Jessika Welch (she/her) was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago and migrated to Canada in 2014. Jess first completed her BFA in Drawing and Painting at the Ontario College of Art and Design. She then studied at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute, and completed her Master’s level diploma in Art Therapy.

Today, Jessika works at The Hospital for Sick Children on the Creative Arts Therapy team, as an Art Therapist. With Art Therapy, Jessika aspires to facilitate emotional healing and wellness informed by humanistic principals of empathy, compassion and unconditional positive regard.