Creative Reflections Studio
A weekly virtual art therapy studio to unwind, reflect, and explore creativity in a calm, supportive space.
Hosted by Darcy and Jasper.
Creative Reflections Studio is a weekly virtual art-based gathering hosted by counselling art therapy interns Darcy and Jasper. Each Thursday evening, we come together in a calm, low-pressure space to slow down, reflect, and explore our inner worlds through creative expression.
Each series offers a different creative theme, with art invitations designed to support curiosity about emotions, experiences, and the ways we relate to ourselves. Through art-making, reflection, and optional sharing, you’re invited to notice what emerges without needing to arrive at any particular insight or outcome.
There is no expectation to “create something meaningful.” Your presence is enough.
Each gathering opens with a simple, theme-guided art invitation, followed by spacious time to create. You’re welcome to follow the prompt, work on your own project, or simply be with your materials in your own way. We then come together for optional reflection and gentle group sharing.
No art experience is required. This studio is meant to be a soft landing place, a calm, companioned space for your inner world.
While therapeutic in nature, Creative Reflections Studio is not a therapy group. It is a free, non-clinical community offering. No clinical services are provided, and no clinical records are created. This group is not eligible for insurance reimbursement. It is a supportive creative gathering focused on reflection, connection, and gentle meaning-making.
Creative Reflections Studio unfolds through a series of changing themes, offering new ways to explore our inner worlds through art. This fall, Darcy and Jasper invite you into Bodies of Water, a six-week exploration of emotion through the many forms water can take.
Bodies of Water
Water can be still or turbulent, expansive or contained, gentle or powerful. It can flow, gather, crash, rain, and change shape while remaining water.
Bodies of Water invites us to use these changing forms as a creative way of exploring our own emotional landscapes. Across six weeks, we’ll move through joy, sadness, calm, anger, overwhelm, and creativity, noticing how each feeling takes shape and how we experience ourselves in relationship to it.
Through short guided imagery, art-making, and optional reflection, each gathering offers an opportunity to approach emotion with curiosity. The suggested body of water is simply a starting point, and you are welcome to follow your own creative flow and rhythm.
September 24 – Joy as a Sunny Beach
We begin our exploration with joy, using the warmth and openness of a sunny beach as a starting point. Through guided imagery and art-making, you’ll be invited to explore how you experience joy, whether it resembles a bright shoreline or an entirely different body of water.
October 1 – Sadness as a Rainy Day
Rain might arrive as a light drizzle, a steady rainfall, or a powerful storm. This week, we explore sadness through the imagery of a rainy day, while leaving room for your own experience of sadness to take a different watery form.
October 8 – Calm & Tranquility as a Trickling Stream
A gentle, trickling stream becomes our starting point for exploring calm and tranquility. Through guided imagery and art-making, we’ll consider how these quieter emotional states take shape and how we experience ourselves in relationship to them.
October 15 – Anger & Turmoil as a Stormy Sea
This week, we turn toward more turbulent waters. Using the image of a stormy, raging sea as a starting point, we’ll explore how anger and turmoil might appear through art while allowing each person’s experience to take its own form.
October 22 – Overwhelm & Stress as a Waterfall or Whirlpool
A turbulent waterfall or swirling whirlpool offers a starting point for exploring experiences of overwhelm and stress. Through guided imagery and art-making, we’ll notice how these feelings appear in our images and how we relate to them.
October 29 – Creativity & Inspiration as Tide Pools
For our final gathering, we turn toward tide pools as a starting point for exploring creativity and inspiration. Through guided imagery and art-making, we’ll consider how these experiences take shape for us and what we notice about our relationship to them.
A Note to Participants
This group is a welcoming and inclusive space for all. We value kindness, respect, and support for one another, and any behavior that disrupts this will not be permitted. We kindly ask that you only register if you’re confident you can attend. If plans change, please cancel to relesase your spot or let us know so we can offer your spot to someone else.
No-Show Policy:
If you register twice and fail to attend without prior notice, we will no longer hold a spot for you. As space is limited, this ensures that others have the opportunity to join. Thank you for helping us maintain a supportive, respectful environment.
Privacy + AI Recording Policy
To honor the privacy and sacred nature of our gatherings, Constellations Counselling does not permit the use of AI-based meeting tools or automated note-taking apps (such as Read.ai, Otter.ai, or Fathom) in any group or session. These apps can sometimes join meetings automatically when linked to a participant’s calendar or Zoom account even without the person’s awareness. To protect the confidentiality and integrity of our spaces, all attendees are asked to disable or disconnect any such tools before joining. Our circles and groups are intentionally human-only: grounded, creative, and private spaces where real presence matters.
Save Your Seat in This Gentle Studio Space
Choose your day(s) and time below to reserve your seat.
Looking forward to seeing you online!
Meet the Facilitators
Darcy Howe
Intern Counsellor and Art Therapist
(She/Her)
Jasper Hanlon
Intern Counsellor and Art Therapist
(They/Them)
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens after I reserve my seat?
You will immediately receive a confirmation email. Please check your Spam folder if you do not see this email. You will also receive a couple reminder emails before the group. Your reminder email will also include your Zoom link.
Where does the group take place?
The group is hosted on Zoom. Please note that the host is in Vancouver, BC, Canada (PCT time zone), so be sure to check the time difference for your location.
What art supplies do I need to bring?
You’re welcome to bring any art supplies you enjoy working with, such as markers, paints, paper, or even digital tools. If you’d like to follow the weekly art directives, we’ll share a list of recommended materials in advance so you can prepare.
What if I can’t stay for the entire session?
You are welcome to leave early if needed. We understand life happens, and we’re happy to have you join for as much time as you’re able.
Is this group therapy?
No, this is not a formal therapy group. This open studio is intended as a therapeutic space for creative self-expression and relaxation rather than intensive therapeutic work.
Do I need to have my camera on during the session?
To help foster a sense of safety and connection, we invite you to have your camera on during introductions. Once we transition into the creative portion, you’re welcome to adjust your camera to suit your comfort—some choose to show their artwork, others prefer a different angle or to turn their camera off completely. Sharing your colouring can add to the communal atmosphere, but it’s always your choice.
Will my art be shared with others during the group?
Sharing is completely optional. You’re welcome to discuss or show your work if you feel comfortable, but there’s no pressure to do so. This is your space to express yourself in whatever way feels best for you.
Do I need to have any art experience to join?
No art experience is required! This is a welcoming space where you can explore your creativity at your own pace. The emphasis is on expression and connection, not on artistic skill.