Eva is a psychologist and art therapist who runs her private practice in Amsterdam and online globally. She has worked in the private and public sector, in psychiatric clinics, educational settings, with survivors of sexual violence and in refugee camps.
During her work in refugee camps across Greece she encountered art therapy and saw the positive effects it has on people first-hand. How it can offer a safe space for exploration, play, healing and change. As a result she decided to become an art therapist herself.
There is a large amount of research which has shown that art therapy has a range of physical and mental health benefits. In this episode Eva talks about exactly this and shares her journey with us towards becoming a psychologist and art therapist. We also speak about trauma, emotional eating and what happened to me when I encountered the term.
Today’s episode shows what hides behind labels that we use to describe ourselves or that others use for us … there is always a story, a wish, a journey behind them.
Enjoy the episode wonderful people and as always we love to hear from you.
Host: Stella Saliari
my guests and I contest and deconstruct narratives, and passionately recreate with the aim to change systems and perceptions. We want to elevate a generation that is feminist, antiracist and empathetic. Our conversations flow into each other and leave room for the unexpected. Salt is love, community, solidarity, a collective, healing, creating. It is intersectional, full of stories, movement and change. It insists, evolves and transforms. It is a commitment.
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