art therapist & the human behind @discoverarttherapy

hey there, i’m ashleigh!

I’m a Canadian Art Therapist, graduate of the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, and the founder of Discover Art Therapy.

My work is all about guiding people back to their inner world  and authentic self through creativity—in an accessible way online.

Art therapy absolutely changed my life, and I’ve made it my mission to share this magic widely so maybe it can change yours too.

ashleigh

my mission is to help everyone discover a form of art therapy that works for their unique journey

i help people explore who they are through the art they make.

Art therapy holds its own alchemy. It turns the unspoken into symbol, chaos into clarity, and pain into something real and beautiful.

I’m here to break the mold of what therapy is “supposed” to look like—because healing doesn’t have to be clinical or confined. It can be messy, intuitive, spiritual, and deeply human.

I’m passionate about bringing this work beyond the traditional therapy room—into your hands, your home, your community. Because I believe art, when used with deep intention, helps us feel more whole, more seen, and more connected to who we truly are.

a little about me

my story

Before I became an art therapist, I had a shelf of self help books, but nothing in my life seemed to ever change. Plus, I was pretty sure being a perfectionist was just my personality.

Then I started art therapy school, and even in my very first week I realized that art therapy would take healing, self discovery and manifestation so much deeper. Art therapy changed me from thinking about who I want to become, to re-creating myself with by very own two hands. Instead of overthinking and staying stuck, art therapy allowed emotions and old limiting stories to be released. It allowed me to express emotions that had been stuck for years, and heal parts of me that hadn't seen daylight. 

It also allowed me to rebuild who I wanted to become since I was connecting with my inner wisdom through my art too.

Over time I realized the high achiever in me was a protective part of my personality, built from a lifetime of people pleasing and trying to be perfect, because perfect felt like control. But in art therapy? We practise letting go of control to see what emerges.

From my own experience, I became convinced that art therapy is one of the best ways to take healing, self discovery and manifestation so much deeper - by giving you the power right in your own hands.

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