Some Areas Alison Focuses in:
Recovery and Sobriety - whether you are a part of the Alcoholics Anonymous circle, are sober for health reasons, are coming into “sober-curiosity” or are starting to think about what a change may look like to you - Alison will walk this journey with you.
As a proud and active part of the 2SLGBTQIAA+ community, Alison feels passionately about working with those who identify as a part of this community as well.
Group work to deepen the personal relationship to the self, while also connecting and being witnessed by others.
Anxiety and Depression, and meeting you at whatever point you are at in the experience.
Getting to know yourself deeper and lighting the fire to become your own ally and your own friend.
Mental health and working through a new or existing diagnosis in a new way. Working together to understand a diagnosis and see how it can fit within you.
Alison Cutajar
BA, DKATI. Founder of With You Wellness Studios
Living and working on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territories of the Coast Salish people, including xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Alison holds a Bachelor of Indigenous Studies and Fine Arts from Nipissing University and completed her Art Therapy training at the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute.
Drawing upon her lifelong passion for creating art, Alison discovered its therapeutic benefits during her own journey with mental health challenges while growing up. This profound experience led her to pursue a career in art therapy, where she found a powerful way to integrate her love for art with her desire to support others in their healing journeys.
As an active member of the Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA), Alison specializes in working with adults and youth, offering a compassionate and relational approach to therapy. At the forefront of her practice is the emphasis on building a strong therapeutic relationship with her clients, recognizing that this relationship serves as the foundation for deep and transformative work to occur.
With a focus on softness, patience, and providing space for clients to show up exactly as they are, Alison is dedicated to walking alongside individuals on their journeys. Whether you're navigating the challenges of anxiety and depression, exploring your identity within the 2SLGBTQIAA+ community, working on your own recovery and sobriety, or seeking to deepen your personal relationship with yourself, Alison is here to support you every step of the way.
Through group work and individual sessions, she aims to foster connection, self-discovery, and empowerment, helping clients to become their own allies in their mental health journeys. Together, Alison and her clients explore new ways of understanding and navigating mental health diagnoses, finding strength and resilience in the process.
Connect with Alison
Email: alison@withyouwellness.ca
Instagram: @arttherapywithalison
Instagram: @with.you.wellness