Amanda Crouse (she/her)
BFA, BEd, DKATI, RTC
Art Therapy
Hello!
In my work, I combine elements of psychotherapy, art-making and counselling to offer personalized mental health care, so you can create space to feel well in your life. I currently offer online art therapy sessions to adults, adolescents and youth.
As a neurodivergent person, I am passionate about working with people to see how unique ways of processing can work for us and areas that can be supported through creative care and self-understanding. I have experience working with a variety of neurodivergent diagnoses (they can appear in multiples) and often work with clients who experience late-diagnosis ADHD and Autism. I also work with depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicidal ideation, grief, trauma and life transitions.
My approach is towards client-specific experiences and addressing their current concerns from a strengths-based perspective and less from a diagnostic or deficit mindset.
My Journey with Art
Reflect Art Therapy started from my passion to create a space for a holistic, client-led approach to wellness. Using creativity as a way to express and process life's experiences requires no previous art experience and is accessible to everyone.
My transition from being an artist to teaching art and now art therapy happened very naturally. I love how art-making and creative care practices can be used alongside discussion and reflection to help people process their life experiences.
Why I Care
Your journey to healing and self-discovery is truly important. Every step towards understanding yourself better matters, and I'm here to support you every step of the way.
I have used art making as a form of expression throughout my own life, and I love to be able to help others do the same. Creative practice is an inherent human right, and we are meant to relate to our experiences in more ways than one. Art making allows for play, imagination, perspective shifts and being able to respond to our minds and bodies through tactile materials, without shame and judgement.