​​A life affirming way to tap into your essence and move imaginatively towards an embodied sense of self, connection and fulfilment
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dRAW heART
Noriko Oka, MA, RCC
​Expressive Arts Therapist
Registered Clinical Counsellor​
Designation of the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors​
 dRAW heART is back open with public health measures in place.
For those who might be interested, I am resuming in person sessions once again.  Virtual options continue to be available.
Groups of six people maximum are welcome in the studio.  
No background in art is necessary...just a sense of curiosity
EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY
Rooted in a somatic, sensory and play-based approach, expressive arts therapy fully engages the right brain.  Shape your world through the arts using sound, movement, visual art, drama and writing.  Make sense through this deeply creative and experiential healing arts process that is beneficial for all ages. 
Photo: Carmina Articona
With over 15 years of experience as an expressive arts therapist, Noriko has ​been fortunate to serve diverse communities ​across the whole spectrum of life including children, youth, adults and elderly.  
Complementing her private practice at dRAW heART, she also works as a clinical counsellor at the Victoria Youth Clinic aka Foundry Victoria offering walk-in counselling and expressive arts therapy.  In her spare time, she volunteers at Victoria Hospice, the Fringe Festival and the James Bay Community Project as well.
IDEAL for those seeking:
  • To find a creative alternative​​​
  • To engage the body mindfully
  • To shape stories anew
  • To reconnect to childhood
  • To connect to a range of emotions
  • To explore through play
  • To integrate the whole self 
  • ​​To spark the fire within
dRAW heART
Healing Arts Space 2020​
Uniquely designed for art-based practices, counselling and alternative health 
O N G O I N G   P R A C T I C E S :
​XL YOGA
Jill Moran
Tues 5:30-7:30 pm
​Wed 10-11 am
​IMPROV
Byron Kjeldsen
​Tues 8-10 pm
EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY
​​Noriko Oka, RCC
Wed, Fri & Sat
the COLLECTIVE
​Anne Schaefer
Wed 7-9 pm​
MEDITATION
John Oliver
​Thur 6-7 pm
MEDITATION
Amirta Chopra
Sun 8:30-11:30 am