Jewelie Sluzas | Ally Therapy

Based on over ten years in practice working with people of all ages, I believe all individuals can make meaningful changes that lead to growth and healing. I currently focus on supporting womxn in finding insight, connection, and inner strength to lead the lives they want. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming and bring intersectionality to my work with clients. I use an eclectic, person-centered approach that prioritizes authenticity, collaboration, and the therapeutic relationship, which is vital to the process of psychotherapy. Additionally, I have found art therapy interventions to be instrumental for some clients in expressing and organizing difficult emotions while building self-awareness. There is no need for experience in art making to participate in this therapeutic modality. I strive to meet every individual with curiosity and warmth and I value the unique experience that each person has moving through this world. I am looking forward to the opportunity to support you in your journey. A bit about me... Studying art at university, I reveled in creative expression and art making. My relationship with art broadened as I began to grasp its possibilities for growth and healing and felt called to study art therapy. Image making and creative work helps me join with my inner world while attuning to the world around me. Natural spaces have always drawn me. I am centered and restored by running on trails, hiking with my family and attending to the details of the natural world. I am a mother of two, balancing this identity with that of working outside the home. Through the daily challenges I seek quiet moments to appreciate the joy my children find in the world. I am a learner and lifelong seeker of experience, relationships, and knowledge. In supporting and in seeing each person I meet, I feel honor and fulfillment. I am serene, knowing I am on my path.