Maggie van den Heuvel

Art Therapist

If you would like to refer a client you are unable to see, and my professional background fits their needs, please contact me

Area of expertise

Maggie’s therapeutic skills extend to a wide range of clients and include children, teens and young adults with challenges. She offers close-fit art therapy to promote: Trauma: 10 + years’ experience working with trauma in multidisciplinary setting across the globe. Working with al ages: kids, Teens and Adults and in a very wide context: from working at school or corrections facilities. Maggie has a hand on approach in a relationships therapeutic environment. She works with the evidence based principle that “The body keeps the score “. By using art, play, music, dance, and incorporate sensory tools with all of the senses in the body Maggie approach the trauma in a person not just the trauma itself. ASD: The past 15 years Maggie has worked within different frameworks and positions with people who have ASD . Making a connection and building a relationship within the Art therapeutic setting is perfect for kids, teens and young adults on the spectrum. Maggie uses her experiences in the art to help her clients to learn social skills, recognising emotions, expiring emotions ect. She does this in a individual our group setting. Anxiety, Self-esteem and body positivity: Life can be overwhelming sometimes. Maggie works a lot with kids, teens and adults who are facing anxiety. Working in a individual setting or in a group of peers, the individual will embark on a journey exploring their inner experiences. This journey will be made visual by creating and engaging with art. Participants will discover a creative way of expressing themselves. This will develop insight and provide tools to battle anxiety and stress, in a non-judgmental, accepting and therapeutic space. Palliative art therapy care: Maggie’s palliative care experience spans across the Netherlands and Australia. She helped people in many phases of their lives, which requires a wide range of strategies and interventions. She does this individually our in group setting. The common theme throughout all of these interactions is the strong feeling of “self” for the person that needs to be respected, remembered and accepted. Maggie see this as my therapeutic duty to provide relief, playful distraction, help with grief, and acceptance of fate.

Who I work with

Adolescents
Adults
Children
Couples
Families
Groups

PractiSpace Locations

Albany
Parnell
West
Location 4
Location 5

Professional background

Maggie is a well-rounded experience clinical Art Therapist. Working in different fields and settings in Aotearoa she uses art as a tool to explore, nurture, reflect and self-express. She believes art is the greatest comfort and mirror of one’s inner world. Maggie is a Member of ANZCATA: (The Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association)
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