Art from the Heart
Visual arts can offer you a support system that honours your feelings, emotions and allows for needed time out. Creating art can result in a sense of relief as well as give rise to positive mental states. The arts are also a great distraction and of course they let us use our brain in new ways.
Join Mady Mooney, Art therapist, for a series of classes. Throughout your artistic journey you will build a deeper relationship with yourself in a safe and intimate environment.
Please note that artistic skills are not required and it is impossible to create anything that is not correct. You will be invited to create a scribble drawing, a Mandala, a painting while listening to music, and intuitive paintings that express topics of special meaning to you.
Times:
Thursday 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Thursday 12:30 PM-2:15 PM
Friday 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Location: Online (a link and instructions will be provided)
Instructor: Mady Mooney
Art supplies needed:
Paint (preferably acrylic paint, but whatever you have on hand we can work with)
Paper
Crayons (optional)
Glue, scissors
Old magazines for collage purposes
The above supplies can be purchased at your local dollar store, art store (e.g. Michael’s), Staples, or ordered online. If purchasing these supplies will cause financial hardship please reach out to us at brain.wellness@ubc.ca
About the Instructor
Hello, my name is Mady Mooney and I hold a master’s degree in psychotherapy and spirituality with a specialization in art therapy. I conducted my research on chronic pain and art therapy in women diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.
In the past I have worked in the private sector as well as in public health, specifically at the Cross Cancer Clinic in Edmonton. I offered individual therapy and facilitated group art therapy for cancer patients and their family.
Presently I am in private practice in Vancouver offering one on one sessions as well as group sessions, both online and in person, in addition to workshop facilitation. In my practice I see clients who are exploring issues such as anxiety, stress, depression, life transitions, and abuse.
I am primarily a client centered therapist and as such believe that you have an innate wisdom and capacity for self healing and personal growth. Together with you I would like to explore how we may find that connection through the arts. As well, I draw on a variety of theories to create an integrative approach using techniques that “fit” the client.
When I am not working I enjoy playing tennis and being an artist; I paint and love photography. My husband Jackson, who has been diagnosed with Movement Disorder, and I play as much golf as the Vancouver weather will allow us. We are also fortunate to have three children and two young grandkids.