Saer Davidson (They/Them), M.A., CCC
Canadian Certified Counsellor and Creative Arts Therapist
About
As a nonbinary, queer, neurodivergent therapist, it is my aim to facilitate a compassionate, nonjudgmental space in which you can experience safety and connectedness.
In 2019, I graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with an M.A. in Creative Arts Therapies with a specialization in Drama Therapy.
My field experience began in 2015 at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital in New York, NY, where I worked as a Drama Therapy Intern. While pursuing my Master’s at Concordia, I completed two practicums - one at Saint Columba House and another at Jewish General Hospital’s Child Psychiatry Day Hospital, where I led groups as well as conducted individual therapy sessions.
After graduation, I moved to Edmonton, AB, where I worked for a number of years at a private psychology clinic in Edmonton and saw a wide range of clients. While at the clinic, I was contracted as a counsellor with Edmonton Public Schools, facilitated mental health workshops with the Métis Nation of Alberta, and worked with clients and their families through Children and Family Services.
Now based in Pemberton, BC, I see clients online and in-person through Patchwork Therapy.
In my downtime, you can find me immersed in one of my many hobbies (knitting, crocheting, embroidery, sketching, painting, sculpting, felting, beading - and always adding more), spending time with my sphynx cats, and singing showtunes around my kitchen.
Approach
Drawing from a foundation in expressive arts therapy, my approach is client-centered, psychodynamic, neuro-informed, and trauma-informed. As a creative arts therapist, I weave in creative and non-verbal processes with evidence-based therapy interventions to help deepen your self-reflective and expressive capacities. Previous artistic experience is not required; emphasis is on the exploration of different mediums and materials and how they can help us understand ourselves in ways that are not always accessible through talk therapy alone.
Our work together will honour the validity of your lived experience while fortifying you with more skills and tools to continue your healing journey.
Every event we host is designed with intention, from the atmosphere we create to the way each session flows.