Learning to listen in colour.
WHEAT Institute provides holistic diploma and certificate programs in expressive arts and art therapy. Through WHEAT’s programs, students learn how the universal language of art allows healing, growth, and justice to emerge from even the smallest brushstrokes, movements, and words.
Hello,
My name is Véronique Bélanger, and I accompany individuals on their path of self-discovery, healing, and transformation. As a WHEAT student in Art Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy, a Registered Social Worker, a member of the Ontario College Social Worker and Social Service Worker (OCSWSSW), a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW), and a student member of the Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA), I bring together professional training with a deep commitment to holistic healing.
I believe each person carries an inner wisdom waiting to be expressed. Through art, movement, writing, sound, and creative exploration, I witness and support individuals and groups on their journey towards reconnecting with themselves, releasing what no longer serves them, and discovering their resilience.
If you feel called to explore your inner world through art and healing, I warmly invite you to reach out and join me in a session that will be safe and free of judgment, bringing forward curiosity, creativity, and compassion.
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Bonjour,
Je m’appelle Véronique Bélanger, et j’accompagne les personnes sur leur chemin de découverte de soi, de guérison et de transformation. En tant qu’étudiante au WHEAT en art-thérapie et en thérapie par les arts expressifs, travailleuse sociale inscrite, membre de l’Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des techniciens en travail social de l’Ontario (OCSWSSW), membre de l’Association des travailleurs sociaux de l’Ontario (OASW), et membre étudiante de l’Association canadienne d’art-thérapie (CATA), j’allie formation professionnelle et engagement profond envers la guérison holistique.
Je crois que chaque personne porte en elle une sagesse intérieure qui attend simplement d’être exprimée. Par l’entremise de l’art, le mouvement, l’écriture, le son et l’exploration créative, je témoigne et j’accompagne les individus et les groupes dans leur parcours afin qu’il puisse être en mesure de se reconnecter à eux-mêmes, se libérer de ce qui ne leur sert plus et découvrir leur résilience.
Si vous ressentez l’appel d’explorer votre monde intérieur par l’art et la guérison, je vous invite chaleureusement à me contacter et à participer à une séance sécuritaire et sans jugement, où la curiosité, la créativité et la compassion sont au cœur du processus.
I have lived in the Pembina Valley for the past seventeen years. During that time, I worked at home raising three children, each living with neurodiversity. Once they were in school, I began working with adolescents, initially as an educational assistant and then as an addictions counsellor. I have a degree in counselling with a focus in addiction.
Six years ago, I experienced my own mental health crisis. Throughout my recovery I returned to the arts of my past, music, dance, written word and visual arts as a means to cope and then heal. As a therapist, I realized that something was missing in my training. That was when I began looking into art and therapy. I have found what I was looking for at WHEAT Institute in the area of Expressive Arts Therapy. Expressive Arts Therapy does the meaningful work of therapy using various art modalities - visual arts, movement, music, written word, drama and other imaginative forms - in a supportive setting. It is my joy to start practicing in the area.
Faith Rae is an art therapist-in-training, artist, and educator. Art has profoundly changed her life as it is her form of personal therapy. Painting, mixed media and installation have allowed Rae to explore her evolving identity and metaphorically analyze its ‘layers’ through various media. At an early age, creating art helped her gain self-confidence and a sense of purpose. Rae wants to share her gift of art by the fulfillment and wellness it can bring to other people’s lives.
She is interested in working in the community, schools, and retirement facilities to raise awareness of art therapy. She is a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and is proud to support her community in this field.
