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Savannah Dasilva RP (Qualifying), ExAT, BFA
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Expressive Arts Therapist
Savannah Dasilva (she/they) is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Expressive Arts Therapist and artist. With areas of focus such as neurodivergence, anxiety, stress, hronic pain/illness, burnout, grief and loss, relationship and identity challenges. Savannah combines her therapeutic skills with a passion for creative expression to guide others on their healing journeys. Savannah offers expressive arts therapy and psychotherapy services virtually across Ontario, in person at Bathurst and College and in person walk and talk therapy in Toronto and Etobicoke, ON.
Amanda Davis
BFA Theatre Performance Dance, Expressive Arts Therapist
For over 20 years, I have dedicated my life to the language of movement, creativity and the healing potential of the arts.
My work as a professional dancer, art educator, choreographer and Expressive Arts Therapist is grounded in the belief that the arts are essential to how we process and navigate life, build resilience, stay connected to ourselves and each other.…
Amanda Davis
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) | Expressive Arts Therapist | BFA | Movement Artist | Educator
For over 20 years, I have dedicated my life to the language of movement, creativity and the healing potential of the arts.
My work is grounded in the belief that the arts are essential to how we process and navigate life, build resilience, stay connected to ourselves and each other.
My own lived experience has shown me the profound capacity of creativity to hold what words cannot.…
DeAnn deGruijter
MFA Theatre Performance + Education, Registered EXA Practitioner + Consultant, Performer + Voice Artist
DeAnn is a theatre-based Expressive Arts Practitioner incorporating play, whimsy, spirituality, mindfulness and somatic listening and release. She is coordinator and faculty at the Haliburton School of Art and Design and holds a Master’s degree in performance and education with a specialist in EXA. DeAnn offers classes, workshops and courses for adults and youth with a special fondness for seniors and those in memory care and their providers.…
Michelle Denis, RP, ExAT
Registered Psychotherapist, Expressive Arts Therapist and Parenting/Caregiver Support Coach
As an Expressive Arts Therapist, I work relationally and collaboratively with you, while encouraging a letting go into the creative play space. I invite you into a gentle and curious observation of the inner somatic, sensory and emotional experience as a way to deepen self compassion, understanding and acceptance, and to connect with your inner body wisdom to find release and healing towards the life you want to be living.…
Danielle Dickson, EXAT, RTC, RYT
Expressive Arts Therapist
Through my work as an Expressive Arts Therapist, I invite people to explore their authentic expression while providing a supportive environment for growth and expansion. My expressive arts practice weaves together mindfulness, nature based therapies, somatic oriented approaches and internal family systems theory. I consider art to have the power to support healing which I have observed can also lead to moments of surprise, empathy, empowerment and enriching self discoveries.…
Michele Dickson
Peer Specialist Consultant
Bio
Michele Anne-Marie Dickson (she/her) is a disabled self-taught multi-disciplinary artist. She works in a variety of
media, including pen & ink, acrylic, water colour, pastels, photography, graphite, and mixed-media. Michele
identifies as someone who has lived experience of mental illness, chronic illness, and a history of trauma. Michele’s
art has dignity, and explores themes of abandonment, risk, and failure.…
Susanne Dorder
RP, PhD Candidate, EXAT
I am a healer who applies expressive arts and psychotherapy in education, research and therapeutic practice. With nearly 20 years of experience empowering individuals and groups, I am passionate about sharing my gift of healing as a member of the Amerindian-Chinese Surinamese and Caribbean diaspora. It is important for me to impart my knowledge in communities where people seek to learn and grow, including schools, community organizations, and healthcare facilities.…
Jacquie Dover
Registered Nurse, Psychotherapist (Expressive Arts Therapy)
Jacqueline (“Jacquie”) Dover is a registered nurse (College of Nurses of Ontario) specializing in expressive arts therapy. Her main therapeutic approaches include expressive arts therapy, psychodynamic therapy, brief solution focused therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches.
Jacquie studied expressive arts therapy at the CREATE Institute in their 3-year diploma program. She is also a certified mindfulness teacher and registered yoga teacher.…
Helen Drew
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Expressive Arts Therapist
Hello! I am an artist and seeker who has spent her life looking for “her place” in the world. I am very familiar with the feeling of never quite fitting. I have always been intent on creating spaces that nurture the self and soul through art. As an expressive arts therapist, I see this as my work.…
Miriam Duff
Expressive Arts & Counselling Therapist
Miriam Duff is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) and has a Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy (2019). She is trained in EMDR Therapy, Basic and Advanced (R-TEP & G-TEP) and also has training in Mindful Self-Compassion (2016). She is a strong believer in the healing power of the arts and the self in the natural world. …
Angela Duntsch, Dipl. EXAT
Dipl. EXAT
I offer expressive arts workshops.
Art is Relating and Relating is an Art (This can be a family or partner workshop)
More Juggling, Less Struggling (a juggling workshop including juggling balls, Diabolos and Flower sticks, making your own juggling props is a possibility that can be added.)
Making Sound Visible (a music making and storytelling workshop)
When I moved to Canada in 2002, I started to study with Arscura, School of Exploration and Development of Art in the Healing and Social Fields, and continued at the CREATE Institute in Toronto. …
Kristy Dyck
ExAT
Experienced in both the realm of expressive arts therapy and the field of education, I am a dedicated and empathetic professional with a passion for helping individuals who have experienced intimate partner and family violence, adolescents in the LGBTQ+ community, and young people using expressive arts interventions using a trauma-informed approach. I have experience offering group and individual sessions.…
OEATA respects and honours the work of our:
- Expressive Arts Practitioners (EAP)
- Expressive Arts Therapists (ExAT)
- Peer Movement Specialists (ExA or ExAT and /or RP)
- Registered Psychotherapist, ExAT’s (RP, ExA or ExAT)
- Affiliates (Training institutes, Supportive Businesses)