Adults

I work with adults to create a secure, confidential space where they can explore different areas of their lives that influence their sense of well-being, resourcefulness, and resilience and find clarity and direction during different stages of life.

An art therapy session is a reflective, mindfulness practice that can interrupt patterns of excessive thinking or ruminating to help self-regulate and relieve feelings of stress and anxiety and alleviate depression. The process of making something is generative. This means that when you begin working with materials and make something, the process generates insights, awareness and answers to things you want to resolve and understand.

Working with materials (which is another way of saying making something) has a way of quieting the parts of the mind that get stuck in loops of stress, anxiety and worry. During the making process, instead of being stuck in these loops, you feel a sense of freedom from them. It offers a welcome reprieve from endless looping thoughts and emotions connected with stress, worry and anxiety. It’s simple yet profound in how effortlessly you can shift states using the process of making something and being creative and generative.

I work alongside you like a guide, companion or co-pilot on your creative adventure and inner quest. During your creative exploration, it’s like having someone hold an extra flashlight to help you find something you’re looking for, or having someone carry a backup parachute to ensure you have a soft and safe landing after you launch into your inner world. I work alongside you throughout your process and have all the necessary skills and equipment to help.

I don’t give explicit directions on what you need to do or how to do it. I offer ways to start, and I provide as much support and structure as you need to find your way through your creative exploration.

But your answers and insights come from within you. This is important because when you learn how to access your unique inner wisdom and insight through creative exploration, it’s truly authentic to you and has a much greater power to impact your life positively.