Nishta Geetha Thevaraja speaking at National Counselling Conference Asia

Huma Durrani

Psychotherapist/ Author

Coloured Canvas

Huma is an art psychotherapist, author and researcher. She runs a private practice in Singapore by the name of Coloured Canvas.

Huma espouses an eclectic theoretical and practical stance aimed at addressing client-specific needs that may be psycho-emotional, behavioural or developmental in nature. She deals with a wide range of issues ranging from anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and learning differences amongst others.

Huma has published her doctoral research in academic journals and presented her work internationally. In her memoir, “Wrapped in Blue” she documented her journey about raising her 24-year-old son with autism. Her most recent book: ‘Sensory-Based Relational Art Therapy (S-BRATA): Supporting Psycho-Emotional Needs in Children with Autism’ was published in December 2020. Her paper ‘Art Therapy’s Scope to Address Impaired Attachment in Children with ASD and Comorbid SID’ was awarded the ‘Best Paper Award’ for the year 2020” by the American Art Therapy Association.

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