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Ira Polak Veronneau
Art Therapist, MA, ATPQ, CATA (she, her)
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $138
- Couple Sessions $210
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of Quebec / 21094069 Ira Polak Veronneau
- In Practice for 3 Years
- Certificate from Vancouver Centre for EFT Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy / 2024
- Certificate from Kint Institute Certificate Program in the Arts and Trauma Treatment / 2024
- Attended Concordia University , MA Creative Art Therapies , Graduated 2021
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Coping Skills
- Trauma and PTSD
- Parenting
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioural Issues
- Body Positivity
- Child
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Marital and Premarital
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Endorsement
Client Focus
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Communities
I also speak
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Expressive Arts
- Humanistic
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Parents and babies art therapy group
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Art therapy group for parents and babies allows a unique space to connect with the new family member and yourself as a parent through art, image, and movement. In the group sessions, we will address the new challenges and sensations, allowing the new parents to express, share and connect. The group is open to babies or parents of any gender.
Expertise
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Location
Centre Theraputic Boreal
1480 Rue Bélanger
Montréal, QC H2G
ArtQuilibre
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Wellness Art Therapy drop-in group sessions are a great opportunity for clients to explore and express their emotional inner world through art, fostering a sense of community, support and healing. The group enables participants to relate and connect through the arts, providing a sense of validation, understanding and shared growth. Art therapy might incorporate exercises aimed at developing coping skills, stress reduction techniques, or mindfulness practices through creative means. After creating art, group members have the opportunity to share their work and discuss their thoughts and feelings in a supportive atmosphere, fostering the sense "being seen and being held"
Types of Therapy
Age
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Group Meets
Location
Centre Therapeutic Boreal
1480 Rue Bélanger
Montréal, QC H2G
Location
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