Sylvia Dawon Kim
CLINICAL CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIST
Sylvia is a Creative Arts Therapist based in Auckland, with a Master of Arts in Creative Arts Therapy (Clinical) from Whitecliffe, completed with First Class Honours. Her clinical background includes experience working across community and hospice settings, and she now co-teaches the part-time Creative Arts Therapy Masters programme at Whitecliffe, supporting the next generation of therapists as they train in the same discipline she studied.
Alongside her clinical background, Sylvia has taught art to children both in Auckland and overseas, and brings a genuine warmth and enjoyment to working with younger learners. This experience, combined with her clinical training, gives her a rich, well-rounded perspective on how creativity supports growth, expression, and wellbeing at different stages of life.
Known for her warm, thoughtful presence, Sylvia brings a calming energy to every session and every classroom. She offers a person-centred and trauma-informed approach grounded in creativity, cultural awareness, and deep listening. Her practice is guided by curiosity, care, and the belief that everyone (regardless of age or background) holds the capacity for healing and growth through the arts.
Whether teaching emerging therapists or engaging with young creatives, Sylvia is deeply committed to nurturing creative confidence and supporting meaningful, values-led practice in the field of creative arts therapy.
Therapeutic interests:
Specialist advice and strategies for a range of needs including:
- Attachment
- Creative expression
- Emotional regulation
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Life transitions
- Grief
- Loss
- Self-esteem
- Trauma
- Behavioural challenges
- Neurodivergence
- Autism
- ADHD
- ... and more!
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