Johanne Hamel

Biography

I have been teaching psychology in College de Sherbrooke for 14 years before going into Private practice also for 14 years, during which I started a private Art therapy training Institute. I began teaching art therapy at UQAT in 1997 and retired in 2017. I am still maintaining a private practice in art psychotherapy performing individual sessions and SoulCollage© workshops. I have finally more time for painting! I wrote three books on art therapy, two of which are in French, now also published in English.

Education

Doctoral Degree in Psychology, Université de Sherbrooke
Certificate in art therapy, Eagle Rock Trail Art therapy Ins
Master's Degree in Psychology of Human Relations

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

My passion has always been psychology and art therapy. My approach is a combination of Jungian and Gestalt art psychotherapy. I specializes in Dreams and art therapy as well as in Somatic art therapy. I have been teaching Somatic art therapy workshops for more than 25 years at my own private Institute and at Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, where students learn to use physical pains and unpleasant sensations as a way to work on psyche and traumas. I love to offer workshops in Costa Rica on Art therapy and the Greek Goddesses or on Dreams.

Personal Interests

Painting is now my main passion! I use acrylics and am a colourist and a semi-abstract visual artist. I paint what my imaginations sees on the canvas and am surprised to see what comes up.

I have also been walking on the Compostelle ways in France and Québec each summer for 8 years.

Books