Isabel Andrade
Isabel Andrade is an accomplished Drama Therapist, Theatre Educator, Director, and Actress with over ten years of experience in this form of art and in psychosocial intervention. Based in Montreal, she uses theatre to empower children, teenagers, adults, and the elderly, helping them develop soft skills, address behavioral challenges, and heal from trauma, anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns. Isabel holds an MA in Creative Arts Therapies from Concordia University. She currently supports families and friends of individuals with mental illness, and she recently opened her own drama therapy private practice. Passionate about education and community, she is developing a theatre school to expand access to transformative arts-based learning. Isabel believes that theatre, rooted in play and movement, fosters happiness, resilience, and self-giving, qualities she champions in her work.