Services
- Individual
- Group
About My Clients
If you've made art before, you've probably encountered a release, or transformation of understanding, which often accompanies the process of creating. I help people experience that. Sometimes there are not words to describe how we feel. I bring art as an alternative method of expression, a visual vocabulary. When people get in touch with their own creative voice they often find therapy in the confidence of learning a new language, the ability to speak with their art and listen with their eyes.
My Background and Approach
I do my best work helping people see patterns in their life though the use of art. Often, the way people engage with art can be a metaphor for how they engage in other areas of life: food, desire, relationships with others, self, and many more. Art can be a springboard for communication or a backdoor, entering into challenging topics that are being avoided. Many people use words to mask their painful emotional experiences. I have found art is generally a more direct route to the truth of the matters of the heart. Sometimes, art is fun, playful & a place to grow confidence! I have also been trained intensively in Radically Open DBT, a new treatment approach for people who are excessively self-controlled. While some people lack emotional control and need help learning how to be less impulsive or emotionally-driven, people who are overly controlled need help with learning how to relax overly rigid and inflexible control over their emotions and emotion expression.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I am humanistic and curious by nature. I approach my clients using a multi-cultural framework and trauma-informed lens. I am wholeheartedly committed to the Health At Every Size philosophy. I am an advocate for people with mental illness and would like to help eradicate the stigma and discrimination associated with their struggles through education and validation. I feel strongly that art be used as a method to aid in the process of self-awareness, to serve as practice for effective communication and to promote confidence.