The Vine

Welcome To The Vine: A Space to Abide

If you’re here, there’s a good chance you’re longing to connect more deeply—with Jesus, with others, or with yourself—through creativity.

That’s something we care deeply about too. As art therapists, and as people on our own journeys with Jesus, we’ve been exploring what it looks like to spend time with Him through the creative process. Over time, we’ve seen how powerful it can be—not just as an expression, but as a way of relating, listening, and drawing near. “The Vine” comes from John 15, where Jesus describes Himself as the vine and his disciples as the branches. He invites them to abide in Him—to stay connected, to receive life from Him, and to bear fruit from that connection. That invitation still stands for us today. At The Vine, we’re learning what it means to abide in Jesus in real, lived ways—and we’re creating space for others to explore that too. Together.

Because when we gather as a community, each of us connected to Him, something beautiful begins to grow. There’s depth, honesty, creativity, and love. And that’s what we want to cultivate here.

You’re invited to be part of it.

No pressure. Just an open invitation—to come as you are, to explore, and to connect.

We’re really glad you’re here.

— Katlyn & Hannah

Our Story

Hannah and Katlyn met in art therapy school during a dream interpretation class. They soon found out that they both love Jesus which sparked a friendship that has lasted beyond their time in school. They seek to develop their own connection to Jesus through art and have developed this art therapy collective where others can seek Jesus and healing through creativity.

Our Core Beliefs as Christ-Followers

We believe… 

In God the Father, Jesus his son, and the Holy Spirit

- The cornerstone of the Christian faith is built on the belief of God the Father in heaven, Jesus his son, and the Holy Spirit which is sent to guide/help us. 

Jesus died for our sins on the cross and rose again after.

This act has made it so we can have a closer relationship with God and are forgiven for the ways we hurt God and others around us and will always be forgiven of these things when we come to God and confess them. We don’t take his grace for granted living our lives however we want only to rely on God to forgive us if we ask. 

The process of being more like Jesus takes obedience, effort, humility and healing

- We believe the process of becoming more like Jesus looks like hearing his voice, following his lead (by listening to and obeying him) and through soul healing.

The bible was inspired by God, useful for instructing us and encouraging us as Christ followers.

- We admit that the bible is written by broken people in the context of broken cultures which means even though it holds good truths from God we need to use a lens of interpretation from knowing who God is, and he is love. We use prayer and the bible (not the book of Mormon, quran, etc.) to inform our sessions.

Our Shared Vision/Values

Besides agreeing to and believing the core beliefs earlier on this page, we share these views and ways of operating below. 

First of all, we’ve created this Christian Collective where people can seek healing, connection to God and others all through the use of creativity and art.

We love creation.

- We value creation because God made it. Therefore we deeply believe in respecting and caring for nature and animals and bring with us some eco-therapy values and ways of working into our sessions. 

We love diversity.

- We welcome people from all walks of life and backgrounds. You don’t even have to classify yourself as a Jesus follower. If you are curious about him and making any kind of steps towards him you belong here.

We all might have different beliefs on how we practically live as Christ-followers.

- Everyone has their own beliefs and interpretations of the bible and life experiences so we try to create space and room for these differences. We only stand firm with the core tenants of the faith which we have shared above. The practical ways of how people live out their lives for Jesus looks different for each person depending on their convictions (eg. Someone may think drinking alcohol is ok as a Christian because it’s easier for them to not get drunk, whereas a recovering alcoholic might not think it’s ok because it’s much harder for them to not become drunk). These are secondary beliefs that we try not to allow to cause division between us as Christ-followers but rather respect each other in our differing views. 

We aren’t pastors.

- We aren’t trained in theology but rather art therapy and know some things about the bible. We have our own perspectives on the bible but aren’t claiming to have all the answers or knowledge about God.  

We don’t believe in telling people how to live their lives. 

- We believe Jesus speaks to you about that. Our goal is to help you hear his voice and connect with him. We try to give advice when asked or when we have trust first. 

Community is a huge value of ours. 

- We meet and learn from each other as art therapists and we encourage this in our groups too. God made us relational people. We need others in our lives and having positive relationships with others as well as God can be healing and good. 

 We are trained in person-centered, relational, and trauma-informed methods of art therapy and bring these approaches into our sessions.

Us as an Art Therapy Collective

We have a fluid model of bringing people into this space to abide from different places across Canada and providing options for people. Our vision is if the art therapist you mainly meet with is away or on holiday you have the ability to meet with another therapist that has the same core beliefs in God and similar ways in how to facilitate art therapy sessions recognizing God’s guidance. 

Christian Art Therapy Model

In art therapy school we were taught a model of art therapy where the sessions consist of the therapist, the client, the art. All are contributing members in the sessions and each have their part in providing clarity and healing for the client.

As Jesus followers, we see this dynamic differently. In the art therapy sessions we believe the therapist, client, art and the Holy Trinity (God the Father, Jesus the son and the Holy Spirit) all contribute to the healing and clarity for a client. This makes the Christ-filled art therapy space look more like a square (or hexagon if you see each member as the trinity as separate parts).

When the art therapy session is in a group format there are even more people contributing to and receiving healing and clarity from God, Jesus and Holy Spirit. The process is communal and rich.