Virtual Offering - DBT Informed Art Therapy Group

Offering a supportive therapeutic space for adults to learn and practice DBT skills through art therapy interventions. Together, we’ll explore mindfulness, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance skills. Art-making fosters self expression and deepens personal understanding while DBT provides structure and practical tools for lasting change.

January 16, 23, 30 to February 6, 13, 20th 2026

Fridays from 1:00pm- 2:15pm

Facilitated by two trained art therapists.

Sarah Helen Epp, MA, MSW, RP, RSW and Sonomi Tanaka, MA, RP

Join us and experience the benefits of using art to:

This virtual group is designed for individuals who want to:

Create space to strengthen emotional regulation
Practice mindfulness
Manage stress and overwhelm
Explore creative ways to express emotions

No previous art experience or DBT background is required—just a willingness to explore.

Fee is $70 per session.

As a therapeutic group this fee may be covered by personal insurance if applicable. Max 8 individuals in the group. As a closed group no new members will be added after the first day.

Email: sarahhelenepp@gmail.com to complete the intake and registration process. Or simply to ask a question or two.

Open to residents of Ontario only.

The goals are to:

Give yourself permission to slow down and check in within
Express yourself using art materials in a non-judgmental space
Use art as a tool to develop self-care, compassion, and self-expression
Explore your relationship to creative process
Engage with others in a therapeutic group
Be inspired by a creative space where ALL are welcome!

Potential benefits may include:

Reduced stress and anxiety
Connect to your creative self
Enhance your ability to hear your inner voice
Deepen insight and knowing
Have fun!

Who is it for?

The workshop is open to individuals who would like to explore and enhance their relationship to creativity. It is designed for all levels of artistic ability and curiosity. It is an opportunity to give oneself permission to create, and explore the creative process in a non-judgemental process oriented group.

The focus is on the PROCESS of creating, NOT the final product.

Exploring Your Relationship to Creativity

In this hands-on art making workshop you will be gently guided through a series of creative invitations and explorations to better understand your thoughts, feelings, and limiting beliefs about your ability to create. Allow the process to unfold as you engage a variety of materials enabling you to come away with a deeper understanding of yourself, self expression, and you're creative process.

In person for adult participants.

Thursday June 26th 6:15pm-8:15pm

Aurora, Ontario

Using the Creative Process as a Tool for Exploring Challenges

Art making can be a powerful and soothing way to explore life's challenges. The process of externalizing our experience through the creation of images can invite space, and at times shift our relationship to challenges.

In this workshop, participants will be guided to complete a series of pictures exploring a chosen stuck point in their lives. Gently moving through the creative process, participants can gain new insights, uncover hidden perspectives, and identify possible pathways and alternatives for moving forward. Participants will come away with hands-on interventions for using art making to enhance problem solving.

In person for adult participants.

Thursday July 24 6:15pm-8:15pm

Aurora, Ontario

SHE Psychotherapy

Virtual Offering - DBT Informed Art Therapy Group

This virtual group is designed for individuals who want to:

Fee is $70 per session.

Past Workshops

Calling All Artists, Non-Artists, and People Terrified to Create

When we connect with our CREATIVE SELF we give ourselves PERMISSION to LISTEN within; experiencing ourselves as active Creators of our lives. Here we live from a place of inner connection, agency, and knowing.

Exploring Your Relationship to Creativity

Using the Creative Process as a Tool for Exploring Challenges

All images, skill sets, and abilities are welcomed with warmth and respect.

Registration Information

Virtual Offering - DBT Informed Art Therapy Group

This virtual group is designed for individuals who want to:

Fee is $70 per session.

Past Workshops

Calling All Artists, Non-Artists, and People Terrified to Create

When we connect with our CREATIVE SELF we give ourselves PERMISSION to LISTEN within; experiencing ourselves as active Creators of our lives. Here we live from a place of inner connection, agency, and knowing.

Exploring Your Relationship to Creativity

Using the Creative Process as a Tool for Exploring Challenges

All images, skill sets, and abilities are welcomed with warmth and respect.

Registration Information

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