Art Therapy uses various art forms to help you with specific concerns. Art therapy could include drawing, painting, sculpting, coloring, writing, music, drama, or dance, among others. The therapist will encourage you to connect your art with your inner experience. This process allows you to release emotions.
The basis of Art Therapy is that creativity is a way for people to express feelings and thoughts that they might have difficulty communicating in a conversation. Creating art can also help you engage in self-expression, which is key to therapeutic change and growth.
You don’t need to be artistic to benefit from Art Therapy. Research shows that people benefit from engaging in the creative process, regardless of ability.
Art Therapy is particularly beneficial for those who experience trauma. But it can help people with a wide range of mental health concerns or stress.
Amy (she/her) practices an active and interpersonal approach to therapy, incorporating mindfulness, popular culture, art, music, role playing games and technological aspects to modify her treatment on an individualized basis to best meet the needs of her clients. Amy identifies as a queer therapist and strives to create a genuinely warm and inclusive therapeutic environment based upon empathy,...
BA in Business Communications, Chapman University, Orange, CA. MA Degree in Clinical Art Therapy, Long Island University, NY. Board Certified Clinical Art Therapist. Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA. MA & Doctorate Degree (PsyD) in MFT, California School of Professional Psychology, Irvine, CA. Strong lifetime passion for therapeutic Arts & a passionate advocate for Art Therapy awareness. Artis...
I specialize in working with adults, college students and adolescents dealing with trauma, abuse and dissociation issues, mood disorders, and life changes including transitions, grief and loss issues. Clients seeking lasting change in their lives or just looking for help to identify goals towards finding balance in their daily lives, as well as individuals seeking to align with and live their...
I believe that it is my role to act as a guide and facilitator to assist you in reaching your own answers that are authentic to you as an individual. Together we will explore your questions and/or concerns, come up with reachable therapeutic goals, and work as a team to achieve these goals. I utilize both verbal and non-verbal techniques in my practice. My approach is eclectic and these techniq...
In my practice we will address your therapeutic needs from a holistic approach, taking a closer look at all areas of life, as a way for improving coping strategies for life naturally (i.e. reviewing social/family interactions/ difficulties, daily stressors, dietary patterns and more). Art psychotherapy and counseling sessions are offered, allowing the natural process of healing through the powe...
I am sure you have tried to figure it out on your own, or with some help from family, friends, or books. Sometimes you felt better, things have gotten better, and it was manageable. And yet, the lingering sense of "not good enough," the relentless anxiety that keeps you awake at night, and the low mood and fogginess have never gone away. You feel like an alien surrounded by people who seem happ...
*I am currently full in my practice* First, I commend you for your courage in seeking the right fit. This is not an easy task. My intention is to guide you in waking up to your true self and building your resilience. I meet you where you're at and listen to you with care. I believe you can shift on your own and that you have an innate capacity to heal. At the same time, I offer guidance and...
Art is our medicine. Art therapy is a mental health profession that uses the process of art making to support you in understanding yourself better and allow you to safely externalize what you have experienced or survived. You can use the art to manage or reduce your undesired symptoms so you can find a better quality of life. (No experience with art materials is necessary). As board certified a...
Art therapy offers a unique path to access and express dreamlike or diffuse mental images representing emotional memories that often are non-linear and therefore difficult to express verbally. The imagery then becomes the subject of contemplation and discussion with the art therapist and will add to the client's understanding of what motivates her/his behavior and emotions. In addition, art mak...
Art Therapy Houston provides art therapy and counseling services to children, adults, adolescents, and families. We specialize in assisting individuals as they adjust through transitions. Art therapy applies visual arts and the creative process to support, maintain, and enhance health. Like other forms of psychotherapy, art therapy encourages growth and self-awareness. It provides a safe way of...
We are a dynamic group practice of Creative Arts Therapists who are all highly experienced, nationally registered, board-certified, and licensed by New York State. Located in the heart of New York City's Gramercy Park neighborhood and also available online, we provide individualized art therapy sessions for people of all ages and backgrounds facing psychosocial challenges in their everyday live...
My Core Values for your child are: 1) Voice: To assess the ways children express themselves. 2) Voice: To teach children how to express their thoughts and feelings through words. To teach children to communicate to others what they need and/or want and be understood. 3) Voice: To be a child advocate. 4) Children: Children believe in a better tomorrow, they have hope in mankind. The emotional,...
Wild and Free Painting is a nourishing space created for children, adolescents and women. I love working with women who are navigating a major life transition but are finding themselves, exhausted by their inner critic, judging themselves to the point of bring stuck and shut down from their creativity. Many of the women I work with come out of therapy saying that they have, a new, positive...
Making the decision to contact a therapist is not always easy. There may be fear of judgment or of the unknown. I applaud those who take the first step to seek help for issues they are struggling with. Anxiety, depression and self-harm, to name a few, have become such common struggles in our society. Therapy can be a place to explore your life, take a look at your experiences and build skills t...
The mission of the Good Start Therapy Mental Health Counseling, PLLC is to provide you with the resources you need to succeed in your personal and professional life. The main goal is to create positive and long-lasting changes that work best for you. Psychotherapy services are offered as online and in-office sessions. Please, click on the website tab for more information. Thank you for your vis...
