Creative approaches to traditional talk therapy
"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots; the other, wings." - W. Hodding Carter
Roots Art Therapy clinicians offer individual sessions using creative approaches supplemental to verbal processing.
Through the therapeutic process, clients are encouraged to cultivate metaphoric roots of trust, self-awareness, strategies for coping with and expressing overwhelming emotions. These roots spread, creating stability and the foundations for self-esteem and self-expression.
Creative approaches to traditional talk therapy
Words offer a glimpse into an emotional experience but sometimes can create a fortress, guarding others from seeing that which is most vulnerable. Creativity offers a backdoor into the inner workings of one’s unconscious. Roots Art Therapy clinicians offer individual sessions using creative approaches supplemental to verbal processing.
Through the therapeutic process, clients are encouraged to cultivate metaphoric roots of trust, self-awareness, strategies for coping with and expressing overwhelming emotions. These roots spread, creating stability and the foundations for self-esteem and self-expression.
I am a Brooklyn based art therapist and licensed mental health counselor. I provide counseling services for people struggling with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, or disordered eating. I believe creativity assists the process of transformation. Art materials will always be provided however making art is not required. Mindfulness will be encouraged as well as finding the dialectic between acceptance and change.