web02.fireside.fm Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:32:56 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) DCO Discourse... - Episodes Tagged with “On Healing Beyond Words: Understanding Art Therapy’s Impact” https://dcontario.fireside.fm/tags/on%20healing%20beyond%20words:%20understanding%20art%20therapy%E2%80%99s%20impact Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400 Here at DCO Discourse we have discussions related to mental health, addictions, and life. We aim to provide listeners with tools and resources that will help them improve their own mental health and wellness, and support their family members, loved ones, and their community at large. If you would like to provide feedback or request future topics, please use the following link: https://forms.gle/MhSNiyMm2c2xsiv8A. If you are seeking support, we encourage you to visit our website at www.dcontario.org/locations to locate your nearest member centre. af episodic Moving Forward Through Partnerships Distress and Crisis Ontario Here at DCO Discourse we have discussions related to mental health, addictions, and life. We aim to provide listeners with tools and resources that will help them improve their own mental health and wellness, and support their family members, loved ones, and their community at large. If you would like to provide feedback or request future topics, please use the following link: https://forms.gle/MhSNiyMm2c2xsiv8A. If you are seeking support, we encourage you to visit our website at www.dcontario.org/locations to locate your nearest member centre. no mental health, addictions, Ontario, resources, learning, wellness, self-help, well-being Distress and Crisis Ontario ngear@dcontario.org Episode 335: On Healing Beyond Words: Understanding Art Therapy’s Impact https://dcontario.fireside.fm/335 fe64f199-c01b-45aa-946d-326ce0cb1420 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400 Distress and Crisis Ontario full 3 Distress and Crisis Ontario In this episode of DCO Discourse, host Christina Droumtsekas sits down with Melanie Brakel, a professional art therapist and registered psychotherapist, to explore the world of art therapy—a practice that uses creative expression to support mental and emotional healing. 41:53 no In this episode of DCO Discourse, host Christina Droumtsekas sits down with Melanie Brakel, a professional art therapist and registered psychotherapist, to explore the world of art therapy—a practice that uses creative expression to support mental and emotional healing. Together, they discuss: What art therapy is and how it differs from traditional talk therapy or recreational art. Who can benefit from art therapy — including those who don’t see themselves as artistic. Examples where art therapy helped individuals express emotions they couldn’t verbalize, and how art therapy can help with trauma, anxiety, grief, and emotional overwhelm. The episode closes with a message of compassion for those struggling in silence: art can be a gentle, nonverbal bridge to healing, even before you're ready to reach out for formal help. To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find your nearest Member Centre. Many of our centres operate 24/7. Thank you for joining us, and we hope this episode encourages you to continue the conversation. If you have feedback or future content requests, please use the following link: https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8.&quot Resources: Canadian Art Therapy Association: https://www.canadianarttherapy.org American Art Therapy Association: https://arttherapy.org Ontario Art Therapy Association: On Healing Beyond Words: Understanding Art Therapy’s Impact In this episode of DCO Discourse, host Christina Droumtsekas sits down with Melanie Brakel, a professional art therapist and registered psychotherapist, to explore the
world of art therapy—a practice that uses creative expression to support mental and emotional healing.

Together, they discuss: What art therapy is and how it differs from traditional talk therapy or recreational art. Who can benefit from art therapy — including those who don’t see themselves
as artistic. Examples where art therapy helped individuals express emotions they couldn’t verbalize, and how art therapy can help with trauma, anxiety, grief, and emotional overwhelm.
The episode closes with a message of compassion for those struggling in silence: art can be a gentle, nonverbal bridge to healing, even before you're ready to reach out for formal help.
To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find your nearest Member Centre. Many of our centres operate 24/7. Thank you for joining us, and we hope this episode encourages you to continue the conversation. If you have feedback or future content requests, please use the following
link: https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8.&quot

Resources:
Canadian Art Therapy Association:
https://www.canadianarttherapy.org
American Art Therapy Association:
https://arttherapy.org
Ontario Art Therapy Association:

]]> In this episode of DCO Discourse, host Christina Droumtsekas sits down with Melanie Brakel, a professional art therapist and registered psychotherapist, to explore the
world of art therapy—a practice that uses creative expression to support mental and emotional healing.

Together, they discuss: What art therapy is and how it differs from traditional talk therapy or recreational art. Who can benefit from art therapy — including those who don’t see themselves
as artistic. Examples where art therapy helped individuals express emotions they couldn’t verbalize, and how art therapy can help with trauma, anxiety, grief, and emotional overwhelm.
The episode closes with a message of compassion for those struggling in silence: art can be a gentle, nonverbal bridge to healing, even before you're ready to reach out for formal help.
To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find your nearest Member Centre. Many of our centres operate 24/7. Thank you for joining us, and we hope this episode encourages you to continue the conversation. If you have feedback or future content requests, please use the following
link: https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8.&quot

Resources:
Canadian Art Therapy Association:
https://www.canadianarttherapy.org
American Art Therapy Association:
https://arttherapy.org
Ontario Art Therapy Association:

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