Are you feeling uncertain, anxious, or overwhelmed about your career goals? Do you ever wonder how it would feel to step confidently into a career that truly aligns with your passions and strengths? Imagine having the tools to navigate your career journey with clarity, creativity, and confidence. This Career Wellness series is designed to help you do just that!
Discover Creative Solutions Through Expressive Arts Therapy (EXAT)
This unique series is an immersive experience designed to help you explore your career aspirations, overcome obstacles, and cultivate a sense of career wellness. Career wellness isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about creating a meaningful, sustainable, and fulfilling professional life that aligns with who you are and who you want to become. Through the lens of EXAT, you’ll tap into your creativity to uncover insights, build confidence, and develop a roadmap for your career journey. What’s even better is that it’s accessible for everyone, regardless of the level of art training.
All you need is a willingness to explore and an open mind!
Expressive Arts Therapy (EXAT) is an interdisciplinary, “intermodal” form of art therapy that uses the arts to help people navigate a variety of challenges—whether they’re psychological, emotional, behavioral, or related to life transitions, relationships, or career concerns. Through creative expression, EXAT empowers individuals to discover new insights, build resilience, and find their unique path forward.
Why Join?
This series is designed to help you achieve career wellness—a state of balance and fulfillment in your professional life. By integrating creativity with career exploration, you’ll gain a fresh perspective on your goals, challenges, and opportunities. Whether you’re preparing for interviews, exploring new career paths, or simply trying to figure out what’s next, this series will equip you with the tools to navigate your career journey with intention and confidence.
All Students Are Welcome!
Whether you’re just starting to think about your career or you’re in the midst of a transition, this series is open to all students. Come as you are, and leave with a renewed sense of purpose and possibility.
Sessions
Jan 27th, 2025
Addressing Career Anxiety
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Wellness Den
Uncertainty around careers and motivation can be overwhelming. We engage in a thoughtful, interactive and self-loving workshop to support students to kick off the school year.
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Mar 10th, 2025
Confronting Burnout
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Wellness Den
Prioritizing our well-being prevents physical, mental and emotional burnout. This workshop makes space to resource yourself and work through difficulties with curiosity, engagement and fun!
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Mar 17th, 2025
Dreaming About your Future
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
HUB Activity Room
Take a moment to envision the possibilities that lie ahead. Through guided activities, you will think of your ideal future, your aspirations, your dreams and confront any fears and uncertainties you may have about your future.
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What to Expect?
- Explore Your Career Identity: Dive deep into your values, strengths, and passions to better understand what you want from your career. Whether you’re just starting out, considering a change, or navigating a transition, these sessions will help you clarify your goals and aspirations.
- Address Career-Specific Challenges: Tackle the fears, doubts, and uncertainties that often come with career decisions. From imposter syndrome to decision paralysis, you’ll use creative tools to work through these challenges and find solutions that resonate with you.
- Build Career Confidence: Gain the tools to communicate your skills, articulate your goals, and approach your career with a sense of empowerment. You’ll leave with a stronger sense of self and the confidence to take meaningful steps forward.
- A Judgment-Free Zone: This is your space to explore, reflect, and create. There are no right or wrong answers here—just your unique journey.
- Creative Exploration: Discover innovative ways to engage with your thoughts, questions, and even worries about the future. Using artistic tools, you’ll learn to communicate your feelings, identify challenges, and uncover hidden insights about your career-related concerns.
- Collaborative Support: You’ll work alongside an EXAT companion who will guide and support you as you tap into your inner resources and creative potential. Together, you’ll uncover resources and strengths you may not have realized you had.
Facilitators
Our facilitators are Expressive Arts student therapists at the Create Institute under the supervision of an RP (Registered Psychotherapist), and this facilitation is part of their practicum.
Anto Chan (he/him)
Expressive Arts Therapist
(In Training)
CREATE Institute
Bee Pallomina (she/they)
Expressive Arts Therapist
(In Training)
CREATE Institute
Pramilda Zackhariyas (she/her)
Expressive Arts Therapist
(In Training)
CREATE Institute
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