About Ariel
關於愛勵兒
Ariel Luo is a Certified Expressive Arts Therapist, a professional member of the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association, an experienced member of the Ontario Expressive Arts Therapy Association, and a Theraplay Therapist. She has a Ph.D. in Industrial Design: in a group of Human Factors Psychology and a Degree in Fine Arts. Ariel is also a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist – Family (CCTSF), Certified Parenting Practitioner, and Certified Relationship Workshop Facilitator, currently experienced in working with adults, children, and families. She aims to help parents and children create a warm-and-supported home atmosphere.
As a therapist, educator, and facilitator, she facilitates healing by bringing together body-mind sensation, psychological life, imagination, and principles of creativity with her humanistic educational background: Fine Arts, Design, and Human-Factor Psychology Research. Building on her extensive experience, Ariel presents seminars and workshops on parenting, expressive arts therapy, and creative art fun at some art studios and non-profit associations in the Lower Mainland. She believes that:
1) When individuals accept themselves just as they are, they can change; imagination and creativity will give human beings the capacity to transform and be resilient from their suffering.
2) A healthy parent-child relationship elements: attuned, empathic response to their needs; nurturing touch; focused eye contact; playful; playful give-and-take for young children. Through these experiences, children learn who they are and what their world looks like.
3) There is always hope in the couples, parent-and-child relationship. Human beings have these essential needs throughout life: companionship, attainment, co-regulation of effect, feeling valued and experiencing joy with another person.
Ariel 是BC省認證合格的表達藝術治療師，國際表達性藝術治療協會專業會員，Ontario 表達性藝術治療協會專業會員和遊戲治療師 。她取得工業設計之人因工程博士學位，在取得博士學位文憑前，她取得純美術專業文憑。她目前在自己的工作室進行她的表達藝術治療和繪畫教學的工作。她是在成人、兒童和家庭方面經驗豐富的認證合格的臨床家庭創傷專家（CCTSF）、她結合親子共調理論和創造力於表達性藝術之人本教育理念於教養引導中，協助家長與孩子共創溫暖的家庭情緒基調。她同時也是很有經驗的合格的與關係有關的講座引導師。
作為治療師、教育家、和心靈健康促進者，Ariel 透過人生探索、學習與挫折後復原的深刻經驗，偕同自我身心感受、心理生活、想像力, 創造力, 與她的人文教育背景（表達性藝術, 美術與設計創作，人因心理學研究，在大學任教輔助大學生自我探索與輔導升學就業之路的能力）來促進個案能更深入自我探索, 觀照自我心理健康與增進受挫復原之能力。憑藉她豐富的經驗，Ariel在大溫藝術工作室和非營利機構也持續受邀舉辦有關親子教養和成人愛自己自我照顧的講座。她相信:
1）當一個人接受自己本來的樣子時，不射箭於自己，改變就會發生；想像力和創造力使人類用自身的內在資源有能力轉變並從苦難中恢復過來。
2) 健康的親子關係要素：對孩子的需求有同理心、展現正向同理心的回應；滋養孩子；看孩子時專注的眼神孩子交流；與孩子創造生活中有趣好玩和幽默；為年幼的孩子提供有趣的給予和接受。透過這些經歷，孩子們了解他們是誰，及瞭接並創造他們的世界的樣貌。
3) 不管處在怎樣的關係，兩性關係與親子關係總是充滿希望的，拜訪彼此的冰山底層感受與需求更是主要之鑰。人類在終其一生中都有這些基本需求：愛與被愛、需要與被需要、品質陪伴、關係中的共調、感覺被重視和與另一個人一起創造並體驗快樂。這些需求在家庭中可被創造，然後滿足自己、孩子和另一半，還有在屋簷下的每位成員。