Negin Dastgheib completed a Master of Arts Therapy at Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design in 2019 and has since worked extensively as a registered Arts Therapist across private practice, group facilitation, and community-based settings. Much of her work has focused on ACC sensitive claims clients, supporting individuals navigating complex trauma.
Alongside her private practice, she worked for several years as an Arts Therapist and Art Tutor at Pablo’s Art Studio in Wellington, where she established and facilitated one of the first ongoing arts therapy groups within a creative spaces context. Her professional experience also includes work in schools, hospitals, retirement villages, and university settings, as well as facilitating workshops focused on inner child healing, climate grief, and nature-based arts therapy.
Negin Dastgheib completed a Master of Arts Therapy at Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design in 2019 and has since worked extensively as a registered Arts Therapist across private practice, group facilitation, and community-based settings. Much of her work has focused on ACC sensitive claims clients, supporting individuals navigating complex trauma.
Alongside her private practice, she worked for several years as an Arts Therapist and Art Tutor at Pablo’s Art Studio in Wellington, where she established and facilitated one of the first ongoing arts therapy groups within a creative spaces context. Her professional experience also includes work in schools, hospitals, retirement villages, and university settings, as well as facilitating workshops focused on inner child healing, climate grief, and nature-based arts therapy.
Born and raised in Ōtautahi/Christchurch after her parents immigrated to Aotearoa from Iran, Negin grew up with a strong connection to arts, culture, and storytelling. She is both an artist and an arts therapist, with a background in painting and a growing poetry practice inspired by her Aunt Mina and the rich tradition of Persian poets. Creativity has always been central to how she understands herself and the world, and it continues to shape the way she works with others.
She is particularly drawn to the educational dimension of arts therapy and values supporting those at the beginning of their journey in the field. She believes in learning that is relational, embodied, and reflective, and brings curiosity, care, and openness into group spaces. Outside of work, she enjoys walking her dog Albie on the Port Hills, sharing wholesome potlucks with friends, and dancing to old-school dubstep.
