The past few years have changed the way we think about wellbeing. Burnout is being discussed in boardrooms. Schools are openly talking about children’s anxiety and academic pressure. Even workplaces are setting up mental health days.
And here’s the truth: one approach alone doesn’t cut it anymore.
A teenager struggling with anxiety may need talk therapy and movement.
An employee burnt out by deadlines might open up through art before words.
A survivor of trauma may find healing in role play before reflection.
This is why integrative training matters. It prepares therapists to meet clients where they are, not where a single method stops.
At East West Center for Counselling, our programs binds together counselling skills, expressive art therapies and psychodrama.
What makes this more urgent now is that people’s challenges are not neatly divided. A child brings school anxiety, but it’s connected to family patterns. An employee struggles with stress, but it’s tied to identity, culture, and unspoken expectations. Therapists of tomorrow (YOU) need to be ready for this complexity.
The future therapist should not be a specialist in just one box. But fluent in multiple ways of listening, seeing, and responding. That’s the direction mental health needs to take and we’re excited to be part of it.
Admissions for our diploma courses in Expressive arts therapy and Psychodrama are now open.
