Small Steps of Self-Kindness workshop 3 week series

Small Steps of Self-Kindness is a gentle, trauma-informed expressive arts workshop series for women who are seeking support with self-esteem, strength recognition, and self-compassion.

This is not a therapy or trauma-processing group. Participants are never asked to share personal stories or details of their experiences. Instead, the workshop focuses on present-moment, strengths-based creative practices that support dignity, agency, and emotional safety.

Each week uses a different expressive modality to support reflection, grounding, and self-connection.

No art experience is required; the emphasis is on the creative process, not the final product, and participation is always optional. All materials are provided.

This is a closed group, meaning the same participants attend all three sessions to support safety and continuity.

Facilitator

Guliz Akkaymak is an Expressive Arts Therapist in Training at The CREATE Institute in Toronto. This workshop is offered as part of her practicum placement at the Women’s Centre of Halton. She brings extensive experience working in community-based, equity-focused settings and has facilitated reflective and creative workshops supporting women, newcomers, and marginalized communities. Guliz works under the clinical supervision of a registered psychotherapist and approaches facilitation with care, clarity, and respect for participants’ autonomy and lived experience.

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