Studio Studio Art Therapy

05/07/2026

How can I be more like water today? 🌊💧🌧️💦👁️

04/12/2026

✨🌱Art therapy is a lot like the therapy you already know, there's still talking, reflecting, making meaning, while building awareness.

But it's also proven to go places sometimes language can’t. Integrating your mind, body and spirit, Art Therapy lets you see your feelings, move them, shape them, and relate to them differently then you ever have before.

And, contrary to what you might think, you don't have to enjoy art regularly or be "good" at it, to use it as a tool for your mental wellness.

Art Therapy is evidence-based, and for everyone 🧠🌈✨🎨

04/12/2026

Art therapy is a lot like the therapy you already know, there's still talking, reflecting, making meaning, while building awareness.

But it's also proven to go places sometimes language can’t. Integrating your mind, body and spirit, Art Therapy lets you see your feelings, move them, shape them, and relate to them differently then you ever have before.

And, contrary to what you might think, you don't have to enjoy art regularly or be "good" at it, to use it as a tool for your mental wellness.

Art Therapy is evidence-based, and for everyone 🧠🌈✨🎨

04/12/2026

3 cheers for punk rock & for feeling all the feels, together.

04/05/2026

✨ Sensory is the language the nervous system speaks. 🗣️
It’s also a pathway to regulation, supporting the body so the mind can follow. 🧠
When we understand and respond to our sensory needs, we create the conditions for safety, focus, and connection. 🌈🎨✨

04/01/2026

🌈 I did a little adult craft session today for regulation after noticing that I needed to reengage with my own sense of internal safety & well-being.

For me, being neurodivergent means sensory-rich experiences (like creating, moving, engaging with texture/colour) are one of the most reliable ways to regulate my nervous system.

The tricky part is my body knows this...but my brain doesn’t always connect the dots in the moment. So if I’m feeling depleted or off, I don’t always reach for the very thing that would help. My brain tells me this solution feels unrelated or too simple to be effective.

But when I do lean into it, the shift is noticeable. These kinds of experiences help rebuild that mind–body connection, settle my system, and support dopamine production...especially when I’ve been stuck in stress or disconnection.

03/26/2026

03/25/2026

If you can imagine it, you can become it. ✨🌈 Step into the process of becoming by first giving yourself permission to bring your dreams into the physicality of this life through the portal of your creativity, no matter the skill level the impact is the same 🧠🌱

03/08/2026

Glimmers taking shape ✨

02/19/2026

There’s a lot of talk right now about the “debunking” of Polyvagal Theory.

From what I’m seeing, much of the critique is not about whether the nervous system shifts into states of fight, flight, or shutdown. Those responses are well established in neuroscience 🧠 The debate is largely about the specific neurophysiological claims within the theory, particularly around vagal pathways and the evolutionary hierarchy, and whether those claims are as strongly supported by Stephen Porges' research as originally proposed.

That is an important scientific conversation 🔬

At the same time, in clinical spaces with children and families, Polyvagal Theory remains a profoundly useful framework.

While it's not a complete explanation of human behaviour.
It is a helpful framework for understanding the experience of oneself & others.

Here is why I'll continue to use it alongside attachment theory, developmental neuroscience, trauma research, and somatic approaches:

• It gives families shared language for nervous system states 🗣️
• It reduces shame by reframing behaviour as protection, not defiance
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• It supports co-regulation instead of control
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• It is accessible across ages, literacy levels, and neurotypes 🌎
• Clients consistently report that it helps them understand themselves and each other more clearly
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When a child can say, “I’m in shutdown,” instead of melting down in confusion, something shifts.

When a parent can think, “This is protection,” instead of “This is manipulation,” the relational field changes 🌱

Science evolves. Models get refined. That is healthy.

Using a framework responsibly, holding it lightly, not overstating its physiology, and integrating it with other evidence-based approaches is not anti-science. It is clinical humility.

We can engage in critical discourse and continue using tools that increase safety, compassion, and connection for the people and families we work with.

Both can be true 🤝

02/08/2026

Studio Studio is an Art Psychotherapy practice led by Professional Art Therapist Jeneatte Amarelo & located in Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, AB.

Jeneatte is also a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Counselling Therapist, and Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, offering an arts-based space rooted in nervous system care, creativity, and connection.

Jeneatte’s work is polyvagal-informed and integrative. Arts-based personal exploration is gently reflected back through somatic awareness, DBT, and Narrative Therapy frameworks, alongside other supportive modalities when they best fit the unique needs of each person.

At its core, this is a place to slow down, create, and gently come back to yourself.

✨ Art as connection. Art as capacity. Art as care.