Art Therapy
Therapy is a creative process that invites you to be an intentional and impactful presence within your life.
Art therapy, to me, is not fully defined by actively making art in therapy. Art therapy means working with the creative processes that are inherently present within therapy. Creative practices and experiences have been part of individual and collective expression, connection, learning, change, and healing for lifetimes upon lifetimes. Art therapy recognizes the use of self expression, self-reflection, practice, imagination, creative thinking, and exploration as deeply valuable components of therapy and our lives outside of therapy.
No art experience is required to do art therapy. You do not need to be “good at art” or consider yourself an artist to benefit from art therapy.
Art making is not a required. The amount and type of active art making (if any) we do in therapy will be based on what you find most helpful.
If you have questions about art therapy, I would be happy to discuss them with you during our phone consultation and in sessions.
Also, at the bottom of my homepage you will find “A little bit about how I approach this work”.
Information about art therapy services
I offer art therapy for individuals 18 years of age and older. Services are currently offered remotely/online.
Art therapy sessions are 50 minutes. Session rates are offered on a sliding scale ranging from $100 - $200.
Q: Are you analyzing me through my artwork?
No. That is not my role as an art therapist. Just as I am not here to make judgments or assumptions about who you are as a person, I am not here to make judgements or assumptions about you through any artwork you create.
Q: Do I need to have art supplies?
No materials are needed for art therapy sessions. If you’re interested in creating art during sessions or outside of sessions (as part of therapy) we will work with what is available and get creative!
Q: Will I have to make art every session?
Nope! My goal is to co-create sessions that feel supportive to you. Art making can be used as often as it feels helpful or wanted. Using art as part of therapy can take place in sessions or outside of sessions - or not at all.
Also! (And most importantly!) You don’t “have to” do anything you don’t want to do in our sessions.
Interested in working together?
Wonderful!
Please visit Getting Started to set up your free phone consultation.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you!