Mindfulness & Creativity: Cultivating Resiliency through self-expression

Led by Jacqueline Compton, RP, RCAT, an art and somatic-based therapist, this session examines how these mindfulness and art therapy intersect, and explroe how these practices enhance well-being, promote self-expression, and provide tangible benefits for mental health. Learn how restorative self-care practices can support emotional release, nurture self-reflective practices, and mitigate the impacts of compassion fatigue and burnout. Designed for health professionals and advocates, this session offers practical tools to integrate mindfulness and creativity into personal and professional contexts.

In this event, you will:

• Explore the integration of mindfulness and creativity in therapeutic practices.
• Gain insights into the transformative potential of mindfulness and creativity for emotional regulation, stress reduction and personal growth
• Learn techniques and strategies that empower you to manage stress and cultivate emotional well-being.

CE Hours = 1

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Featured Speaker: Jacquie Compton (She/Her) RCAT, RP

Jacquie is an art and somatic-based therapist. She is a Registered Psychotherapist, a Registered Art Therapist and a Certified Advanced Practitioner in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. Jacquie is an instructor and clinical supervisor at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute and facilitates a course on cultural humility and trauma-informed art therapy and is a faculty member of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. In addition, Jacquie is a published poet, mother,
consultant, advocate and speaker. Over the past 15 years, she has been developing a trauma-focused practice that uniquely incorporates art-based, body-based and talk-based therapy. Her approach is deeply rooted in art and creative psychotherapy, somatic therapies and neuroscience. Jacquie works from an anti oppressive, anti-racist, feminist, trauma-informed approach and specializes in the healing of trauma and how it shows up in one's life.