Meet Amberlee
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Amberlee Boulton
Clinical Social Worker / Child & Youth Therapist
Bachelor of Arts, Masters of Social Work, Registered Social Worker
Amberlee is a registered social worker holding a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Calgary. In 2009, she completed a Bachelor’s degree in Social Development Studies (SES) at Renison University College, affiliated with the University of Waterloo. After ten years, Amberlee continued her training at the University of Calgary, receiving her MSW with a specialization in Leadership in Human Services and Veterinary Social Work.
Amberlee has supported children and youth in creative self-expression and therapeutic arts for two decades. She has worked with children in child-led play camps, and outreach programming modelling healthy communication and play for parents with children of all ages. She has also worked as a supervisor for youth-led recreation and education programs that promote peer-based co-regulation in games and artmaking.
Amberlee believes in the power of self-expression through arts and play to transcend and shift our understanding of ourselves, others, and our communities. Since moving to Antigonish in her early twenties, Amberlee has worked with several arts-based groups such as Antigonish Culture Alive (ACA), ASAP Artist-Run Centre, and Arts & Health Antigonish (AHA!) to create and facilitate arts-based programming for children, youth, and families. Through these opportunities, Amberlee often ran programming that linked youth to groups such as the People’s Place Library, L’Arche Antigonish, and the RK MacDonald.
Amberlee was also privileged in her Masters to widen her expertise to Veterinary Social Work. Pets and animals, in the wild and around our neighbourhood, are a vital part of many of our lives and family composition. Animal companions are a strong part of our identity and the communities we interact with, often promoting how we exercise and spend time with other people (and their companions!). Loving and losing our beloved companions has a profound impact on many of us at any age. Even as very young people, we can experience loss and grief, which impacts how we understand ourselves and our relationships.
Amberlee believes that our personal stories, as well as our families’, and communities’ stories make up our identities shaped by our personal and family histories, as well as the many communities we participate in (school, groups, work, and more). She uses a trauma-informed focus to support deeper introspection into our minds, bodies, and relationships with others.
In her spare time, Amberlee volunteers as the Chair of ASAP Artist-Run Centre. She is on the board of Antigonish Culture Alive (ACA) and co-chairs ACA’s annual after-dark arts festival, Antigonight. Amberlee is also part of Lochaber Growers Cooperative, supporting their work in food equity. She likes to read books, knit, relax in saunas, and take long walks in any season.
"Together we will learn to express and identify emotions, body responses to stress, and explore barriers and challenges though storytelling, art-making, and play-based therapy. I am here to support your journey."
~ Amberlee
Amberlee has supported children and youth in creative self-expression and therapeutic arts for two decades. She has worked with children in child-led play camps, and outreach programming modelling healthy communication and play for parents with children of all ages. She has also worked as a supervisor for youth-led recreation and education programs that promote peer-based co-regulation in games and artmaking.
Amberlee believes in the power of self-expression through arts and play to transcend and shift our understanding of ourselves, others, and our communities. Since moving to Antigonish in her early twenties, Amberlee has worked with several arts-based groups such as Antigonish Culture Alive (ACA), ASAP Artist-Run Centre, and Arts & Health Antigonish (AHA!) to create and facilitate arts-based programming for children, youth, and families. Through these opportunities, Amberlee often ran programming that linked youth to groups such as the People’s Place Library, L’Arche Antigonish, and the RK MacDonald.
Amberlee was also privileged in her Masters to widen her expertise to Veterinary Social Work. Pets and animals, in the wild and around our neighbourhood, are a vital part of many of our lives and family composition. Animal companions are a strong part of our identity and the communities we interact with, often promoting how we exercise and spend time with other people (and their companions!). Loving and losing our beloved companions has a profound impact on many of us at any age. Even as very young people, we can experience loss and grief, which impacts how we understand ourselves and our relationships.
Amberlee believes that our personal stories, as well as our families’, and communities’ stories make up our identities shaped by our personal and family histories, as well as the many communities we participate in (school, groups, work, and more). She uses a trauma-informed focus to support deeper introspection into our minds, bodies, and relationships with others.
In her spare time, Amberlee volunteers as the Chair of ASAP Artist-Run Centre. She is on the board of Antigonish Culture Alive (ACA) and co-chairs ACA’s annual after-dark arts festival, Antigonight. Amberlee is also part of Lochaber Growers Cooperative, supporting their work in food equity. She likes to read books, knit, relax in saunas, and take long walks in any season.
"Together we will learn to express and identify emotions, body responses to stress, and explore barriers and challenges though storytelling, art-making, and play-based therapy. I am here to support your journey."
~ Amberlee
