Decipher Counselling Art Therapy Studio
2524 Cypress St. V6J 3N2 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Book a complimentary consultation with a therapist is a powerful first step in getting the treatment you need for your mental wellbeing. Visit my website in my bio or go straight to my booking site for more information! Grateful to have means to see clients during this year ... #haestherapist #vancouverhaestherapist #vancouvertherapy #vancouvernarrativetherapy #edtherapist #vancouveremdr #emdrtherapy #mentalhealthawareness #vancouverarttherapist #vancouvercounsellor #vancouvercounselling #registeredclinicalcounsellor #traumatherapy #traumatherapist #traumahealing #arttherapist #arttherapy #therapy #yourfeelingsarevalid #healingfromtrauma #depressionhelp #mentalhealthhelp #mentalhealthadvocate #vancouvertherapist

Myth in our culture: We can control our emotions, and that if we can’t, we are weak. There is something wrong with us if we can’t manage the emotions. What’s actually going on: Our bodies are wired for core emotions, and we process each core emotion differently (eg. chest pump faster, fists tighten, face flushing, tension in the body etc.) We learn from a young age what expressions keep me connected to other people (eg. parents, classmates, society) and what emotions we ...cannot show: ones that are not welcome or allowed. When certain core emotions are rejected, our body sends signals to the brain before the emotions come up, telling it that it is not okay to feel and show that emotion. That is why we as a society struggle with anxiety, shame and guilt. There are so many people dealing with negative self-talk and overwhelming emotions that show up from time and time again from not processing the feelings (feeling the feelings). Anxiety, shame and guilt enable us to avoid feeling the core emotion. Naming out when your core emotions get BLOCKED when anxiety, shame and guilt shows up is crucial to start understanding your emotions better. Can you think of some core emotions that you reject? Where and how did you learn to block out or push down the core emotion(s)? What if I told you that those core emotions are what makes you a human being and that they might actually be important? #emotionalintelligence #emotions #feelyourfeelings #feelingfeelings #eq #itsnotalwaysdepression #aedp #thechangetriangle #vancouvercounsellor #vancouvercounselling #vancouvertherapy #vancouvertherapist #therapistsofig #psychotherapy #psychotherapist #registeredclinicalcounsellor #vancouverarttherapist #arttherapist #arttherapy #depression #anxiety #trauma #guilt #shame See more

Reminding you that breathing is a powerful tool to find calmness. Focusing on your breath is a radical practice of self-compassion. One way that you can try this is to make yourself a breathing mandala ... As a warm-up for this sensory experience, close your eyes, and slowly explore the smooth surface of your canvas/paper. Guide your focus to the different parts you are in contact with the space around you: your feet on the floor, your back and bottom on the chair, the air in the space you’re in. This helps to increase your awareness, matching what you are internally experiencing. Visualize what your breath may look like as you inhale and when you exhale. What do you think your experience looks like? There is no right or wrong way to express this. If you give this exercise a go, feel free to tag me @arttherapywithlinda. I would love to see what you create! Hoping you fully immerse in the space and time you prioritize for yourself. #mandala #breathwork #breathingmandala #bcacc #counsellingbc #bccounsellors #psychologytoday #connection #mentalhealthawareness #creativehealing #mindfulness #vancouvercounsellor #vancouverarttherapist #vancouverarttherapy #arttherapist #rcc #mentalhealth #wordsfromatherapist #igtherapist #sustainability #therapistsofinstagram #socialdistancing #arttherapyheals #dailydrawingjournalchallenge

To all of you who are dealing with changes and uncertainties, those returning back to school, I hope you are having a lovely restful evening this Labour Day. Settling into my therapy space has been a change this past week. In my therapy room, I picked out each furniture piece with intention. I am seeing each of them settling in and belonging into the calming space I am sharing with my clientsvirtually and some in-person.... Can you guess the book I’m (re-)reading here? Write down your guesses in the comment section! #labourday #happylabourday #registeredclinicalcounsellor #clinicalcounsellor #vancouvercounsellor #vancouverarttherapy #vancouvercounselling #vancouvertherapist #arttherapy #therapyspace #therapyoffice #therapeuticspace #vancouvertherapy #dailyhive #traumahealing #anxietyhealing #edhealing #therapyroom #privatepractice #officespace #emdrtherapist #haestherapist #vancouver #kitsilano #westvancouver See more

My practice is growing I will be offering more days available for my current and new clients starting mid-September! What a gift it is working as a therapist. I am inherently grateful for those who are trusting in me with emotional grievances and moving towards love and forgiveness. ... I am witnessing and learning so much from my clients. The resiliency, humanity and courage I witness during these sessions are invaluable. I see you. I believe in you. Thank you

My practice is growing I will be offering more days available for my current and new clients starting mid-September! What a gift it is working as a therapist. I am inherently grateful for those who are trusting in me with emotional grievances and moving towards love and forgiveness. ... I am witnessing and learning so much from my clients. The resiliency, humanity and courage I witness during these sessions are invaluable. I see you. I believe in you. Thank you

As a narrative therapist, I will be supporting and working with you to question and deconstruct the narratives of the problems you have and move towards embracing and enriching the preferred stories of where you want to be. To help you better understand this non-oppressive approach in therapy, these are the rights you are held with when you work with me: You have the right to define your experiences and problems in your own words and terms. ... You have the right for your life to be understood in the context of what you have been through and in the context of your relationships with others. You have the right to invite others who are important to you to be involved in the process of reclaiming your life from the effects of trauma. The person is not the problem, the problem is the problem. Your responses to trauma will be acknowledged in therapy. Everyone has the right to be free from problems caused by trauma and injustice. #narrativetherapy #narrativetherapist #vancouvernarrativetherapy #therapeuticapproach #therapeuticmodality #mentalhealthawareness #socialjustice #vancouverarttherapist #vancouvercounsellor #vancouvercounselling #registeredclinicalcounsellor #vancouvertraumatherapy #traumatherapist #traumahealing #arttherapist #arttherapy #therapy #yourfeelingsarevalid #healingfromtrauma #depressionhelp #mentalhealthhelp #mentalhealthadvocate #vancouvertherapist See more

This document contains the wisdom of thirty people’s stories (from mental health service users, survivors and ex-patients) who experienced panic, worry and isolation to support the community amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Check-in and identify with your thoughts around your relationship(s): Are you victimizing yourself? - believing that situations are happening TO you or Are you blaming others for what you are going through- situations are happening BECAUSE OF you? ... Do you notice playing the role of the victim, perpetrator, or the rescuer/hero in your relationships? Identifying where you are in this drama triangle as you move through relationships can help you recognize and manage drama in your life. #dramatriangle #kapman #awareness #conflictmanagement #relationshiptherapy #relationshiptherapist #therapistsofig #arttherapist #vancouvertherapy #vancouvertherapist #vancouverarttherapist #vancouverarttherapy #vancouvercounsellor #vancouvercounselling #bcacc #bcata #ccpa #canadiancounsellor #relationshipconflicts #emotionalintelligence #selfcompassion #selfawareness #psychology @ Kelowna, British Columbia See more

Feeding you a mantra for this evening: I treat myself in the kind way I want to be treated by others ... I see you #hsp #vancouvercounsellor #canadiancounsellor #affirmation #mentalhealthmatters #kindnessmatters #vancouverarttherapist #vancouverarttherapy #registeredclinicalcounsellor #selfcompassion #vancouvercounselling #mantra #vancouverpsychotherapy #emotionalwellness #haestherapist #wordsfromyourtherapist #therapistsofinstagram #therapistthoughts #countertransference #gutfeelings #setboundaries #depressionhelp #anxietyrelief #mindfulness #selfcompassion #rcc #bcacc #bcata See more

If you paint from the heart, your painting will take you to the place where dreams grow I learned to become mindful whenever I paint. The word, nostalgia, kept leaping into my mind while painting this art piece. I found out a little later when colouring in the character that it reminded me of my favourite tiny porcelain sculpture I kept next to my childhood bed. ... I also noticed the ying yang symbol as a prominent symbol on my childhood wish box (comment below if anyone else had one of these!) which was also placed by my bed I quietly gushed in fascination. These little awe and breakthrough moments always surprise me, but I can’t get enough of them. Hoping you get to experience these moments when you guys go on your next creative excursion too! #artistblock #artastherapy #mindfulart #mindfulness #arttherapy #arttherapist #vancouverarttherapy #vancouverarttherapistt #vancouvercounsellor #vancouvercounselling #bcacc #bcata #ccpa #cata #intuitiveart #therapeuticart #healingarts #artheals #artjournaling #artjournaltherapy #dailydrawingjournal #arttherapyheals #arttherapydirective #artprompt #intersectionalart #arthealsthesoul #artistherapy #therapistsofinstagram #arttherapistsart @ Imagination See more