Cyndi Burgess

Professional Canadian Art Therapist
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Cyndi, a lifelong creator and artist, was living her dream of making and selling her own art when at age 36 she received a breast cancer diagnosis. Along the road to recovery, she realized that making and sharing art was pivotal to her healing, so she enrolled at the Canadian International Institute of Art Therapy where she graduated with a Clinical Art Psychotherapy Diploma. Cyndi has first-hand experience of what the power of creativity can do, and she can't wait to share that with you.

She is currently a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), a Professional member of Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA) and the Ontario Art Therapy Association (OATA).

She grew up in Bruce County and the United Kingdom before realizing she felt most at home in Port Elgin. Although the first artistic medium she fell in love with is pottery and ceramics, she is currently enjoying and spending time learning about different fibre arts such as knitting, embroidery and punch needle. As an extreme animal lover, one of her favourite summer pastimes is making friends with the chipmunks and squirrels that live in her yard.

What can I expect from a Art Therapy session with Cyndi?

In sessions, Cyndi will guide you in using art materials and creativity to process and potentially resolve issues you would like to work on. She is excited to work with adults who are going through transitions in life or children aged 6+ to help develop the tools needed to tackle the big emotions of life, with grace.

Initial Session/Intake (In person or Virtual)
The intake session will last anywhere from 45 minutes to 1 hour. This session will be spent going over a brief history, ensuring any consent or privacy concerns are understood and the individual will complete an art activity that will assist in goal setting.

First Session and Follow-up Sessions (In person or Virtual)
During a 50 minute session, you will get to spend most of the time creating art and a little time chatting about it. Cyndi will have specific art directives planned, to aide you in reaching the goals you jointly decided upon at the intake session. Art Therapy is not about the finish product, it’s about exploring the process of artmaking with questions in mind. It doesn’t matter if you think you are an artist or even if you feel you are not creative at all, you just need to want to try.

Insurance

Psychotherapy is covered under many insurance policies. Cyndi is licensed through the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. If you have insurance coverage, please check your policy details to understand what services your policy covers. You are responsible to make inquiries with your insurance company to confirm the details of your coverage. We do not offer direct billing at this time.