Jennifer Kleinsteuber
Art Therapist & Trauma-Informed Wellness Facilitator
Vancouver, BC
Creative wellness workshops, expressive arts facilitation, and therapeutic support for individuals, organizations, communities, and staff teams.
Welcome
Welcome. My name is Jennifer Kleinsteuber, and I am an Art Therapist based in Vancouver, BC., offering trauma-informed art therapy, Jungian sandplay therapy, and creative wellness programming.
My work supports individuals, organizations, and communities through expressive arts, reflective practice, and emotionally safe creative experiences. I integrate modalities such as visual art, Jungian sandplay and mindfulness, and symbolic exploration to support healing, self-expression, resilience, and connection in ways that feel meaningful and accessible.
I offer:
Individual Art Therapy
Jungian Sandplay Therapy
Staff Wellness Workshops
Community Wellness Programming
Trauma-Informed Group Facilitation
Team-Building & Reflective Practice Workshops
Sessions and workshops are available in person in Vancouver, BC., virtually where appropriate, and through travel to communities and organizations for onsite workshops and wellness programming.
In addition to individual therapy, I facilitate creative wellness workshops and expressive arts programming for:
Nonprofit organizations
Indigenous communities
Staff and leadership teams
Schools and youth programs
Frontline professionals
Wellness retreats and conferences
Creative Wellness & Workshop Programming
Workshops are designed to support:
Stress reduction
Emotional wellness
Burnout prevention
Team connection and communication
Reflection and resilience-building
Creativity and mindfulness
Community connection
Popular Workshops Include:
Vision Boards
Wall of Hope Community Mural
Building Bridges
Mask Making
Carousel Creatures
Strength in our Hands
Body Mapping
Feathers of Change
Vision Boards: Exploring Hopes and Dreams Together
What is a Vision Board?
A vision board is a creative and expressive tool used to explore your hopes, dreams, and intentions. In a group setting, it becomes a powerful way to connect with yourself and others as you reflect on the future you want to create.
Why Create Vision Boards in a Group?
Making a vision board is a gentle, supportive way to begin the creative process. No art skills required. It’s especially helpful for people who may feel hesitant to draw or paint. Instead of starting with a blank page, you’ll use images, words, and symbols to build a collage that represents what matters most to you.
In a group, this process is both personal and shared. While each person creates their own unique board, the experience of making art together and reflecting in community often brings a sense of belonging, insight, and encouragement.
What You Can Expect
During the session, you’ll have time to reflect on your goals, collect materials, and create your vision board in a relaxed, welcoming space. After creating the boards, group members are invited to share their reflections and stories with one another. Sharing helps deepen understanding, build empathy, and celebrate each person’s journey.
The Value of Vision Boards in Group Work
Creating a vision board helps clarify what’s important to you, what you hope for, and what you want to move toward. It can offer motivation, insight, and a tangible reminder of your personal strengths. In a group, this process is enriched by listening to others’ perspectives, learning from shared themes, and offering support in a respectful and nonjudgmental environment.
Mask Making: Uncover what lies behind the face we show the world.
Explore identity, creativity, and self-expression in this mask making workshop. Using a selection of materials, participants will create a unique mask that reflects both their outer persona and inner world. Masks have long been used across cultures as powerful tools for storytelling, transformation, and reflection, and this workshop invites you to engage with that tradition in a personal and creative way. Through guided art making and optional movement or storytelling, participants can bring their creations to life in a safe and supportive space. No art experience is needed, just a willingness to explore, imagine, and create.
As an art therapist, I strive to meet clients through metaphor and imagination. Mask making invites us to explore how we see ourselves, and how we wish to be seen. Through this process, participants often uncover both the roles they play in daily life and the hidden aspects of self that may not always find expression.
A mask has two sides: the outside, visible to others, and the inside, known only to the wearer. Participants may be invited to reflect on this duality by designing the exterior of the mask to reflect their public persona, while using the interior to explore private feelings, unspoken truths, or hidden emotions.
Whether participants use this space to explore deep personal material, celebrate their cultural identity, or simply engage their sense of fantasy and creativity, this group offers a rich and meaningful journey into self-expression.
Dreamscaping: A Visual Journal Dialogue with Your Dreams
Dreamscaping is a creative, intuitive workshop designed to help you explore and deepen your relationship with your dreams through visual journaling and expressive art. In this process, you’ll enter into a dialogue with your dreams—not through words alone, but through imagery, symbolism, and personal visual expression.
Using the therapeutic art process, you’ll be guided to externalize the often mysterious and layered language of your dreams in a way that is both meaningful and empowering. Rather than analyzing or interpreting your dreams from the outside, Dreamscaping invites you to respond to them from within and through your own marks, colors, forms, and inner associations.
You remain in full control of the journey. The art therapist will not offer interpretations or symbolic meanings. Instead, the messages, insights, and connections that arise come entirely from you. The role of the facilitator is to hold space, offer structure, and witness your unfolding process with care and respect.
This workshop is not about artistic skill or dream analysis. It’s about curiosity, self-reflection, and honoring the wisdom that your dreams already carry. Through Dreamscaping, your journal becomes a sacred dialogue. A space where your spirit can speak and be seen.
Art and Sandplay Therapy
Art and Sandplay Therapy
Art and Sandplay Therapy Art and Sandplay Therapy
Jennifer’s Space
My office is located at 1089 West Broadway in Vancouver, BC, near Vancouver General Hospital.
The space is designed to feel calm, welcoming, and supportive of creative and symbolic work. It includes comfortable seating, a dedicated sand play area, and accessible art materials for art therapy, offering multiple ways to explore experiences beyond words.
Shelves of carefully chosen sand play figures invite imagination, storytelling, and reflection, while art supplies are available for those who feel drawn to drawing, painting, or art making. Clients are invited to engage at their own pace, whether through conversation, sandplay, artmaking, or quiet reflection.
When clients are unable to attend in person, I may also offer hospital visits or virtual sessions when appropriate.
Professional Background
For over 30 years, I have worked alongside children, youth, adults, families, and communities in roles that include counselling support, youth leadership, emergency response, mental wellness leadership, and trauma-informed group facilitation.
My background includes leadership and art therapy roles with:
Canadian Red Cross
Surrey School District Indigenous Programs
Chrysalis Society
Douglas First Nation
Lookout Society & Mood Disorders Association of BC
I am a Professional Member of:
British Columbia Art Therapy Association (BCATA) 0602P 2021
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association CCPA 11261638 2025
Education & Training:
Masters Counselling Psychology Yorkville University (in progress, Graduation 2027)
Training Jungian Sandplay CG Jung Institute of Los Angeles 2025-2026
Diploma Art Therapy, DVATI Vancouver Art Therapy Institute 2020
Bachelors of Fine Arts Emily Carr University of Art & Design 2003
Bachelors of Arts, Psychology Simon Fraser University
Contact:
Jennifer Kleinsteuber
Art Therapist, Professional Member BCATA & CCPA
1089 West Broadway, Suite 22, Vancouver, BC
P: 604-378-8497 | E: jenkleinsteuber@gmail.com
Please feel free to reach out for workshop inquiries, community programming, or individual