Concepts in Mental Health and Resilience

02/06/2026

It's Follow Friday and Brantford Blackbelt Academy is one to watch!

🥋 Unlock your strength, focus, and confidence with expert-led kickboxing and traditional karate. Our certified professional instructors bring years of experience, proven teaching methods, and a passion for helping students of all ages and levels succeed.

02/01/2026

Do you have an artsy kid at home? 🎨🥰 We have so many opportunities for them to get creative with us here in the art room!

✏ Doodles & Daydreams, every Tuesday from 4pm-5pm : A play-based therapeutic drawing class for kids, with a focus on creative mindfulness!

🎨 Mindful Makers, every Thursday from 6pm-7pm : Imaginative arts projects, crafts and activities specifically designed to teach and enhance mindfulness practices and encourage creativity!

🫟PA Day, March Break and Summer Arts Camps : Arts and crafts, games and movement, mindfulness practises and more! Join us in our inspiringly colourful art room and have the BEST day off school!

Message us to get involved! :)

01/22/2026

🐉IT'S THURSDAY! 🎲Which means we have Dungeons & Dragons Youth Programming with our Resident Dungeon Master and Mental Health Wellness Coach Kyle James tonight!

🤔Why D&D? Well, those familiar with this popular RPG know that creating a character and interacting in a fantastical world of monsters and magic is not only an enjoyable and engaging experience, but a worthwhile one!
Rolling the dice and making choices in the face of imaginary obstacles and challenges enhances problem solving skills, critical thinking abilities and creativity. The role playing and social aspect provides an opportunity to build more effective communication skills, promotes social-emotional development and fosters teamwork. It allows young people to safely explore whoever they want to be in a supportive environment.
Through Dungeons & Dragons, there is a whole world of fantasy to explore! But finding yourself? That’s the best possible discovery. ✨
Send us a message if you’d like to chat more about how to get involved!

01/20/2026

Our ‘Tell us Tuesday’ post is inspired by our therapeutic art coach Nikki’s most recent art journal page 🎨 We know you have about a million things on your to-do list at all times, but how are you going to take care of YOU this week? Don’t forget to make yourself a priority too 💕☀️

01/13/2026

It's Tell us Tuesday and our topic for today is 'talking it out.' 🌿🪻

Lots of folks like to talk it out with a trusted advisor, friend or therapist to help them process thoughts and feelings, problem solve, or even just to rant. There can sometimes be a powerful 'aha!' moment that happens when thoughts move from our heads into the air. It brings clarity, reduces anxiety, and helps us see patterns we might have missed.

We all have our own 'processing style.' Some of us need to talk through every detail to find a solution, while others just need a safe space to vent before they feel lighter. And some of us need time and space away from others entirely before we can even begin to talk it out.

In three words or less, how do you feel after a good, deep conversation? (We’ll start: Relieved, Seen, Grounded.) Your turn! 👇

01/12/2026

Hosting a fun, artsy PA Day camp in the art room next Monday if anyone is interested!

Looking for something fun and creative for your kids to do this upcoming PA day on January 19th? We are hosting an art camp at Concepts in Mental Health and Resilience in the art room!
We will be focusing on enhancing mindfulness practices using a wide variety of different mediums while completing several art projects! 🫟

Time: 10am-3pm
Cost: $40+HST
Ages 6-11
What to bring: Indoor shoes or slippers, a nut-free lunch, waterbottle and *we strongly recommend wearing clothes that can get messy!*
This will be an indoor camp : no need to dress for the bitter cold of the outdoors, we will be doing movement breaks in the conveniently located Dojo across the hall!

Feel free to send us a message with any questions or to sign up!

01/06/2026

Brantford Theatre Company & Expressive Arts Studio is running a March Break camp this year! We can't wait to see all the fun they get up to in the art room 🤩🫟

Introducing...MARCH BREAK MASTERPIECE MAYHEM! 🎨🤩Join us in the art room at Concepts in Mental Health and Resilience ANY DAY during our March Break Masterpiece Mayhem for a whole lot of creativity and fun with our Therapeutic Art Coach Nikki! (see graphic for more information about our daily themes!)

DETAILS!
🫟$45+HST each day, or $200+HST for the full week!
⏰Runs from 9:30am - 3:30pm
📌Ages 6-11
🖍️What to bring: Indoor shoes or slippers, a nut-free lunch, waterbottle and *we strongly recommend wearing clothes that can get messy!*
🖌️This will be an indoor camp : no need to dress for the bitter cold of the outdoors, we will be doing movement breaks in the conveniently located Dojo across the hall!

It's going to be a BLAST! Can't wait 😍

01/05/2026

HAPPY MONDAY everyone! ☺️ Now that we are (officially) back in the office, it’s time for another CAPTION THIS Gertie photo!
Post the perfect caption to go with this photo below in the comments 😎☀️

12/25/2025

✨Wishing you a beautiful holiday, from our CMHR family and friends to yours ♥

Brantford Theatre Company & Expressive Arts Studio 🎨
Brantford Blackbelt Academy 🥋
Brantford Professional Mobile Pet Groomers 🐾
Brantford Guitar Studio 🎸

12/24/2025

Happy Christmas Eve everyone! Check out Brantford Theatre Company & Expressive Arts Studio first Acting Up video, filmed in our space! Aren’t they fantastic?! 😍🎬🎭

Our Acting Up! kiddos have been hard at work creating their very first video! Credits Mischievous Ninja Elves played by…Krymzen Martin Maxen SmithAyla Schram...

12/22/2025

Brantford Theatre Company & Expressive Arts Studio Acting Up program sure keeps things interesting around here...🤣

12/18/2025

✨🎄 A note about our holiday schedule 🎄✨