individual counseling and
art therapy

What should I make?

Sometimes offerings are helpful in getting started or continuing on a developing theme, for consistency, or to stay/refocus on goals. I will offer themes and sometimes materials/techniques to guide the therapeutic process. A suggestion is not mandatory and the choice is ultimately always up to the artist.

To provide counsel means to listen as well as assist someone in considering options. My training is strengths based and sees the client as a self expert in this collaborative venture.

I bring strategies, tools, experience and positive energy to the counseling table. Verbal communication is an essential part of the process.

There are many times that someone benefits greatly from keeping their hands "busy" while trying to discuss issues of great importance. That tendency or desire to doodle etc serves a purpose- it channels energy that otherwise might be spent on censoring oneself. It brings ease and enjoyment to the work being done. And often it leads to the creation of some of the most rewarding and significant pieces of art.