Art therapy isn’t just about the process – the product matters.
I define art therapy as the use of art materials to externalize one’s inner world for the purpose self-inquiry, transformation, and integration. These days we hear a lot of “it’s not about the product;...
View ArticleNew ways to think about self-care
With the first series of my self-care for therapists group now complete, I’d like to share our diagram where we brainstormed both tried-and-true and brand new ways we can honor the self: Some of the...
View ArticleThe many varied expressions of art therapy
Throughout the month of June, the Art Therapy Alliance is featuring a different art therapist each day in a blog hop. I am so honored to be included among such inspirational healing arts professionals,...
View ArticleAn art therapist’s favorite art supplies
I am often asked by clients, colleagues, and friends which art supplies are my favorites. I’ve not met an art supply I don’t like, but I do have some standouts that are in heavy rotation in my studio....
View ArticleWorking with your dreams
Dream images are a lot like art images in that both come to us from our unconscious mind to teach, reveal, heal, or process something. Today I’m sharing three easy ways to engage with your nighttime...
View ArticleLet’s talk about art: Working with the finished product
Many of us parents spend messy mornings making art with our children at home. We delight in watching them swirl finger paint across a page or squish dough in their tiny hands. However, making art is...
View ArticleInterview: Art as therapy and as ritual
I recently was interviewed by Open Path Psychotherapy Collective, and had the opportunity to talk about what happens in an art therapy session, who benefits from art therapy, and how art can be healing...
View ArticleEmpathy art
As an art therapist, I make a habit of engaging in a practice called empathy art or response art. Empathy, of course, is the idea of sharing the feeling of another — to feel with, or to feel alongside...
View ArticleMaking space for a creative home
This blog entry is a repost of an article I wrote, which was published in Grounded Magazine in their Autumn 2014 “Make” issue. I’m revisiting it on this Spring Sunday morning, as I listen to my now 3rd...
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