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welcome to:
jennifer kleinsteuber therapeutic services!
My approach is grounded in trauma- and attachment-informed frameworks, with specialized experience in grief, trauma, and art therapy.
I integrate modalities such as visual art, jungian sandplay and mindfulness work into sessions to support healing in a way that’s meaningful and personalized. Many clients find that art-making and sandplay can offer a deeper, more intuitive path to expression and insight than traditional talk therapy.
I offer in-person sessions in Vancouver, as well as virtual sessions. I'm here to support you in a way that feels safe, collaborative, and grounded in your unique needs.
Creating art
activates the part of your brain responsible for processing memories and emotions. This part of the brain "thinks" in images, colors, and feelings—not words
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workshops
mask making: the hidden persona
cool art therapy intervention #1
Exploring Hopes and Dreams Together
What is a Vision Board?
A vision board is a creative and expressive tool used to explore your hopes, dreams, and intentions. In a group setting, it becomes a powerful way to connect with yourself and others as you reflect on the future you want to create.
Why Create Vision Boards in a Group?
Making a vision board is a gentle, supportive way to begin the creative process—no art skills required. It’s especially helpful for people who may feel hesitant to draw or paint. Instead of starting with a blank page, you’ll use images, words, and symbols to build a collage that represents what matters most to you.
In a group, this process is both personal and shared. While each person creates their own unique board, the experience of making art together and reflecting in community often brings a sense of belonging, insight, and encouragement.
What You Can Expect
During the session, you’ll have time to reflect on your goals, collect materials, and create your vision board in a relaxed, welcoming space. After creating the boards, group members are invited—but never required—to share their reflections and stories with one another. Sharing helps deepen understanding, build empathy, and celebrate each person’s journey.
The Value of Vision Boards in Group Work
Creating a vision board helps clarify what’s important to you, what you hope for, and what you want to move toward. It can offer motivation, insight, and a tangible reminder of your personal strengths. In a group, this process is enriched by listening to others’ perspectives, learning from shared themes, and offering support in a respectful and nonjudgmental environment.
Closing the Session
To end the session, each person will write a personal affirmation—a simple, encouraging message to themselves that reflects their vision and growth. This closing ritual helps ground the experience and leave participants with a positive, forward-looking intention.
Whether you’re part of a support group, therapy circle, or wellness workshop, creating vision boards together is a meaningful way to connect, reflect, and look ahead with hope.
vision boards
cool art therapy intervention #2
With Jennifer Kleinsteuber • Art Therapist • DVATI
Uncover what lies behind the face we show the world.
Masks have been used across cultures and throughout history for ritual, storytelling, protection, concealment, and transformation. They are powerful symbols—wearable images of identity—that speak without words. As a universal art form, masks evoke mystery, imagination, and self-reflection.
In this multi-session therapeutic art group, participants will create life-sized masks using materials such as plaster cloth, paper, paste, chicken wire, and found objects. The process unfolds gradually, allowing time for thoughtful construction, layering of meaning, and personal exploration. In our final session, group members will have the opportunity to enact short scenes or movements using the masks they’ve created—bringing the persona to life in a safe and supportive space.
As an art therapist, I strive to meet clients through metaphor and imagination. Mask making invites us to explore how we see ourselves—and how we wish to be seen. Through this process, participants often uncover both the roles they play in daily life and the hidden aspects of self that may not always find expression.
Creating a mask can surface questions around identity, belonging, and the “faces” we present to the world—in work, relationships, and community. From a young age, we learn to show the parts of ourselves that earn approval while suppressing feelings or traits that may be judged, like anger, envy, or vulnerability.
A mask has two sides: the outside, visible to others, and the inside, known only to the wearer. Participants may be invited to reflect on this duality by designing the exterior of the mask to reflect their public persona, while using the interior to explore private feelings, unspoken truths, or hidden emotions.
Whether participants use this space to explore deep personal material, celebrate their cultural identity, or simply engage their sense of fantasy and creativity, this group offers a rich and meaningful journey into self-expression.
dreamscaping: a visual journal dialogue with your dreams
cool art therapy intervention #3
With Jennifer Kleinsteuber • Art Therapist • DVATI
Dreamscaping: A Visual Journal Dialogue with Your Dreams
Dreamscaping is a creative, intuitive workshop designed to help you explore and deepen your relationship with your dreams through visual journaling and expressive art. In this process, you’ll enter into a dialogue with your dreams—not through words alone, but through imagery, symbolism, and personal visual expression.
Using the therapeutic art process, you’ll be guided to externalize the often mysterious and layered language of your dreams in a way that is both meaningful and empowering. Rather than analyzing or interpreting your dreams from the outside, Dreamscaping invites you to respond to them from within—through your own marks, colors, forms, and inner associations.
You remain in full control of the journey. The art therapist will not offer interpretations or symbolic meanings. Instead, the messages, insights, and connections that arise come entirely from you. The role of the facilitator is to hold space, offer structure, and witness your unfolding process with care and respect.
This workshop is not about artistic skill or dream analysis. It’s about curiosity, self-reflection, and honoring the wisdom that your dreams already carry. Through Dreamscaping, your journal becomes a sacred dialogue—a space where your subconscious can speak and be seen.
Dates to be announced
Expressive Arts and Sandplay Therapy
Expressive Arts and Sandplay Therapy
Expressive Arts and Sandplay Therapy Expressive Arts and Sandplay Therapy
meet jennifer
My approach is grounded in trauma- and attachment-informed frameworks, with specialized experience in grief, trauma, art and sand tray therapy. I integrate modalities such as visual art, play and mindfulness work into sessions to support healing in a way that’s meaningful and personalized. Many clients find that art-making can offer a deeper, more intuitive path to expression and insight than traditional talk therapy. I offer in-person sessions in Vancouver, as well as virtual sessions. I'm here to support you in a way that feels safe, collaborative, and grounded in your unique needs.
Membership with BCATA 0602P 2021 / CCPA 11261638 2025
Masters counselling psychology - yorkville university (in progress)
Diploma Vancouver Art Therapy Institute DVATI 2020
bachelors of fine arts - emily carr university of art & design 2003
