Mabe Kyle - OEATA Member Directory

Mabe Kyle Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Expressive Arts Therapist

Mabe is a multidisciplinary community artist and expressive arts therapist in Southwestern Ontario. They often explore the themes of being a rural disabled queer and transgender person in their art. Mabe co-founded the Rural Ontario Community of Queer Youth and Brant Pride. They edited Queer Country Crossroads, an anthology published by Caitlin Press in September 2025. They organized a queer community quilt project and accompanying zine involving 30 2SLGBTQIA+ artists. Some of their favourite memories involve reciting poetry live on the radio in Jamaica, making short films in India, and taking folk dance classes in Brittany and Martinique.

Mabe is a graduate of the Graduate Diploma Program in Expressive Arts Therapy at The CREATE Institute in Toronto. They have an Honours international Bachelor of Arts from York University and a diploma in Social Service Work from Mohawk College. They have worked in the social services sector for the past five years holding various roles including peer support specialist, sexual assault crisis counsellor, harm reduction and outreach worker, case manager, and mental health worker.