Valley Art Therapy Ltd.

Valley Art Therapy Ltd. Therapy for kids, teens & adults to heal from trauma, anxiety & overwhelm—so you can feel calm, connected & resilient. Birtle-Russell-Swan River-Online

Beyond talk alone - We use art, play, somatic & trauma-focused approaches to support your healing.

Register for our summer groups for kids and teens by June 22!care@valleyarttherapy.com204 842-3869
06/17/2026

Register for our summer groups for kids and teens by June 22!
[email protected]
204 842-3869

06/17/2026

VALLEY ART THERAPY SUMMER GROUPS-KIDS & TEENS
Looking for a meaningful summer activity for your child or teen?

Our summer therapy groups help kids and teens build confidence, resilience, emotional awareness, and coping skills through art, creativity, connection, and play.

We have groups available for children ages 7–15 in Birtle and Russell this July.

Registration closes June 22

[email protected]
204 842-3869

Some kids carry big feelings they don’t always have the words to explain.Anxiety. Overwhelm. Worry. Self-doubt.The Wild ...
06/12/2026

Some kids carry big feelings they don’t always have the words to explain.

Anxiety. Overwhelm. Worry. Self-doubt.

The Wild Wisdom Summer Art Therapy Adventure was built to help children understand their emotions, build confidence, and discover new ways to express themselves through creativity, movement, mindfulness, and play.

Over four mornings, children will explore art therapy activities, animal-themed yoga, mindfulness practices, and meaningful connection in a safe, supportive environment designed just for them.

✨ Ages 8-10

📍 Birtle: July 13-16 | 9:00-11:30 AM

📍 Russell: July 20-23 | 9:00-11:30 AM

💲 $275 for 4 sessions

Led by Art Therapist Robyn Nerbas.

Spaces are limited. Register today.

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Teen years can feel really heavy sometimes. 🤍Not every teen knows how to talk about what they’re carrying and not every ...
06/09/2026

Teen years can feel really heavy sometimes. 🤍

Not every teen knows how to talk about what they’re carrying and not every struggle is easy to see from the outside.

That’s why we created the Resilient Teens Creative Therapy Group.

This group is designed to give teens a safe, supportive space to:
✨ express themselves creatively
✨ build confidence and coping skills
✨ connect with others
✨ explore emotions in healthy ways
✨ feel seen, heard, and supported

Through guided art therapy experiences, mindfulness, and connection, teens are encouraged to explore who they are in an environment free of pressure or perfection.

🗓 July 8, 15, 22, 29
⏰ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 Valley Art Therapy – Birtle Office
👥 Ages 11-15

Spots are beginning to fill, and we’re so excited for the growth, creativity, and conversations this group will hold.

Register now on our website www.valleyarttherapy.com

06/04/2026

A space for teens to create, connect, express themselves, and feel supported 🤍

Our Resilient Teens groups are designed to help youth build confidence, explore emotions, and strengthen coping skills in a way that feels safe, creative, and authentic to them.

We’re looking forward to the conversations, creativity, and growth this group will hold.

06/02/2026

Time filled with creativity, connection, confidence, and room to just be a kid.

Our Wild Wisdom Summer Program is just around the corner, and we’re so excited for the weeks ahead. If you’ve been considering registering, now’s a great time to save your spot before.

We can’t wait to create, learn, and grow together this summer. 🤍

Our Resilient Teens Creative Therapy Group is designed to help teens build coping skills, manage stress, express themsel...
05/30/2026

Our Resilient Teens Creative Therapy Group is designed to help teens build coping skills, manage stress, express themselves creatively, and grow in confidence in a safe, supportive space.

Through art-making, movement, mindfulness, and positive coping strategies, teens will connect, create, and learn tools they can carry into everyday life.

✨ Ages 11–15
📍 Birtle
🗓 July 8, 15, 22 & 29
⏰ 1:00–3:00 PM

Space is limited — register now!

05/29/2026

When someone snaps, loses patience quickly, or feels like their emotions go from zero to one hundred — the first assumption is usually that they have an anger problem.

But anger is rarely the root issue.

What’s actually happening is their nervous system has learned to react quickly to threat.
Before there’s time to think, the body is already responding.
Heart rate up.
Muscles tight.
Patience gone.

This pattern often developed for a very good reason — and usually a long time ago.

The challenge is that once the nervous system learns to activate quickly, it does it automatically.

In traffic.
In parenting moments.
In relationships.
In situations that aren’t actually dangerous — but feel that way to the body.

This is the level the work happens on.

Not just managing reactions.
Not just talking through what happened.
But helping your system build enough safety and capacity that it doesn’t have to fire so fast —
so there’s a moment of choice before your body takes over.

That’s what healing actually looks like.

Not just understanding why you react the way you do —
but feeling it shift in real life.

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If you’ve sat in therapy, done the work, and still feel like something won’t shift — this is for you.Insight matters.Und...
05/28/2026

If you’ve sat in therapy, done the work, and still feel like something won’t shift — this is for you.

Insight matters.
Understanding your patterns, your history, your triggers — that’s real work.

But a lot of what keeps people stuck isn’t in their thinking.
It’s in their nervous system.

In responses that happen faster than thought.
In a body that learned to protect itself — and hasn’t been shown it’s safe to do anything different yet.

That doesn’t mean the work hasn’t helped.
It just means there may be another layer to it.

At Valley Art Therapy, we work with the whole person — not just what you can put into words.
And for many people, that’s where things start to shift.

If this resonates, you can reach out for a consult.
You don’t have to have it all figured out first.

05/27/2026

Parents aren’t just managing their child’s big emotions. They’re managing their own at the same time.

Here’s what’s actually happening underneath the big behaviours.

When kids feel overwhelmed or out of control, their nervous system moves into protection.

It can look like:

Fighting — yelling, hitting, arguing, defiance
Fleeing — avoiding, refusing, needing space
Freezing — going blank, not responding, “I don’t know”

These aren’t behaviour problems.
They’re nervous system responses.

And the hard part is — your nervous system responds too.

When your child is overwhelmed, your body feels it.
Staying calm isn’t just something you decide.
It’s something your system has to be able to access in that moment.

This is the work.
And it’s something we build, over time.

Follow along for more on nervous system health for kids, teens, and the parents raising them.

If you’re ready for support with this, we’d be glad to connect.

In-person sessions in Birtle and Russell. Virtual sessions across MB and SK.

Address

743 Main Street
Birtle, MB
R0M0C0

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 6pm

Telephone

+12048423869

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