Is a psychoanalyst, Registered Drama Therapist and Registered Expressive Arts Therapist in private practice, affiliated with the Living Arts Counseling Collective.  

Davis’ practice integrates Jungian/Archetypal Psychology with Drama and Expressive Arts therapy. Her therapeutic approach integrates a variety of creative arts methods including drawing and painting, theatre and music, poetry and puppetry. This work encourages the healing influence of spontaneity and the imagination.

As a teacher, Davis has presented lecture demonstrations and facilitated experiential workshops at numerous international conferences and events for organizations such as: the North American Drama Therapy Association; the International Association for Jungian Studies; the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association; and the Expressive Therapies Summit. 

She empowers clients to channel the spirit of play to bring forth their soul’s unfolding journey.

Is a drama therapist and a professional theatre and film actress. She is a registered drama therapist with the North American Drama Therapy Association. She is a clinically certified trauma practitioner. Ornela is also a Transpersonal Regression Therapist registered with EARTH Association.

In 2009, Ornela obtained her MA in Drama and Movement Therapy (Sesame Approach) in London, UK at the Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London). Since then she has been working as a drama therapist for the National Health System (NHS,UK), within mental health facilities, mainstream education settings, NGOs and with individuals, from diverse cultural backgrounds, who experienced trauma. She has extensive training in Jungian psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, humanistic and person-centered approaches to psychotherapy. She has an established private practice and works with people from all walks of life.

In addition, Ornela is a full member of the ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) in Canada. She is a multi award winning actress and she’s been the leading actress in numerous European film productions. As a theatre practitioner she’s had extensive training in various theatrical disciplines such as the Stanislavsky method, the physical theatre of Jerzy Grotowski, Jaques Lecoq and the silent theatre of Marcel Marceau.  From 2008-2015 Ornela was a performer with the multidisciplinary theatrical group PartSuspended, an art collective that aimed to bring together artists from various disciplines to address social issues through performance.

Ornela combines her experience as a clinician and professional actress, in a way where both the psychological needs and the artistic potential of the person are intertwined to create a transforming liminal experience.