Meet Your Therapist
About Pamela Vialoux
Pamela Vialoux offers art therapy in Winnipeg through a warm, expressive approach rooted in professional practice, clear boundaries, and a genuinely human pace.
My approach
Art therapy blends psychotherapy with the creative process. Sessions are structured enough to feel safe, but flexible enough to let emotion, imagery, and insight emerge naturally.
What to expect
Sessions typically include check-in, creative work, and reflection. No previous art experience is needed. The emphasis stays on meaning, process, and emotional understanding, not artistic performance.
Qualifications
Pamela's work is grounded in ethical practice, evidence-informed care, and ongoing professional development tailored to the needs of each client.
About Me
A little about my background.
I was born in Selkirk and raised with a deep love for nature, creativity, and curiosity about the world. My mother came from a Mennonite background and my father from a tenth-generation American Huguenot lineage. As a child, I spent much of my time outdoors exploring, creating art, baking, and writing stories with my grandparents. I was also very active in sports and particularly enjoyed water sports and lifeguarding.
My life path has included navigating family change, trauma, and learning how to understand my own empathic nature. These experiences shaped my deep interest in healing, spirituality, and the human condition. I have pursued many areas of study throughout my life because learning and curiosity continue to guide me. Travel, creativity, and openness to diverse perspectives have all been important teachers along the way.
Today, I am grateful to share life with my partner David, to be a mother, a gardener, and a devoted lover of animals. Creativity remains central to my life, and landscape pastels are one of my favourite forms of artistic expression. My personal journey through challenge, growth, and discovery informs the compassion and understanding I bring to my work.
Pamela's Art
Creative work from the studio.
Landscape pastels and mixed-media works from Pamela's personal practice — the creative life that runs alongside and informs her therapeutic work.
Accreditations
Formal training and additional certifications.
Pamela’s background brings together clinical, theological, expressive arts, grief and loss, and trauma-informed training.
Formal Training
- Canadian Mennonite University, Bachelor of Theology
- University of Manitoba, Bachelor of Recreation Studies
- University of Winnipeg, graduate level, 2 units of Clinical Pastoral Education
- Orphan Wisdom School, 2 years of training in grief and loss using Harvard curriculum
- Winnipeg Holistic Expressive Arts Therapy, dual diploma (master’s level) in Art Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy
Certificates
- Red River College, Drafting Certificate
- WRHA, ASIST suicide intervention training
- Claude Leonard, USI Reiki Master
- Native Women’s Transition Centre, complex grief and various trauma
- WRHA, Aboriginal cultural awareness
- Ojibwe Elder, Pipe Carrier
- WRHA, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Who can benefit
Creative therapy for different seasons of life.
Adults
Stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, transitions, and personal growth.
Adolescents
Identity, self-esteem, emotional regulation, peer dynamics, and school pressure.
Seniors
Loss, isolation, cognitive changes, life review, and meaning-making.
Couples and families
Shared creative work that supports communication, repair, and connection.
Areas of Practice
Five distinct streams of support.
Each stream reflects a distinct area of Pamela’s practice. Follow the one that feels most relevant to learn more about the approach and what to expect.
Person-Centred Art Therapy
A collaborative, person-centred art therapy approach that uses creative process to support reflection, healing, insight, and self-directed growth.
NEST Program
Supportive end-of-life art and expressive therapy for individuals and family members seeking steadiness, dignity, reflection, and connection.
Children and Youth Trauma Support
Trauma-informed art therapy for children and youth who need a safe, developmentally attuned space for regulation, expression, attachment, and resilience.
Workshops
Group art therapy and expressive arts workshops for communities, organisations, and individuals looking to explore creativity and connection in a shared space.
Schools
Art therapy support and programming for school communities, bringing creative, trauma-informed approaches into educational settings for children and youth.