About Me
Hi there!
I'm Amanda,
an expressive artist and art therapist.
I am passionate about bringing the transformative power of creative living to everyone. I offer local and virtual expressive art workshops and virtual creative accompaniment for one-on-one personal growth.
My practice and guidance integrates psychoeducation, a therapeutic approach to art, and a hands-on enthusiasm for creative exploration.
What is art therapy?
What is art therapy?
Art therapy is mental health discipline that invites creative processes into the work of therapy. It involves a trained and registered art therapist, mental health client, and art media working together to support treatment goals.
You can learn more about this wonderful profession here, and search for a Board Certified Art Therapist to work with in your area here!
How are your workshops different than art therapy?
The biggest difference: our workshops are not group therapy, or a substitute for mental health treatment.
We share principles from art therapy and share the belief of many art therapists: that creativity is good for wellbeing and healthy expression.
Our workshops give participants a taste for expressive art, and tools to use creativity in their own healing journey. We help people lean into the process of making art, which aligns more like art therapy than an educational class on art technique.
We strive to provide supplementary support to your mental health pursuits, offering you space to play, ground, and connect with yourself.
What if I need therapeutic support?
Our workshops are meant to be supportive, but they are not meant to be a replacement for therapy. We encourage anyone in need of mental health support or direct therapeutic services to seek out proper care.
Our workshops can be a great way to explore how you might benefit from art therapy. For those already on a healing journey of some kind, we are happy to come alongside existent treatment and provide nonclinical, supplemental support. While your workshop facilitator will hold space for all experiences shared, they are unable to offer therapeutic services at the time of workshop. Thank for understanding!
What if I am in need of immediate crisis support?
Please contact one of the numbers below to speak to someone for immediate, free, 24/7 mental health support:
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Text 988
National Mental Health Hotline: 866-335-9926
SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
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