flexibility that many counsellors and therapists offer to clients in how much they may pay for a session. This system is meant to allow people who may not be able to afford full prices for sessions but still receive the care they need. I do offer a sliding scale option but there are limited spots. Let me know in the Intake form here if you would like a spot and are ready to book your first session. Or book a free consultation here and we can talk about it.

Alberta government has not approved for art therapy sessions to be covered across the board yet. But some insurance companies may cover your therapy sessions. It requires making a call to your insurance company to check this.

For those in British Columbia and Ontario insurance coverage might be more easily accessible as there is good partnership with the art therapy associations and the provincial governments in these provinces.

If you have your own art supplies this is a great place to start. I prefer you use what you have before we dabble into other materials. If while we are creating and I think there could be a really helpful art activity that requires art supplies that you don’t have then I might recommend you get those supplies.

Or I can help direct you to good art supplies stores in your area so you can buy supplies to start with.

Or I can ship you a basic art supplies package. This would be an extra upfront cost.

That’s totally ok. You are welcome to do art therapy at whatever your skill level is. Art therapy isn’t about skill it’s more about the process of making the art.

Here is a brief overview

Check-In and Centering in the Space (5-10 minutes): Share how you are, what is going on in life lately.

Art Making (20-30 minutes): Time for you to make art. I may give a suggestion on what kind of art to make, you may know what you want to make and just get into. You can decide.

Process the Art (20-25 minutes): We talk about the art. I ask questions about your art and respond to the things you share about your artwork to help you gain more clarity for yourself what your art may be saying.

Closing (5 minutes): We take a moment to summarize what you were getting from the session and may discuss some work to do outside the session if that is what you would like.