Art Therapy in Paradise, CA
With close to 10 years of experience as a therapist, I have seen firsthand the power of therapy- whether your choose talk therapy, art therapy, or another approach.
Welcome! I am Emma, a dedicated and compassionate therapist located in Butte County. If you have been searching for a therapist who colors outside of the lines, then I am the one for you! I can usually be found using humor, empathy, and drinking a cup of strong coffee while in session. With a commitment to supporting folks in my community heal, I blend evidence-based practices such as cognitive-based therapies, and somatic therapies to help my clients navigate their unique challenges and achieve holistic well-being.
With close to 10 years of experience as a therapist, I have seen firsthand the power of therapy- whether your choose talk therapy, art therapy, or another approach.
Welcome! I am Emma, a dedicated and compassionate therapist located in Butte County. If you have been searching for a therapist who colors outside of the lines, then I am the one for you! I can usually be found using humor, empathy, and drinking a cup of strong coffee while in session. With a commitment to supporting folks in my community heal, I blend evidence-based practices such as cognitive-based therapies, and somatic therapies to help my clients navigate their unique challenges and achieve holistic well-being.
You are a courageous person! If you have come this far in your search for support, this is what I have found to be true: you have tried every strategy you know to find relief from whatever is troubling you. It is painful to keep watching the people you love struggle. You would do anything to make things better, but you feel stuck. You are not alone. NOW is the time to talk with someone who can offer you new strategies to help you through a difficult phase. TODAY is the day that someone joins you on your journey and holds hope.
You are a courageous person! If you have come this far in your search for support, this is what I have found to be true: you have tried every strategy you know to find relief from whatever is troubling you. It is painful to keep watching the people you love struggle. You would do anything to make things better, but you feel stuck. You are not alone. NOW is the time to talk with someone who can offer you new strategies to help you through a difficult phase. TODAY is the day that someone joins you on your journey and holds hope.
Heather Marie Boggs
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Paradise, CA 95967
"It takes a village to raise a child". I have over 15 year experience working with children, teens, and families to enhance relationships, decrease behavior problems, and improve communication within family systems. I believe that all individuals and families have the capacity for change and growth, but sometimes need a little support. My passion is to help parents and children strengthen relationships and decrease negative behaviors.
"It takes a village to raise a child". I have over 15 year experience working with children, teens, and families to enhance relationships, decrease behavior problems, and improve communication within family systems. I believe that all individuals and families have the capacity for change and growth, but sometimes need a little support. My passion is to help parents and children strengthen relationships and decrease negative behaviors.
My counseling style is eclectic and client focused with a systems perspective. I have experience working with children, adolescents, individuals, families and couples. I believe that people act or behave with the intent of feeling good, but often develop coping behavior along the path of life that no longer serves them. I assist clients in identifying and connecting with the positive intent behind "dysfunctional behavior", and discovering new methods of coping that lead to a more balanced and joyful journey through life.
My counseling style is eclectic and client focused with a systems perspective. I have experience working with children, adolescents, individuals, families and couples. I believe that people act or behave with the intent of feeling good, but often develop coping behavior along the path of life that no longer serves them. I assist clients in identifying and connecting with the positive intent behind "dysfunctional behavior", and discovering new methods of coping that lead to a more balanced and joyful journey through life.
North Valley Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, Private, Therapy, Group
Verified Verified
Paradise, CA 95969
Do you feel anxious or worried? Are you experiencing guilt or depression? Do you feel stuck or down? Confused or hopeless? In recent years, traumatic events have affected the way people in the north valley tend to cope with life. Significant life events have a way of bringing back past worries and triggers and people can find that life turns upside down. If you are experiencing a shift or are dealing with a familiar pattern, you are not alone. North Valley Counseling is an established and experienced group of Therapists. We work with adults, couples, and children who are experiencing anxiety/depression, stress, & relationship issues
Do you feel anxious or worried? Are you experiencing guilt or depression? Do you feel stuck or down? Confused or hopeless? In recent years, traumatic events have affected the way people in the north valley tend to cope with life. Significant life events have a way of bringing back past worries and triggers and people can find that life turns upside down. If you are experiencing a shift or are dealing with a familiar pattern, you are not alone. North Valley Counseling is an established and experienced group of Therapists. We work with adults, couples, and children who are experiencing anxiety/depression, stress, & relationship issues
Shauna Sue Michaels
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Paradise, CA 95969
I have the core belief that hope and healing is possible for clients I work with. I have been working in the field of social work with youth, children, and families for the past 11 years. It is my goal to serve as a team with my client and their family/support system; working to meet client developed treatment goals. I have experience working with foster/adoptive families and foster youth. I have enjoyed providing counseling to adults, families, teens, and children in their school, home, and community. I have been honored to see the growth and change and build positive relationships with the client's I work with.
I have the core belief that hope and healing is possible for clients I work with. I have been working in the field of social work with youth, children, and families for the past 11 years. It is my goal to serve as a team with my client and their family/support system; working to meet client developed treatment goals. I have experience working with foster/adoptive families and foster youth. I have enjoyed providing counseling to adults, families, teens, and children in their school, home, and community. I have been honored to see the growth and change and build positive relationships with the client's I work with.
Have recent traumatic events in your life affected the way you cope? Those events can trigger emotions that can result in our everyday activities becoming more difficult. More often in today's complex world, people of all ages are experiencing stress, anxiety, and depression that has negatively impacted our functioning at school, at home, or at work. Family and Peer relationships can be strained. Experiencing multiple stressors in life can make change seem more difficult. Seeking out someone to help, listen and explore ways of dealing with that change can ease the anxiety of it all. I would like to be that person to help you.
Have recent traumatic events in your life affected the way you cope? Those events can trigger emotions that can result in our everyday activities becoming more difficult. More often in today's complex world, people of all ages are experiencing stress, anxiety, and depression that has negatively impacted our functioning at school, at home, or at work. Family and Peer relationships can be strained. Experiencing multiple stressors in life can make change seem more difficult. Seeking out someone to help, listen and explore ways of dealing with that change can ease the anxiety of it all. I would like to be that person to help you.
Janette Giralico-Wyman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Paradise, CA 95969 (Online Only)
I draw not only from my academic training and experience, but from my intuitive skills and he art for people.
I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist. My orientation is attachment based therapies. I specialize in attachment based trauma focused techniques to include Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), which I utilize in my work with adults, couples, and families.
I draw not only from my academic training and experience, but from my intuitive skills and he art for people.
I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist. My orientation is attachment based therapies. I specialize in attachment based trauma focused techniques to include Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), which I utilize in my work with adults, couples, and families.
Online Therapists
Lindsay Kay Parkinson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, ATR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 95816 (Online Only)
Talk therapy using Narrative & CBT methods is a primary focus while Art Therapy is a specialty offered to those who have interest in combining art and creativity with the traditional approach.
I am passionate and dedicated to creating a trusting relationship and safe space for the process of narrating your personal story. Over 10 years I've worked in community-based programs with both teens and adults. I especially enjoy working with young people ages 16 to 25 (Transitional Aged Youth) a population that’s often overlooked and underserved. Having personally struggled myself during that time, I know how to identify with that challenging life transition and sometimes overwhelming decisions of "What's next?" let alone the bigger question of "Who am I?".
Talk therapy using Narrative & CBT methods is a primary focus while Art Therapy is a specialty offered to those who have interest in combining art and creativity with the traditional approach.
I am passionate and dedicated to creating a trusting relationship and safe space for the process of narrating your personal story. Over 10 years I've worked in community-based programs with both teens and adults. I especially enjoy working with young people ages 16 to 25 (Transitional Aged Youth) a population that’s often overlooked and underserved. Having personally struggled myself during that time, I know how to identify with that challenging life transition and sometimes overwhelming decisions of "What's next?" let alone the bigger question of "Who am I?".
I provide art and play therapies to children and young teens as well as an eclectic approach with adults.
Life sometimes brings difficulties, hurts, or trauma that can overwhelm us. I provide a warm, accepting, and gentle approach to helping people grow, heal, and hope again. I work with individuals to discover new ways of thinking, gain new perspectives, and learn skills to overcome anxiety, depression, trauma and emotional pain. Sometimes we need to be heard and believed. Other times we need direction, and relief from distress or anguish. There is good news! There is hope! You can get better; and I am here to walk with you through this journey of healing.
I provide art and play therapies to children and young teens as well as an eclectic approach with adults.
Life sometimes brings difficulties, hurts, or trauma that can overwhelm us. I provide a warm, accepting, and gentle approach to helping people grow, heal, and hope again. I work with individuals to discover new ways of thinking, gain new perspectives, and learn skills to overcome anxiety, depression, trauma and emotional pain. Sometimes we need to be heard and believed. Other times we need direction, and relief from distress or anguish. There is good news! There is hope! You can get better; and I am here to walk with you through this journey of healing.
Dawn Wade
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, ATR, CHT, EMDR
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Rocklin, CA 95677
You’ll have access to a variety of approaches, such as mindfulness, visualizations, Art therapy, writing, EMDR, & CBT.
Do you long for encouragement to grow, someone who reinforces your strengths, can help you heal emotional & mental wounds, & change the dysfunctional patterns hindering your life? I work with adults- chronic trauma & high sensitivity. I can help you with anxiety, depression, chronic illness, grief & loss, self-esteem, relationship health, & more. Feeling stuck, misunderstood, or lost... wanting your hurt, concerns, & needs authentically heard & explored? My approach is tailored to your unique needs; we’ll develop a plan for healing, getting unstuck, letting go, & re-connection. Feeling hope & the relief you long for are possible.
You’ll have access to a variety of approaches, such as mindfulness, visualizations, Art therapy, writing, EMDR, & CBT.
Do you long for encouragement to grow, someone who reinforces your strengths, can help you heal emotional & mental wounds, & change the dysfunctional patterns hindering your life? I work with adults- chronic trauma & high sensitivity. I can help you with anxiety, depression, chronic illness, grief & loss, self-esteem, relationship health, & more. Feeling stuck, misunderstood, or lost... wanting your hurt, concerns, & needs authentically heard & explored? My approach is tailored to your unique needs; we’ll develop a plan for healing, getting unstuck, letting go, & re-connection. Feeling hope & the relief you long for are possible.
I believe that valuable therapeutic work can only be done with a strong and trusting relationship between client and therapist. I work to create a safe and comfortable environment in which you can truly show up as yourself, and know that you will be accepted and seen just as you are. My approach is warm and authentic. I want therapy to be so much more than me sitting in front of you and asking “...how does that make you feel?” If you’re interested in integrating art, play, movement, music, sand tray, or spiritual practices into our work - let’s do it! We all deserve to take up space in ways that feel good.
I believe that valuable therapeutic work can only be done with a strong and trusting relationship between client and therapist. I work to create a safe and comfortable environment in which you can truly show up as yourself, and know that you will be accepted and seen just as you are. My approach is warm and authentic. I want therapy to be so much more than me sitting in front of you and asking “...how does that make you feel?” If you’re interested in integrating art, play, movement, music, sand tray, or spiritual practices into our work - let’s do it! We all deserve to take up space in ways that feel good.
Monica Diane Mayall
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grass Valley, CA 95945 (Online Only)
I offer support and guidance to my clients as they grow and discover new ways of being. I meet you with a Client-Centered Approach that puts your needs and goals first. I do not see people as broken, like a machine, but as organically growing and adapting to our environment. Drawing from Mindfulness, Neuroscience, and Art Therapy, I have an abundance of tools to assist you in coping, adjusting, and changing your situation. I am very focused on being of service and supporting you in finding your state of wellbeing that persists no matter the circumstances of your life. Telehealth therapy available. For more see: MonicaMayall.com
I offer support and guidance to my clients as they grow and discover new ways of being. I meet you with a Client-Centered Approach that puts your needs and goals first. I do not see people as broken, like a machine, but as organically growing and adapting to our environment. Drawing from Mindfulness, Neuroscience, and Art Therapy, I have an abundance of tools to assist you in coping, adjusting, and changing your situation. I am very focused on being of service and supporting you in finding your state of wellbeing that persists no matter the circumstances of your life. Telehealth therapy available. For more see: MonicaMayall.com
Kaitlyn Vo
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Gold River, CA 95670
With children, I integrate creative interventions with art and play techniques to help engage them.
Has life become increasingly overwhelming lately? Have you noticed that the stressors in your life are affecting your mood, relationships, or work? Do you wish you could hit pause just to take a moment to reorient yourself? As someone who has been on both ends of therapy, I understand how difficult it can be to reach out and ask for help. In a session with me, you can expect to be deeply heard and listened to in an empathetic and non-judgmental space. I am here to help you explore your thoughts and feelings, and to support you in your journey toward healing, growth, and change.
With children, I integrate creative interventions with art and play techniques to help engage them.
Has life become increasingly overwhelming lately? Have you noticed that the stressors in your life are affecting your mood, relationships, or work? Do you wish you could hit pause just to take a moment to reorient yourself? As someone who has been on both ends of therapy, I understand how difficult it can be to reach out and ask for help. In a session with me, you can expect to be deeply heard and listened to in an empathetic and non-judgmental space. I am here to help you explore your thoughts and feelings, and to support you in your journey toward healing, growth, and change.
I tailor my approach to each individual, but I often use: CBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, solution focused therapy, motivational interviewing, Gottman method, and for children: play and art therapy.
Events in our life and our relationships can leave us feeling sad, depressed, angry, hopeless, overwhelmed, anxious, or lonely. When we finally realize enough is enough, it’s time to make a change. But how do we do that? It’s easy to feel lost and stuck on how to bring about change. I help adults, children, teens, couples, and families get unstuck and find a way forward in their life and relationships. If you’re ready to make a change, let’s talk.
I tailor my approach to each individual, but I often use: CBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, solution focused therapy, motivational interviewing, Gottman method, and for children: play and art therapy.
Events in our life and our relationships can leave us feeling sad, depressed, angry, hopeless, overwhelmed, anxious, or lonely. When we finally realize enough is enough, it’s time to make a change. But how do we do that? It’s easy to feel lost and stuck on how to bring about change. I help adults, children, teens, couples, and families get unstuck and find a way forward in their life and relationships. If you’re ready to make a change, let’s talk.
Kyla Roberts
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT , MA
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Nevada City, CA 95959
I love to incorporate mindfulness, play therapy, art therapy, meditation, guided imagery, music therapy, shadow work, and inner child healing.
Therapy can support in navigating tough emotions, getting unstuck through life’s challenges, and learning more about ourselves and others. My goal is to provide a safe and supportive therapeutic environment for all of my clients, that fosters empowerment and healing. In this space, you will be met with genuine empathy and deep caring. You deserve to feel seen and heard in your story. I believe in an integrative therapy approach tailored to your needs.
I love to incorporate mindfulness, play therapy, art therapy, meditation, guided imagery, music therapy, shadow work, and inner child healing.
Therapy can support in navigating tough emotions, getting unstuck through life’s challenges, and learning more about ourselves and others. My goal is to provide a safe and supportive therapeutic environment for all of my clients, that fosters empowerment and healing. In this space, you will be met with genuine empathy and deep caring. You deserve to feel seen and heard in your story. I believe in an integrative therapy approach tailored to your needs.
Elizabeth 'mac' MacLeod
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD(c), LMFTA, EXA
Verified Verified
Penn Valley, CA 95946 (Online Only)
Expressive Arts trauma-informed multicultural narrative approaches, applied with self-reflective multi-dimensional art modalities that grow clients' understanding of who they are, what their values are, and why they think, feel, and act the way they do. Mac also works with enhancing vital energy that calls on the wisdom of our ancestors and modern understandings of basic trauma-neurology, psychology, and somatic (body) awareness, along with peaceful practices to restore equilibrium that confirms the journey IS the destination. She also uses Attachment Theory to decode patterns of intergenerational trauma and identified gift
Expressive Arts trauma-informed multicultural narrative approaches, applied with self-reflective multi-dimensional art modalities that grow clients' understanding of who they are, what their values are, and why they think, feel, and act the way they do. Mac also works with enhancing vital energy that calls on the wisdom of our ancestors and modern understandings of basic trauma-neurology, psychology, and somatic (body) awareness, along with peaceful practices to restore equilibrium that confirms the journey IS the destination. She also uses Attachment Theory to decode patterns of intergenerational trauma and identified gift
Jeffrey W Danese
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MS, MA, LMHC, LPCC
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 95816 (Online Only)
My general approach to counseling is short-term and solution-focused with special attention to the working alliance, emotional dynamics, articulating values and constructing meaning, I am also trained in gestalt techniques, clinical hypno-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic, art therapy, psychodrama, motivational interviewing, CBT, and ACT.
I graduated from a M.S. mental health counseling program at Eastern Washington University in 1995, got certified and ran a private practice in Seattle from 1995 through 2003. I worked in an outpatient community clinic, an inpatient psychiatric hospital, at retreat centers, and at a college counseling center until starting work on a PhD in Religious Studies and Psychology. I worked, studied, and lived in Europe, East Asia, and Africa before teaching 10 years at San Jose State University, so I am comfortable and confident working with very different sorts of people and I want everyone and anyone to feel welcome and at ease in my care.
My general approach to counseling is short-term and solution-focused with special attention to the working alliance, emotional dynamics, articulating values and constructing meaning, I am also trained in gestalt techniques, clinical hypno-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic, art therapy, psychodrama, motivational interviewing, CBT, and ACT.
I graduated from a M.S. mental health counseling program at Eastern Washington University in 1995, got certified and ran a private practice in Seattle from 1995 through 2003. I worked in an outpatient community clinic, an inpatient psychiatric hospital, at retreat centers, and at a college counseling center until starting work on a PhD in Religious Studies and Psychology. I worked, studied, and lived in Europe, East Asia, and Africa before teaching 10 years at San Jose State University, so I am comfortable and confident working with very different sorts of people and I want everyone and anyone to feel welcome and at ease in my care.
Faith Matter-Kratzer
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, ATR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dixon, CA 95620
My training specializations have included trauma-focused CBT, as well as neurologically informed trauma therapy using art with children and adolescents, grief/bereavement work with all populations.
Welcome, I appreciate your interest in exploring the options of my practice. As a registered Art Therapist and Marriage and Family Therapist my approach tends to be interactive. I value a strength-based perspective with clients that focuses on identifying and building strengths as a means to achieve your goals, especially approaches to well being and happiness. I often use solution-focused and narrative approaches that include skill building through cognitive-behavioral techniques. I provide a variety of modalities to address clients' needs which includes art therapy groups for teens and adults as means of support and expression.
My training specializations have included trauma-focused CBT, as well as neurologically informed trauma therapy using art with children and adolescents, grief/bereavement work with all populations.
Welcome, I appreciate your interest in exploring the options of my practice. As a registered Art Therapist and Marriage and Family Therapist my approach tends to be interactive. I value a strength-based perspective with clients that focuses on identifying and building strengths as a means to achieve your goals, especially approaches to well being and happiness. I often use solution-focused and narrative approaches that include skill building through cognitive-behavioral techniques. I provide a variety of modalities to address clients' needs which includes art therapy groups for teens and adults as means of support and expression.
Courtney Kim Morgan
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, ATR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 95816
These stories have the potential to intertwine, transform, and st art movement forward.
Audre Lorde wrote, “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives”. I believe and practice from this framework. We are relational beings connected to each other and society. At the intersections of ourselves and community, we may meet Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, and complex Relationships. Getting to know these Problems helps us to understand their origins and find solutions.
These stories have the potential to intertwine, transform, and st art movement forward.
Audre Lorde wrote, “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives”. I believe and practice from this framework. We are relational beings connected to each other and society. At the intersections of ourselves and community, we may meet Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, and complex Relationships. Getting to know these Problems helps us to understand their origins and find solutions.
See more therapy options for Paradise
Nearby Art Therapy Searches for Paradise
See More Art TherapyArt Therapy
How does art therapy work?
The process of making art allows people to express themselves. Art-making can take many forms, such as painting, collage, or sculpting. The therapist asks questions that the work elicits, such as how the person felt while creating their piece, or if any memories surfaced that they can discuss. The therapist will then work with the patient to process their experience, understand themselves better, and work toward change.
Does art therapy help with trauma?
Art therapy can be a valuable treatment option for those suffering from trauma. Traumatic experiences such as combat, rape, or childhood abuse can be so painful that articulating them can be too scary or painful; creating art allows people to express themselves without words, and tell their story in a different way. The physical nature of creating art can also help people feel rooted in the body, which may benefit those who feel disconnected from their body in the aftermath of trauma.
How long does art therapy last?
The duration of art therapy varies, but a common length for treatment is 10 to 15 weekly sessions. Some people may see improvement in just a few weeks, while others may choose to remain in therapy longer term. Patients should periodically discuss their goals with their therapist to make sure the two are aligned on process and progress.
What are the limitations of art therapy?
Art therapy is helpful for many people, but a limitation is that it doesn’t have as robust an evidence base as other forms of therapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or acceptance and commitment therapy. The evidence on art therapy is mixed; some research demonstrates its benefits, while other research suggests that it has little impact on patients.