Creative Care for Neurodivergent Folks (in-person/Sundays)

Please read EVERYTHING below BEFORE registering for this support group. If you have any questions about any of it, ask them! I'm happy to field any/all concerns, hesitations, curiosities...

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WHO IT'S FOR:

This is a support group for women, trans and non-binary folks (adults) who identify as Neurodivergent (with or without a formal diagnosis). Age 35+

WHAT TO EXPECT:

We will be sharing stories, experiences, time, space, resources, strategies …and taking some practical steps towards building CREATIVE CARE PRACTICES to support ourselves and each other.

It is a space to allow yourself to be vulnerable, supported, seen & heard. A space where we can be our gloriously divergent selves. IN community.

Maximum of 5 participants (for in-person groups).

More details below...

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CREATIVE CARE for NEURODIVERGENT FOLKS:

Sundays, Jan 11 - Mar 8, 2026

Jan 11 | Jan 18 | Jan 25 | Feb 1 | Feb 8 | Feb 15 | Feb 22 | Mar 1 | Mar 8

1-3pm

$540 CAD (plus gst), 9-week group

LOCATION:
108 – 561 Johnson Street, Victoria BC
(The studio is in the Paper Box Arcade, a blue & green building across the street from the main entrance to Market Square – it’s a string-light lined corridor, last door on the left).

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IF THESE DATES DON'T WORK FOR YOU...

Let me know, I may add an additional group on Mon evening ([email protected]).

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REGISTRATION INCLUDES:

• 9 in-person/in-studio group sessions, 2 hours each.
• All art materials are included.
• Access to shared resources page (books, podcasts, art/writing prompts…).
• Access to a group conversation on Signal (optional - for group members to stay connected outside of our sessions together).
• 20% discount on my workshop/group offerings for 6 months (Jan-Jun inclusive). This includes single workshops and series. You will receive a promo code once you've registered. (*this does not include my Hollyhock retreat, or other collaborative offerings).

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This is a therapy support group, led by Art Therapist - Shauna Kaendo, (www.heyshauna.com).

My hope is to create a space that is supportive, creative, curious… empowering. A community where we can show up in and with the richness of our experiences.

This group is for folks who are interested in stepping into more creativity and curiosity around understanding, managing and supporting themselves in their experiences of Neurodivergence. Sharing and gathering resources, building creative care practices that reduce and soothe overwhelm... and support day-to-day balance and grounding… that allow us to step into agency and choice… to create more ease in our lives, individually AND collectively.

ART IN THIS GROUP:

• We will have dedicated art-making time as part of each session together.
• The focus of our art-making will always be rooted in building supportive/creative practices that can be repeated ....so, process over product.
• Some materials/processes that we'll be working with: watercolour paint, fabric/slow-stitch, wrapping (yarn/string), clay (air-dry), collage/mixed media, bilateral drawing.

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WEEK 1:

• Chat about Neurodiversity/Neurodivergence, Creative Care Practices, group guidelines, introductions, art-making, discussion.

WEEKS 2-5:

• Sharing our stories ...space to focus on 2 folks each session (approx 15min/each), in a way that best serves YOU. You get to decide what you'd like that to be ...maybe it's sharing personal experience, challenges, questions, ideas, requests for feedback/advice... maybe it's sending questions or a topic to the group in advance (or in the moment), that we can jump into collectively. You get to choose. And, if this is something that brings up any uneasiness/paralysis with you I'd be happy to schedule a quick zoom chat to discuss some options/supports in advance!
• Art-making, discussion.

WEEKS 6-9:

• More stories, sharing, discussion, art-making... I'll have some themes/topics to bring to the group, but we'll always prioritize going where our conversations take us.

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• This is an in-person series (address details above).
• The group will be small (5 people max).
• Registration is open to adults only (35+ for this particular series).
• All art materials are provided.
• Tea is provided!
• Please arrive on time! (ideally about 5 minutes early)
• Accessibility: The studio itself is fully accessible, but the onsite washroom is unfortunately NOT (it's located in the loft area, with several stairs in-between).
• Health Guidelines: There is an air purifier in the studio, and the door can be propped open for extra ventilation. I won't be requiring masks, but absolutely support your choice to wear one. Please DO NOT attend if you are feeling sick or think there is a chance you have been exposed to anything contagious. If you are sick you will receive a full refund. Please do NOT attend if you are ill.

If the lump sum cost of this group is a barrier to you attending, I'm absolutely open to installment payments! Please message me at [email protected] to make a plan!

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If you would prefer to pay by e-transfer (rather than through Eventbrite), please first get in touch with me to see if there's still space in the group ([email protected]) ...if yes, I'll send you the total with taxes added, and you can go ahead and send the transfer (send e-transfers to Shauna Kaendo/[email protected]).

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PLEASE NOTE that workshop/series/group registrations are refundable within 1 week only.

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• If you’d like a visual glimpse into what we get up to in my workshops please visit me on Instagram (@heyheyshauna), or at www.heyshauna.com
• You needn’t have ANY experience with art or art materials to participate (and benefit from) any of my workshops.
• Groups are small, they are also generous, warm, and supportive... and easily among my favourite things.
• In all of my workshops, our focus is on exploring different art materials in lots of different ways …and noticing how those different materials and processes make us feel. And while I am here for any technical assistance you may need, our goal is not to focus on technical skill…but instead on curiosity.

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Hey Shauna Studio, #108 - 561 Johnson St, Victoria, Canada

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