Art Therapy > Faculty
Nicole Parekh, MA
Instructor
Nicole is an art therapist, artist and counsellor who graduated from VATI in 2011 and completed a Master of Arts in Expressive Arts Therapy and Psychology from the European Graduate School in 2017.
With a curiosity-driven and intuitive approach to art making, Nicole turns to painting, drawing, needle felting, photography, writing, singing and guitar playing as favoured mediums that infuse her day-to-day life with imagination and play.
In the field of art therapy, Nicole is currently excited to research and learn more about: arts-based and participatory research methods; the potentials of graphic novels in art therapy research and clinical practice; the history and theories of open art therapy studio models; embodied ethics; ethics and art therapy in the age of AI; art activism; decolonizing art therapy ; and how art therapy and eco-art can help us in navigating the global climate crisis. Nicole believes deeply in the power of the arts and art therapy to support people in connecting more deeply and authentically with themselves and with the world around them.
Credentials: BA, DVATI, MA
Registries and Associations: RCAT, RCC