Lydia Jane Charak
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I believe that everyone has a story and should have the opportunity to be seen, heard and understood. It is through the telling of their stories, by being witnessed, acknowledged and supported that clients find the capacity to develop a clearer understanding of themselves. Through a process of creative expression, clients can access their emotions, thoughts, feelings and memories which may be difficult through strictly verbal and cognitive means. The focus is on the process and what the artwork means for the client – not the aesthetic outcome. With warmth, acceptance and non-judgement, I offer a safe space for my clients to discover and reconnect with their inner resources through the combination of the arts, dream work and talk therapy. This approach to psychotherapy strives to integrate the client’s physical, emotional, cognitive and social functioning capacity, leading to an enhanced level of self-awareness and healing.
Credentials: RP - College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario MA (EXAT) – European Graduate School - Saas Fee, Switzerland EXAT Diploma – The CREATE Institute, 2015 - Toronto BSc. Psychology and Criminology – U of T, 1994 - Toronto BAA (Hons) Media Arts – Ryerson University, 1994 - Toronto Additional Training: Compassionate Inquiry®, The Clearing Method®, Emotional Mastery, Trauma-Informed Art & Expressive Arts Therapy, TF-CBT, EFT, Fundamentals of Addiction, Motivational Interviewing, The Art of Trauma, Trauma in the Mind’s Eye, Early Trauma: Impact on Brain and Psychological Development, The Body Keeps the Score: New Frontiers in Trauma Treatment, Anxiety and the Gift of Imagination, Psychodrama, Healing Dance, Liberating Creativity, Getting Unstuck, Dreams in Psychoanalysis, Calming the Hyper-Caring Professional Helper, Hospice training, Mindfulness and SEUS, Autism Ontario training, Suicide Risk Assessment and Beyond, Healing Artistic Block, Helping Clients Survive the Experience of Fear and Threat, Detangling Grief from Trauma, Children’s Grief & Bereavement, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Level 1 Experience with agencies: Hospice Toronto, Hincks-Dellcrest, Ontario Corrections, Toronto General Hospital - Psychiatric Unit, Fairview Senior Residence, Margaret Frazer House and Art with a Heart. Professional Affiliations: CRPO (College of Psychotherapists of Ontario) OSRP (Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists OEATA (Ontario Expressive Arts Therapists Association) Areas of expertise and experience: 8 yrs. in private practice offering psychotherapy using a combination of Talk Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Compassionate Inquiry® and The Clearing Method®. Treating issues of Trauma, Loss/Grief, Anxiety/Depression, Self-esteem, Major life events, Creativity, Dreams, Legacy Arts Practice: Visual Arts (Drawing, Sculpture, Photography, Printmaking, Painting) & Poetry Location: Toronto East – Donlands Subway Contact: In-person and On-line tel: 416-595-9555 email: lydia@imlistening.ca |