Bio
Hi I'm Ryan!
Artist, Registered Canadian Art Therapist, and Registered Counselling Therapist, based on Cape Breton Island.
Since returning home to Cape Breton several years ago, I’ve had the privilege of working in 30 schools across the Cape Breton Regional Centre for Education and Maupeltuewey Kina'matno'kuom, supporting thousands of students through a collaborative creative process. Much of my work in schools has focused on creating spaces of acceptance, connection, and belonging.
I hold a Fine Arts degree from NSCAD University and completed two years of specialized art therapy training at the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute in Nelson, BC. I am a Registered Canadian Art Therapist (RCAT) and a Registered Counselling Therapist (RCT) in Nova Scotia. My practice is grounded in a strength-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approach.
- RCATRegistered Canadian Art Therapist, Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA)
- RCTRegistered Counselling Therapist, Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists (NSCCT)
- BFAFine Arts degree, NSCAD University
- TrainingTwo years of specialized art therapy training, Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, Nelson, BC
How I work
My work
My work is rooted in a relational, humanistic, trauma-informed, strength-based, and anti-oppressive perspective. I value the therapeutic relationship and honour each person's experiences, stories, strengths, and unique ways of being.
- Art therapy
- Emotion-focused
- Somatic
- Mind-body connection
- Solution-focused
- Strength-based
- Trauma-informed
- Culturally responsive
Let’s talk.
Book a free 15-minute consultation to see whether art therapy feels like the right fit for you or your child.