Sarah Fitzgibbon, Art Therapist

Sarah is a certified Art Therapist in professional standing with the Canadian Art Therapy Association. She has 8 years of experience working with children and their families and offers services in person for qathet Regional District, BC.

Approach

Sarah offers therapy that is dignity-driven, trauma-informed, and person-centered. This approach involves following the lead of the individual she is supporting and believing in each person's ability for self-direction. Everyone has the knowledge of what to explore, whom to confide in, and how to progress towards personal growth, Sarah collaborates with you throughout your unique journey, providing support in a way that suits you best. She draws on the creative process, attachment theory, developmental theories, response-based practice and internal family systems approaches to guide our work together.

SunRae Studio is a safe space that is neuro-affirming, queer-affirming, and places a high value on cultural safety.

EDUCATION

BFA- Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, Alberta.

DKATI- Graduate Diploma, Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, Nelson, BC.

  • Completed Thesis - A Butterfly Within: An Example of Anti-Oppressive Art Therapy for Diverse-abilities

Continuing Education Certificates

  • Solutions Focused Therapy

  • San’as: Indigenous Cultural Safety for Child Welfare

  • Master Class for Healers with Dr. Gabour Mate, (Understanding Through a Lens of Trauma).

  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

  • Emergency First Aid

Training and Experience

  • Family Systems

  • Crises Intervention & De-escalation

  • Mediation

  • Collaborative Helping

  • Cultural & Intergenerational Trauma

  • Addiction and Mental Health

  • Infant and Child Development.

  • Attachment Thoery