“You can’t use up creativity.                                         The more you use, the more you have.”
– Maya Angelou expressive arts therapy

• Are healing from childhood trauma or attachment wounds
• Feel anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally stuck
• Have tried traditional talk therapy and are looking for something different
• Find it difficult to put your feelings into words
• Are highly sensitive, creative, or deeply intuitive
• Are navigating grief, burnout, or a major life transition
• Struggle with perfectionism, people-pleasing, or self-criticism
• Long for a more holistic approach that includes your mind, body, emotions, and creativity

If you recognize yourself in any of these, Expressive Arts Therapy may offer a different path toward healing, one that honors your unique way of processing the world.

• Overthinking everything
• Feeling emotionally numb or disconnected
• Carrying old wounds that continue to affect your relationships
• Constantly caring for everyone else while neglecting yourself
• Feeling burned out, exhausted, or overwhelmed
• Living with anxiety that never seems to fully quiet down
• Feeling disconnected from your body or intuition
• Longing to reconnect with your creativity and a deeper sense of yourself

Expressive Arts Therapy creates space to explore these experiences gently, with curiosity and compassion.

Art Therapy primarily uses visual art, such as drawing, painting, collage, or sculpture, as part of the therapeutic process.

Expressive Arts Therapy includes visual art but also invites other creative forms of expression, including writing, poetry, movement, music, drama, storytelling, nature, and mindfulness. Rather than focusing on a single creative medium, we allow the creative process itself to guide the work.

Because every person is different, I may integrate several expressive approaches during a session, depending on what feels most supportive for you.

“I’m Not an Artist”

I often hear clients say “I’m not an artist.” Most of us were told that at some point. Expressive Arts Therapy doesn’t require talent or training. It recognizes your inborn ability to create and trusts that the process itself is where the healing happens. Part of the gift of working this way is getting to claim a part of yourself you may have set aside a long time ago.

Each session is shaped around you. We might begin with intuitive drawing, inner-parts collage, letter writing, art journaling, free movement, or music, always without pressure to make something “good.” The focus stays on the process, not the product.

I’ll be right there with you, helping you slow down, notice what’s coming up, and express what’s been hard to put into words.

One thing I’ve noticed over my fifteen years as a therapist is that healing often begins when people feel safe enough to become curious about themselves rather than critical of themselves. Creativity offers a gentle way to reconnect with parts of yourself that may have been hidden beneath years of trauma, stress, or self-protection.

Creativity isn’t a talent. It’s your birthright. I’m here to support you in claiming it.

We don’t lose our creativity. We lose access to it, through trauma, through years of being told we’re “not artistic,” through the demands of everyday life. Part of this work is simply clearing the way back to something that was always yours.

Expressive Arts Therapy and Self Befriending

Trauma and old wounds have a way of sticking around. One of the ways they show up is in how we talk to ourselves, the inner critic, the self-doubt, the deep distrust of your own instincts and feelings. Over time, you can become your own harshest judge without even realizing it. But underneath all of that is a core part of you that was there before the hurt. I call it the spark, the light of who you really are.

Through tools like giving the inner critic a shape, a color, an image, giving voice to the light inside you before it was muted, and using art for grounding and nervous system regulation, we begin to make contact with that core part of yourself. Something starts to shift in how you relate to yourself. You get curious instead of critical. You begin to trust what comes through you. Little by little it becomes possible to become your own best friend, maybe for the first time.

I’ve always believed that creativity is part of what makes us human. We don’t lose our creativity, we often lose access to it through trauma, stress, self-doubt, or the stressors we face in life.

One of the greatest privileges of my work is witnessing people reconnect with parts of themselves they thought were gone. Sometimes that happens through a drawing. Sometimes through poetry, movement, music, or finally allowing themselves to create without judgment for the first time in years.

Again and again, I’ve seen creativity become a doorway back to self-compassion, resilience, and hope. That’s why Expressive Arts Therapy remains at the heart of how I work.

At the same time, therapy is never one-size-fits-all. During our first few sessions, we’ll explore what feels most supportive for you and decide together which approaches best fit your needs. My goal isn’t to fit you into a particular therapy model. It’s to find the approach that helps you heal.

“When I first met with Luna, I struggled to discover my creative and artistic side. I thought I had lost the ability to do art: drawing, painting, or writing. She provided me with creativity prompts and a non-judgemental, safe space, where I was able to embrace my creativity, and allow myself to be present the moment, enjoying the journey of self-discovery. No pressure for deadlines or trying to please anyone but my own inner voice. It feels really good to find that!” – B.P

Art Therapy • Trauma Therapy • EMDR • Brainspotting • Somatic Therapy • Nervous System Regulation • Nature-Based Therapy • Parts Work • SoulCollage®