Sessions in person in Picton and online

Expressive arts therapy · Picton and online

Make something.Then talk about it.

I'm Gwen Shandroski, a Registered Psychotherapist in Prince Edward County. I use art, sandtray, writing and conversation to help adults, teens and families understand what they feel and why.

  • 35 Bridge Street, Picton
  • Online sessions available
Gwen Shandroski, smiling, in a green shirt and patterned scarf
Gwen Shandroski, M.Sc., S-LP(C), R.P.
Practising since
1996
With adults and teens in Toronto
30 yrs
Ontario registration
#003099

Three ways in,one conversation.

The focus is high sensitivity, low skill. You don't need to be artistic. What you make gives us something to look at together, and it often says more than words would.

A used watercolour palette, brushes and a sheet of paper with an unfinished wash

Art

Paint, pastel, collage. The focus is on feeling, not skill, so no experience is needed.

A sandtray seen from above with a stone, a small house and a ceramic bird

Sandtray

Small objects placed in a tray of sand to show what is hard to say out loud.

Hands blending oil pastel on thick paper

Writing and talk

We look at what you made and connect it to your past and to what is happening now.

Paper, brushes, a bowl of stones and a linen cloth on a wooden table
The gift of an image is that it provides a place to watch your soul.
James Hillman

What brings people in

Sometimes thingsare murky.

This isn't problem-solving or homework. We build a trusting relationship, and through it you come to understand how past decisions and relationships shape the patterns you live with now. I don't diagnose; it isn't my training.

Services and specialties
  • Relationships
  • Self-concept
  • Low energy
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Life changes
  • Fears
  • Uncertainty
  • Loss
  • Isolation
  • Disconnection
  • Adolescent issues
  • Parent-child relationships
  • Parenting
  • Children of divorce
  • Homophobia
  • Power imbalance

Getting started

The first session isa two-way interview.

We spend it seeing what working together would be like. You start with whatever brings you in, I ask about your history, and you're welcome to ask me anything.

Fees

  • Session fee$150 to $190
  • PaymentDirect, with receipts
  • Cancellation notice24 hours

You pay directly and I provide receipts that insurers covering psychotherapy accept.

Visit or log on

416 903 2296

35 Bridge Street
Prince Edward, ON K0K 2T0

Online sessions are available if the drive to Picton doesn't work for you.