This is a visualisation for practising and establishing emotional boundaries. It’s for those who want to work on gaining that often much needed emotional distance (emotional boundary) when around people, in public spaces, at work, or while having a difficult conversation with a loved one. This visualisation is safe to practise on your own and […]

In essence, self-compassion is about extending the same warmth and care to yourself that you would give to others in times of need. These activities can help cultivate a more gentle, understanding, and loving relationship with yourself.

How do you deal with overwhelming feelings? Eva Papastergiou, MA psychologist and art psychotherapist for Expat Nest, shares the “self-soothe box”, a technique to bring yourself back to the moment, connect with your body and process uncomfortable feelings. Access the full article here. FEATURED IMAGE: Tiana/Pexels

Thank you everyone in Project Fearless who participated in Coaches’ day for the presentation as well as on the reflective workshop on ‘Defining and Defending Boundaries’. Your presence and active participation were invaluable. Here are the main ideas of the discussions for anyone interested in Boundaries in teaching: The cornerstone of the presentation was that […]

We did it! The 1st Art Therapy and a Picnic event (Amsterdam edition) was a blast! Due to strong winds we had to move our event indoors but that didn’t hinder the creative flow. “I enjoyed the possibility to express yourself freely trough art” Participant Participants were introduced to some basic concepts of Art Therapy […]

A few days ago I attended an introductory workshop in creative writing by Talia and The Story Lounge in Amsterdam. I chose to attend this workshop to challenge myself as I feel quite comfortable with art making but quite the opposite when it comes to written words. The workshop turned out to be really fun […]

I moved to the Netherlands not so long ago so it feels so nice getting noticed for my work as an art therapist 🎨✍️ I remember the first month I moved here I was looking into professional registrations and all that jazz and also looking into doing a psy master’s in UvA to feel integrated […]

Curious about how art psychotherapy facilitates therapeutic change? Then listen to the 4th episode of Narratives podcast where we discuss how therapeutic change might look like during a 12-week art psychotherapy journey of a sexual violence survivor. Names, personal information and events are altered to protects client’s anonymity.

This is one of the most common questions I get from clients or family members. Caring for a person with a psychiatric diagnosis or complex mental health issues can be a difficult experience even though the positive and valuable moments with them don’t cease to exist. Re-learning how to relate meaningfully with people with a […]