Arshin Agashteh is an art therapist and psychotherapist who works with children, adolescents, and adults through a creative, relational, and reflective lens. With academic training in Clinical Psychology, Fine Art, and Art Therapy, she approaches the therapeutic space as a living field where images, sensations, and inner narratives find their way into expression long before words fully arrive. She completed her bachelors degree in clinical psychology in Iran, followed by a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a masters degree in visual Art. Arshin later pursued professional training in Art Therapy at the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute (KATI), where her clinical approach grew alongside her long engagement with artistic practice. Arshin trusts in creativity as a natural human capacity that helps us see differently, feel more deeply, and shift our relationship with ourselves and with others. She believes that when individuals enter creative processes beyond habit and expectation, subtle yet transformative shifts become possible. In her therapeutic work, imagination becomes an active doorway to insight, integration, and new understanding. She works with various creative media, somatic awareness, and gentle reflection, supporting clients in exploring difficult emotions, reconnecting with inner resources, and moving at a pace that feels grounded and safe. In her work with adults, she also integrates dream work, inviting symbolic imagery to unfold through art, dialogue, and embodied awareness. This allows unconscious layers of experience to appear with clarity, depth, and compassion. Her approach is client centred, culturally responsive, and rooted in respect, curiosity, and relational presence. Arshin views every person as carrying a unique symbolic landscape, a world of images shaped by culture, memory, imagination, and lived experience. Within the therapeutic space, these symbols become a way for clients to express their truth and feel genuinely seen and understood.

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Rapinder Kaur is particularly drawn to the concept of individual empowerment and how this process can lead to collective change. A Registered Psychotherapist and Art Therapist, activist and facilitator, she is fascinated with the idea of using art to disrupt traditional thinking and imagining new possibilities for engaging in the world. Her journey in the mental health field began at a very young age, when she would relish listening to her caregivers talk about the intricacies of the mind, its incredible power and during this time learnt ways in which she could understand her own mind. Her curiosity for the inner workings of the mind and her love for art and creativity led her on an interesting journey, during which she studied psychology, history of ideas and then Art Therapy. She graduated from Kingston University in England and the Toronto Art Therapy Institute in Toronto Canada. Rapinder strongly believes that art has the potential to change lives and often in profound ways. When words are not enough, people can turn to images and symbols to tell their story and in telling their stories through art, they can find a path to health and wellness, emotional reparation, recovery, and ultimately, transformation.

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Flo Nikai-Lee is a candidate for the Art Psychotherapy Diploma with the Canadian International Institute of Art Therapy.

Hi, I’m Flo, an Art Psychotherapy student who believes that healing can unfold gently through creativity, curiosity, and genuine connection.

Drawing on my Japanese heritage and personal experience as an immigrant, I am attuned to the many ways we communicate and express ourselves. My approach is rooted in person-centred, Gestalt, and mindfulness-based practices. This means I meet you where you are. You can expect a warm and accepting space to explore your feelings, find grounding, or discover new perspectives at your own pace through art-making. There is no need for artistic experience. Creativity is truly for everyone, as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reminds us.

Whether you’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or simply unsure, I’ll provide a calm and compassionate space for you. Together, we can experiment with art media that will quietly guide your reflection and emotional well-being.

I offer therapy sessions in both English and Japanese. I look forward to connecting with you!

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Maria is passionate about supporting her clients through engaging them in the creative process that leads to self-discovery and growth. She fosters a warm, uplifting, and hope-instilling environment in her sessions, where clients feel empowered to explore their cognitive, emotional, physiological, and behavioral needs. By using a strength-based, client-centered approach, Maria encourages clients to use both verbal and non-verbal forms of expression to explore their emotions, helping them reframe and gain new perspectives on their experiences. With experience working with children, including those with ASD, FASD, ADHD, and behavioral and emotional regulation concerns, Maria also provides support to adults, offers parent consultations, and facilitates family sessions. Her background includes working in diverse settings such as schools, hospitals, and long-term care, where she has conducted both individual and group therapy. Maria is also skilled in leading art therapy workshops for organizations, adapting to the specific themes and needs of the participants.

She is a Qualifying Registered Psychotherapist, and completed her Art Therapy training at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and offers in-person support at the Brampton office.

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