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The Kutenai Art Therapy Institute offers a comprehensive and immersive art therapy training program.

The Kutenai Art Therapy Institute (KATI) is an art therapy school offering a fully accredited, two-year, graduate-level diploma program. Our curriculum embodies the interplay between creativity, land-based practice, and collective care, expressed through transformative education and community service. Students can take the program in one of two formats: campus hybrid or online hybrid. We are located in the beautiful mountain town of Nelson, British Columbia, on unceded Indigenous territory.

09/03/2026

We are excited to welcome back Nikki Featherstone for the one of a kind offering. Walking Between: DBT & Art Therapy Series⁠
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This workshop offers creative tools for resilience: Learn for personal growth and professional development ⁠
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Discover the unique blend of art therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills in this four-part online workshop series with Nikki Featherstone (BAACS, DKATI, RCAT). Each workshop combines theory, hands-on art experientials, and reflection helping you strengthen resilience, emotional balance, and connection while building tools for both your personal life and professional practice. ⁠
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📅 Workshop Schedule | Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30pm PT | Online via Zoom ⁠
Part One: Core Mindfulness - Oct. 6th-Oct. 27th, 2026 ⁠
Part Two: Interpersonal effectiveness - Nov. 17th-Dec. 8th, 2026 ⁠
Part Three: Distress Tolerance - Jan. 19th-Feb. 9th, 2027⁠
Part Four: Emotion Regulation - Mar. 2nd-March 23rd, 2027⁠
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💡 Save 10% when registering for all four at once! ⁠
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💵 Fees ⁠
$495 per workshop (CAD) ⁠
10% discount for full series ⁠
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🌍 Who Can Join? ⁠
Individuals seeking creative tools for wellness and growth ⁠
Students & professionals looking for fresh approaches in their practice ⁠
No art experience required, just bring a journal and simple art supplies ⁠
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📜 Certificate of Completion ⁠
Attend all sessions you register for to receive a certificate (eligible for professional development self-study credits). ⁠
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🌟 Facilitator ⁠
Nikki Featherstone (BAACS, DKATI, RCAT) is a Registered Canadian Art Therapist and Counselling Therapist. With extensive training in DBT and integrative therapies, she brings a trauma-informed, holistic, and inclusive approach to her work. ⁠
Learn more about Nikki: ourhaven.ca ⁠
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👉 Registration is now open! ⁠
Join us to learn for personal growth and professional development through the creative integration of DBT and art. ⁠
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Spaces are limited! Reserve your spot now ⁠
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/kati/2349486/r/fb
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09/02/2026

What can art therapy offer the psychedelic therapeutic journey?

I'm very excited to be offering a new two-part professional training this fall exploring the unique role of art therapy within psychedelic preparation and integration.

Psychedelic and other non-ordinary state experiences can bring forward imagery, emotions, memories, bodily sensations, archetypal material and insights that can sometimes be difficult to capture through words alone.

Art therapy offers another language.

Through image-making, metaphor, symbolism, somatic awareness and the creative process, we can create ways of witnessing, exploring and integrating experiences that may initially feel ineffable.

Psychedelics & Art Therapy: Preparation, Integration & the Creative Process is an experiential, trauma-informed and harm-reduction-focused professional training offered through the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute and Centre of the HeArt.

🌿 Two progressive parts
🎨 Experiential art therapy practices
💻 Live online + recordings
📚 Guest presentations and learning resources
🎓 24 self-study CE hours when completing both parts
💛 Complete Training Certificate available upon request

October 5–November 30, 2026

Register for both parts together for $891 CAD and save $99.

I would love to have you join us.

Charmaine Husum, RCAT-S, RCS, DKATI, MTC, CT
Registered Canadian Art Therapist–Supervisor | Somatic Counsellor | Author | Educator | TheraPsil Trainer

Registration: Link in bio or https://buytickets.at/psychedelicsandarttherapy/2349850/r/CHfb

09/01/2026

✨ Meet the Facilitator: Charmaine Husum ✨⁠
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What happens when more than 13 years of experience in psychedelics, art therapy, somatic practice, and altered states come together?⁠
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For Charmaine Husum, RCAT-S, DKATI, RCS, MTC, CT, it has become a deeply integrative body of work grounded in clinical practice, trauma-informed care, harm reduction, creativity, and the understanding that some experiences simply cannot be expressed through words alone.⁠
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Charmaine is a Registered Canadian Art Therapist, Somatic Counsellor, clinical supervisor, educator, international presenter, and author of Psychedelics and Art Therapy: A Trauma-Informed Manual for Somatic Self-Discovery (Routledge, 2025).⁠
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Her work explores how imagery, symbolism, metaphor, somatic awareness, creativity, meditation, parts work, dreamwork, and transpersonal approaches can support psychedelic preparation and integration.⁠
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She has trained healthcare professionals through TheraPsil, teaches with KATI, presents internationally, and has facilitated psychedelic integration groups in Canada, the U.S., and Peru.⁠
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Now, she brings this experience to Psychedelics & Art Therapy, an 8-week professional training exploring the therapeutic work surrounding psychedelic and other non-ordinary state experiences.⁠
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🌿 October 5 – November 30, 2026⁠
🎨 Live online via Zoom⁠
📚 24 CE hours⁠
💫 Two progressive parts⁠

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/psychedelicsandarttherapy/2349850/r/fb
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This is not training in administering psychedelics. It is an exploration of how art therapy and somatic approaches can support safety, meaning-making, integration, and transformation.⁠
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Learn with Charmaine and explore what becomes possible when we give form to experiences that exist beyond words.⁠
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🎟️ Complete series: $891 CAD — save $99.⁠
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08/25/2026

🍂🎨 A New School Year is Almost Here at KATI! 🎨🍂⁠
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There is something special about this time of year. The studio begins to come alive again, new materials find their way onto the shelves and another group of emerging art therapists prepares to begin their journey.⁠
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As we get ready to welcome our new students to the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, we also welcome them into The Wellspring, the larger community of students, graduates, instructors, art therapists and creatives who continue to learn from and inspire one another.⁠
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A wellspring is a place where something continually rises and flows, and we think this beautifully reflects the journey of becoming an art therapist. Throughout the year, students will be invited to explore their creativity, deepen their understanding of themselves and others, develop therapeutic skills, engage in practicum and research and discover their own emerging identity as an art therapist.⁠
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To our incoming students, welcome. 💚⁠
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You are beginning a journey that will ask you to create, reflect, question, connect and grow. We hope The Wellspring becomes a place you can return to throughout that journey for inspiration, community and reminders of the many different paths that exist within the field of art therapy.⁠
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And to our returning students, graduates, faculty and wider KATI community, thank you for continuing to contribute to the wellspring and for helping create a place where the next generation of art therapists can grow.⁠
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Here's to a new year of art-making, learning, connection and becoming. 🌿⁠
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08/21/2026

🍂 Student-led Art Therapy Groups are Returning This Fall! 🍂⁠
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Looking for a space to reconnect with yourself, explore your creativity, and strengthen your voice?⁠
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🎨 Rooted in Voice: An Online Art Therapy Group for Adult Women⁠
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📅 Thursdays, September 17 – December 3⁠
🕔 5:00–7:00 PM PT⁠
💻 Online⁠
💲 $10/session ($120 for 12 sessions)⁠
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This closed 12-week art therapy group is designed for women who are ready to loosen the grip of people-pleasing and cultivate a more grounded, authentic, and self-led way of being. Through creative art-making, reflection, and supportive connection, participants will explore boundaries, self-expression, and compassionate relationships with themselves and others.⁠
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No artistic experience is needed, only a willingness to slow down, create, and show up for yourself.⁠
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This student-led practicum group is facilitated by Sophie Griffiths and Hope Wood under the supervision of a Registered Art Therapist and in accordance with KATI's ethical and educational guidelines.⁠
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✨ Registration is open until September 10.⁠ https://www.tickettailor.com/events/sg1/2367844⁠
To register, please email the facilitator [email protected] to introduce yourself and receive an access code.⁠
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We invite you to join us in creating a safe and supportive studio space where your voice can take root and flourish.⁠
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08/19/2026

🍂 As we head back into the fall season, our student-led art therapy groups are beginning to launch! 🍂

This is a wonderful opportunity to participate in affordable, professionally supervised art therapy groups while supporting the next generation of art therapists.

🎨 Healing Through Art: An Adoptee's Circle
📅 Tuesdays, September 15 – November 24
🕔 5:00–7:00 PM PST
💻 Online
💲 $10/session ($110 for 11 sessions)

Created for adoptees, this supportive online circle offers a creative space to explore identity, belonging, loss, and resilience through expressive arts. Together, participants will engage in weekly art invitations, gentle reflection, and meaningful conversations grounded in shared lived experience. No artistic experience is necessary, only a willingness to create, explore, and connect.

This student-led group is facilitated by Margo, an adoptee who brings both lived experience and a passion for expressive arts, alongside Celina, whose relational, strengths-based approach is deeply informed by her Indigenous identity and connection to creativity, community, and the land. Together, they create a compassionate and welcoming space for exploration and healing.

✨ Registration is open until September 8. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mh/2367763
To register, please email the facilitator [email protected] to introduce yourself and receive an access code.

💚 Subsidies are available upon request. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

We look forward to welcoming you to this meaningful journey of creativity, connection, and healing.

07/28/2026

🌲🍃 Week 5: Forest Camp 🍃🌲

Step into the forest and discover a world full of wonder, creativity, and adventure!

Designed for children ages 8–12, Forest Camp invites young artists to explore the beauty and wisdom of the woods through art, play, and outdoor discovery. Inspired by towering trees, mossy trails, forest creatures, and the changing seasons, campers will create nature-based artwork using a variety of materials while building a deeper connection with the natural world.

Through painting, sculpture, printmaking, natural materials, storytelling, and hands-on creative activities, participants will slow down, observe closely, and let the forest spark their imagination. Daily outdoor explorations encourage curiosity, mindfulness, and appreciation for the ecosystems that surround us.

Guided by Kutenai Art Therapy Institute's art therapy-informed approach, campers will build confidence, creativity, and a sense of belonging in a supportive, small-group environment where every child is encouraged to explore, create, and connect. We still have two 50% subsidies available.

🌿 Week 5: Forest Camp
📅 Tuesday–Thursday
🕣 Aug 4-6, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM PDT
📍 Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, Nelson, BC

Come wander beneath the trees, discover nature's hidden treasures, and let your imagination grow wild this summer!

Register: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/kati/2148659/r/fb

07/15/2026

🌊💧 Water Camp is Making a Splash! 💧🌊

Have you ever wondered what creativity can learn from the flow of a river?

Join us for Water Camp, a 3-day Eco-Art Summer Camp where children ages 8–12 will discover the beauty, movement, and imagination inspired by lakes, rivers, creeks, and the rhythms of water.

Through painting, mixed media, water play, and outdoor exploration, campers will experiment with water as both a subject and a creative material. Together, we'll create expressive artwork inspired by the sounds, shapes, reflections, and ever-changing nature of water while spending time connecting with local waterways.

Guided by KATI's art therapy-informed approach, Water Camp encourages creativity, confidence, curiosity, and a deeper connection to the natural world in a fun and supportive environment.

💧 Week 3:
📅 Tuesday, July 21 – Thursday, July 23
🕣 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM PDT
📍 Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, Nelson, BC

Come make a splash with us this summer and let your creativity flow!
To Register: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/kati/2148659

07/04/2026

Eco-Art Summer Camps
Fauna & Flora | Forest | Water

🌲 Forest Camp is Almost Here! 🌲

Our KATI Eco-Art Summer Camps begin July 7, and we're excited to feature our Forest Camp, where creativity takes root in the natural world.

Designed for curious and expressive children ages 8–12, Forest Camp invites participants to slow down, explore, and create among the trees. Through forest walks, nature-based art, sculpture, earth art, and sensory experiences, campers will discover the textures, patterns, and quiet magic of the woodland while building confidence, creativity, and connection.

Guided by KATI's art therapy-informed approach, each 3-day camp combines outdoor exploration with studio-based art-making, encouraging children to express themselves, develop meaningful relationships with nature, and experience a sense of belonging.

🌿 Forest Camp Dates:
📅 July 14–16 & August 4–6

There's still time to register and join us for a summer of creativity, exploration, and connection!

Address

191 Baker Street 2nd Floor
Nelson, BC
V1L4H1

Website

https://www.kutenaiarttherapy.com/

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