Mission

Foster an authentic space safe enough for inner work, healing and growth so that every individual may express themselves creatively.

Art Therapy

Art therapy began in the early 1940’s as a way to process inner and sometimes subconscious thoughts and emotions in a therapeutic space using creative expression. While traditional talk therapy requires immediate access to cognitive thought, art therapy provides an opportunity for an alternate route to otherwise inaccessible trauma and underlying issues. Art allows the invisible to become visible. Previous art experience is not required. Simply bring your authentic self and trust the process.

Environmental Expressive Therapies

Environmental Expressive Therapies (or Ecopsychology) “can be seen as a worldview and diverse social movement that recognizes a synergy between human mental health and well-being and the health and ecological integrity of the natural environment.” (Kopytin & Rugh, 2017). I believe that nature plays a significant role in one’s mental health, and aim to incorporate our natural world into the therapeutic space.

Kopytin, A., & Rugh, M. (Eds.). (2017). Environmental Expressive Therapies. New York, NY: Routledge.

IFS (Internal Family Systems)

IFS (Internal Family Systems)
IFS therapy believes that we hold multiple perspectives in our bodies which embrace wisdom and resources. (We call these perspectives, parts such as when one part of us may want to say yes to a situation and one wants to say no). We also hold that when we listen deeply and are in connection with these parts of us, they know exactly how to heal from whatever trauma or impactful meaning making they took on. They do this by sharing their needs, share their intentions, their stories…being witnessed compassionately. IFS providers hold space for, and guide folks in the healing process by helping them to get in relationship with their parts so that witnessing and healing can happen.

Adapted from the IFS Institute Online Circle Training.