Tanya Kavicky-Mels (she/her)

Ok, let’s get one thing straight! You do not have to be an artist to do expressive arts therapy! I am going to say it again, you do not have to be ‘creative’ or an ‘artist’ to feel alive and connect with your body, heart, and soul. If you are human, you can do expressive arts therapy. Humans are expressive beings and social creatures! It is in our DNA! Expressive Arts Therapy is a model of psychotherapy that uses multi-art modalities such as painting, movement, drawing, clay, and sound.

EMDR is highly researched in the mental health field and uses evidenced-based techniques in therapy. Sometimes we have experiences that change our beliefs about ourselves, and after a while, we start to believe that story/belief about ourselves. People perceive trauma as a big event such as a natural disaster, sexual abuse, or physical/mental abuse. But it is NOT! Trauma could be a young girl needing help but getting shot down and told to buckle up and deal with it.

The transpersonal is defined as "experiences in which the sense of identity or self extends beyond (trans) the individual or personal to encompass wider aspects of humankind, life, psyche or cosmos. The form of therapy helps to explore

The transpersonal is defined as "experiences in which the sense of identity or self extends beyond (trans) the individual or personal to encompass wider aspects of humankind, life, psyche or cosmos. The form of therapy helps to explore

You might feel scared because you reached success, yet, you feel that you are ineffective in your job and basically do not care. You go through life’s motions but do not feel engaged. You feel something is off, something wild is stirring inside you, and they feel stuck by your job, relationship, or troubling situation. You do not have to shoulder this alone. You might be experiencing burnout. Together, we can identify the things that are keeping you stuck so that you can start flying again.

When you first come in, you cannot see yourself slowing down, struggling with the desire for success and freedom. You find yourself unable to get off the imaginary hamster wheel, yet something is pulling at your soul. You feel a sense of blah-ness, worry, stomach aches, inability to sleep, getting snappy with the people you love. You might feel scared because you reached success, yet, they feel something is missing. You question your success wonder if you are good enough. You are not alone!

You want to understand your perfectionism, how your low self-esteem plays out in your life, and where it originated from. You want to effectively cope with stress in your life and pay attention to how you are responding to stressful events. You want to set boundaries around your time and feel confident saying NO. You want to find your voice, stand your ground and sculpt the life that is alive in your heart and soul. Together, we can help you build and nourish your good self-esteem!