Shawna Banville, Art Psychotherapist

11/13/2025

✨ Experience connection in disconnected times.

Join us for The Art of Seeing – Expressive Arts Retreat, a day of mindful creativity, reflection, and connection. 🌸

Step out of your head and into your senses as we explore art, sound, and movement as pathways to presence and self-discovery. Together, we’ll slow down, listen inward, and reconnect to what truly matters.

🗓️ Saturday, November 29th
🕙 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Harmony Centre, Owen Sound
💰 $150 (includes catered lunch + all materials)

Led by:
🎨 Shawna Banville, RP, Registered Art Psychotherapist
🌀 Mike Merrit, MSW, Clinical Logo Therapist

Spaces are limited — email shawnabanville@gmail.com
or call 519-374-9850 to reserve your spot.

Come create, reflect, and reconnect. 💫

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11/12/2025

My heart breaks for all of the families and individuals impacted by the sudden loss of 3 teenagers yesterday just outside of Hanover.

If you are a young person and need help right now, you can text or call Kids Help Phone - they are available 24/7 to listen, support, and help you through your feelings.

Text CONNECT to 686868
Call 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free)
or visit: https://kidshelpphone.ca/

You are never alone. If you or someone you know needs help, more local and provincial support lines and resources can be found at www.mentalhealthgreybruce.ca

If you or someone you know needs support, help is available – there are people who will be there for you without judgement. Listed below are various support lines available...

11/12/2025

10/22/2025

Come and Join Mike and I for an Expressive Arts Retreat in Owen Sound!

10/01/2025

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🧡 our truth will always guide us home 🧡

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Non-native people: what truths have you learned about the residential school system that have forever changed you? What resources have you found helpful? What do you wish you understood better?

Native people: what do you wish non-native people knew more about? What resources would you recommend? If you’re a survivor or a descendant of one, what story do you wish people heard?

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09/29/2025

Feeling Inspired and refreshed after returning from the Dreaming us Forward Conference: Co-Creating Belonging Through the Healing Arts in Winnipeg. This was a collaborative conference provided by the Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA), The Ontario Expressive Arts Therapy Association, and the WHEAT institute. So lovely to re-connect with colleagues from years ago and meet so many lovely new people doing amazing things in the field of expressive art therapy!

09/09/2025

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September is Su***de Prevention Month, a time to increase awareness, reduce stigma, and remind one another that help is available.

Recognizing the warning signs and reaching out with care can make a difference.

Examples of warning signs:
• Talking about hopelessness, helplessness or being a burden
• Withdrawing from friends, family or usual activities
• Experiencing extreme mood swings or reckless behaviour
• Giving away belongings or talking about death

For support, call or text 9-8-8, the national Su***de Crisis Helpline.

For resources, visit .ontario: https://ontario.cmha.ca/documents/understanding-suicide-and-finding-help/

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest emergency department.

09/03/2025

08/29/2025

Space for 2-3 youth left in this group- (ages 13-16)

Reach out for details :)

08/22/2025

How can art therapy strengthen parent–baby connection?

➡️ Julia Ruppert interviews Diane Bruce, a highly experienced art psychotherapist specialising in maternal, perinatal and parent–infant mental health.

🔗Check it out: https://baat.org/publications/insight/summer-2025/art-therapys-role-in-strengthening-parent-baby-connection-part-1/

08/14/2025

✨ Find Your Voice. Create Your Path. ✨
Change can feel overwhelming—whether you’re adjusting to parenthood, navigating a career change, healing from loss, or rediscovering yourself after a separation or identity crisis.

Art Therapy offers a safe, supportive space to:
🎨 Express what words can’t capture
💛 Reduce stress and emotional overwhelm
🌱 Build confidence and self-awareness
🤝 Feel seen, understood, and empowered

You don’t need to be an artist—just willing to explore. Together, we’ll use creativity as a bridge to insight, healing, and self-discovery.

For individuals of all ages & stages: I have particular experience supporting Women • Mothers • Women in transition • Those seeking emotional clarity & resilience

📍 In-person in Owen Sound, ON.
📅 Now booking individual sessions

💬 Send a message today to take your first step toward healing.