“Art Therapy is an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship. Art Therapy, facilitated by a professional art therapist, effectively supports personal and relational treatment goals as well as community concerns. Art Therapy is used to improve cognitive and sensory-motor functions, foster self-esteem and self-awareness, cultivate emotional resilience, promote insight, enhance social skills, reduce and resolve conflicts and distress, and advance societal and ecological change…

Art therapists are clinicians with master’s-level or higher degrees trained in art and therapy that serve diverse communities in different settings—from medical institutions and wellness centers, to schools and independent practices. Guided by ethical standards and scope of practice, their education and supervised training prepares them for culturally proficient work with diverse populations in a variety of settings. They are credentialed mental health care professionals who care deeply about the communities they support, helping to advance people’s mental, emotional, and physical well-being.”

-American Art Therapy Association

You may visit the American Art Therapy Association for more information on art therapy practices.

I am not able to provide therapy to clients outside of New York State. If you would like to work with me as a creative wellness guide, I would love to help you reach your goals through developing creative wellness practices. Please reach out to discuss and learn more!

Similarities include listening, observing, encouraging and customizing their approach to individual client needs.

However, there are differences between creative wellness guides and therapists. For example, a creative guide partners up with the people they work with to help the client improve and enhance the quality of their lives in helping the client move forward, but do not analyze the past.

A therapist works with and counsels a client dealing with emotional challenges, mental illness, trauma, grief and loss, and relationship issues. A therapist often draws on the client’s past history in order to help the client heal. This also improves the quality of the client’s life.

Additionally, a creative guide works actively with the client in order to create solutions and strategies; they believe the client is naturally creative and resourceful. Often times, their role is to provide support so that the client can further develop their inherent skills, confidence and creativity.

Similar to therapists, creative guides support their clients via in person or phone session in order to help the client create their best personal and professional life.

Creative Wellness Guides help you focus, provide direction, compassionately challenge you, motivate you and celebrate with you.

If you are in need of deeper support, please visit the American Art Therapy Association to find a licensed art therapist in your area.

None at all. In art therapy, the process and not the product, is the focus. Work created in sessions is never judged.

At this time, all sessions are private pay.

Due to demand and availability, sessions have a strict 24 hour cancellation policy to receive a full refund for the session.

Late cancellations, meaning you have cancelled or reached out to notify me of your need to cancel within 24 hours of your appointment, will receive a 50% refund.

No-shows, meaning you have not communicated your need to cancel your appointment, will not receive a refund.