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An important part of Liz's practice has always been to strengthen social emotional wellbeing in youth. She believes when we offer safe spaces for youth to explore, validate, and care for their emotions they build a stronger relationship with self.
Liz provides a supportive, no stress, creative experience for individuals who want to focus energy on caring for their emotional health. Experience has taught Liz that it is often easier for individuals to express and care for themselves through art-based work regardless of how they perceive their creative ability. Liz provides opportunities for self-exploration through a creative process that invites curiosity, expression, and emotional nourishment. While she works with a range of materials in her practice, her preferred mediums are; watercolour, woody’s, micron pens, coloured pencils, DIY collage paper, and magazines.
A number of years ago Liz was a lead caseworker on a high-profile restorative justice case that left her feeling emotionally drained and burnt out. Mark making and creative expression became a huge part of her healing process. This was the beginning of Liz’s journey towards gaining a greater knowledge and understanding of mark making as a tool to help nourish and care for ourselves.
There is a stigma attached to putting focus our mental health and Liz wants to help normalize this through playful creative experiences. You don’t need to feel extreme emotional stress to benefit from an art-based therapeutic process. Liz believes that when take time to intentionally care of our emotional health then we are able to more effectively show up as our most authentic self.
Liz has over 20 years experience working in the social service field for organizations like Second Story Women’s Centre and South Shore Community Justice Society. During this time, working in an emotionally draining field, art has been an effective outlet for expression and self care. Liz’s education background includes a Therapeutic Arts Masters Practitioner certificate from
the Canadian International Institute of Art Therapy, Child and Youth Care degree, and trauma informed training.
Liz provides a supportive, no stress, creative experience for individuals who want to focus energy on caring for their emotional health. Experience has taught Liz that it is often easier for individuals to express and care for themselves through art-based work regardless of how they perceive their creative ability. Liz provides opportunities for self-exploration through a creative process that invites curiosity, expression, and emotional nourishment. While she works with a range of materials in her practice, her preferred mediums are; watercolour, woody’s, micron pens, coloured pencils, DIY collage paper, and magazines.
A number of years ago Liz was a lead caseworker on a high-profile restorative justice case that left her feeling emotionally drained and burnt out. Mark making and creative expression became a huge part of her healing process. This was the beginning of Liz’s journey towards gaining a greater knowledge and understanding of mark making as a tool to help nourish and care for ourselves.
There is a stigma attached to putting focus our mental health and Liz wants to help normalize this through playful creative experiences. You don’t need to feel extreme emotional stress to benefit from an art-based therapeutic process. Liz believes that when take time to intentionally care of our emotional health then we are able to more effectively show up as our most authentic self.
Liz has over 20 years experience working in the social service field for organizations like Second Story Women’s Centre and South Shore Community Justice Society. During this time, working in an emotionally draining field, art has been an effective outlet for expression and self care. Liz’s education background includes a Therapeutic Arts Masters Practitioner certificate from
the Canadian International Institute of Art Therapy, Child and Youth Care degree, and trauma informed training.
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I am inspired by my grandmother
who was filled with kindness for others and found time in her busy life to feed her creative spirit and care for herself. - Liz McCurdy |
