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My name is Hana, I also go by Shy.
I am an art psychotherapist specializing in a practice that centers ecology and connection with nature as a way to support you on your journey towards healing and well-being. I am inspired by the natural world as it reflects back to us who we are, validating our uniqueness and/or queerness, and holding us while we navigate life transitions, grief, dysregulation or disconnection.
My approach to therapy is person-centered, strengths-based and trauma-informed. I lead with warmth, an encouraging, grounded presence and a deep care for you and the many ways you may show up in each moment.
I identify as queer, white (Polish and German ancestry), neurodivergent and transgender. My learning is also deeply informed by my own transition and histories of trauma and recovery in my life.
Intersectionality and non-pathologizing frameworks are integrated into my learning and work as a therapist. I root my practice in decolonial, anti-racist and anti-oppressive frameworks and have discovered empowerment through liberation psychology and disability justice theory. As a settler living on unceeded territory, I am committed to supporting Indigenous struggles over land, sovereignty and rights and integrating social justice into my practice.
I would be honoured to work alongside you in your journey towards healing, recovery, self-discovery and empowerment.
If my practice resonates with you, please reach out below!
Education
Post-Graduate Diploma in Art Psychotherapy - DTATI
Toronto Art Therapy Institute
Registered Pscyhotherapist (Qualifying) #11267 - RP(Q)
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
University of Toronto
Diploma in Fine Art
Sheridan College
Areas of Specialty
2SLGBTQIIA+ identities
Trauma, PTSD, Complex Trauma (C-PTSD), and recovery
Living with mental illness & neurodiversity
Navigating complicated family dynamics, inter-generational trauma and/or abuse
Grief and complicated grief
My goal is to co-create a supportive, safe and empowering space with you to envision and embody liberation and support your healing at the pace that feels best…
Professional development & trainings
Reciprocity Coaching: Triple Spiral Framework Practitioner Training
Mapping the Traumatized Self: Using Polyvagal Theory to Navigate Dissociative Parts
Applied Polyvagal Theory: Rewire for Resilience
Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy
Applying Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy in the Treatment of Addictions
Grief and Trauma in the Bones: Mindfulness and Indigenous Ways of Healing
Narrative Therapy Techniques for Navigating Grief and Uncertainty
Somatic Abolitionism: The Shift from Strategy to Culture
LGBTQ+ Competency for Social Workers
Eco-Arts Based Environmental Education
Emotional Resilience and Eco-Anxiety
Healing from Complex Trauma with Art Therapy
Becoming Whole: Healing Our Attachment Disruptions through Radical Resilience
Queerness, Religion and Spirituality: Navigating Difficult Intersections
As a qualifying psychotherapist, I receive supervision and consultation from a senior therapist with extensive experience in art-based psychotherapy.
Whatever is shared between us is kept strictly confidential, in accordance with the ethical parameters and codes of conduct that the college of registered psychotherapists holds us to.