Art Therapy in Escanaba, MI
Moore Joy Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CAADC, ADS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Escanaba, MI 49829 (Online Only)
Sessions are 100 percent, online! I help people who have experienced difficulty in their lives and find themselves experiencing anxiety, depression, or triggered by events from their past." You do not have to "go it alone!" Choosing a therapist can be both stressful and a great opportunity! You are the expert of you! Whatever stressful situation you find yourself facing, I will provide a safe place, suited to help us figure things out together. My goal is to meet you, with unconditional positive regard. I act as a partner in your journey toward healing.
Sessions are 100 percent, online! I help people who have experienced difficulty in their lives and find themselves experiencing anxiety, depression, or triggered by events from their past." You do not have to "go it alone!" Choosing a therapist can be both stressful and a great opportunity! You are the expert of you! Whatever stressful situation you find yourself facing, I will provide a safe place, suited to help us figure things out together. My goal is to meet you, with unconditional positive regard. I act as a partner in your journey toward healing.
Online Therapists
Kim Manrique
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, HBCE
Verified Verified
Traverse City, MI 49684 (Online Only)
If you are interested in learning more about Art Therapy and creative healing and wellness then please contact me.
Hi and Welcome! I'm so glad you are here. If you are looking to make a change to your life I can help with that. Whether young, old or in between, we all have the power within us to change our story and welcome healing and wellness into our lives. As Rumi once said, "The dark thought, the shame, the mailce. Meet them at the door laughing and invite them in. Be grateful for whatever comes. Because each has been sent as a guide." I can help assist in this journey, to be a guide for you or your family member in learning the tools to help assist in creating a more peaceful and meaningful life.
If you are interested in learning more about Art Therapy and creative healing and wellness then please contact me.
Hi and Welcome! I'm so glad you are here. If you are looking to make a change to your life I can help with that. Whether young, old or in between, we all have the power within us to change our story and welcome healing and wellness into our lives. As Rumi once said, "The dark thought, the shame, the mailce. Meet them at the door laughing and invite them in. Be grateful for whatever comes. Because each has been sent as a guide." I can help assist in this journey, to be a guide for you or your family member in learning the tools to help assist in creating a more peaceful and meaningful life.
Linda Smith
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Traverse City, MI 49684
When counseling children, teens and families, I incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness, play, art, sand tray and narrative approaches.
I enjoy counseling children, adolescents & adults in addressing their cognitive, behavioral & emotional challenges. I support my clients through individualized therapeutic approaches to help them understand & express their emotions in developmentally appropriate & healthy ways. I provide therapy for children, adolescents & their families experiencing challenges such as divorce, adoption, anxiety, depression, bullying, self-esteem, medical procedures, domestic violence, abuse & neglect, grief & loss, self-harm, trauma and PTSD. I also offer counseling for military families and understand the unique stress they face. I utilize a strengths-based approach to counsel children, teens & adults to help them gain confidence in their abilities to face challenges head on.
When counseling children, teens and families, I incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness, play, art, sand tray and narrative approaches.
I enjoy counseling children, adolescents & adults in addressing their cognitive, behavioral & emotional challenges. I support my clients through individualized therapeutic approaches to help them understand & express their emotions in developmentally appropriate & healthy ways. I provide therapy for children, adolescents & their families experiencing challenges such as divorce, adoption, anxiety, depression, bullying, self-esteem, medical procedures, domestic violence, abuse & neglect, grief & loss, self-harm, trauma and PTSD. I also offer counseling for military families and understand the unique stress they face. I utilize a strengths-based approach to counsel children, teens & adults to help them gain confidence in their abilities to face challenges head on.
Faren Peterson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MAAT, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marquette, MI 49855 (Online Only)
Using an array of practices such as art, writing, mindfulness, breathwork, somatics, and more, we can connect to our innate abilities to to calm our nervous system.
If you're tired of simple talk therapy and want to engage in creative therapies, I'm with you. If you're navigating transitions and changes in life and you feel like your inner critic has gotten really loud, I've been there. If you're ready to lean into learning therapy skills, evidenced-based practices, AND making art at the same time - let's meet. As an art therapist, I hope to remind others that there is no "right way" to be a human. I am not the expert here. You are the expert on your life. I will simply assist your goals by bringing in education, perspectives, listening, curiosity, and compassionate inquiry.
Using an array of practices such as art, writing, mindfulness, breathwork, somatics, and more, we can connect to our innate abilities to to calm our nervous system.
If you're tired of simple talk therapy and want to engage in creative therapies, I'm with you. If you're navigating transitions and changes in life and you feel like your inner critic has gotten really loud, I've been there. If you're ready to lean into learning therapy skills, evidenced-based practices, AND making art at the same time - let's meet. As an art therapist, I hope to remind others that there is no "right way" to be a human. I am not the expert here. You are the expert on your life. I will simply assist your goals by bringing in education, perspectives, listening, curiosity, and compassionate inquiry.
Kari L de Boer
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ATR, RYT
Verified Verified
Traverse City, MI 49684
Kari has successfully created and developed art therapy programming in many therapeutic, medical, and educational settings and consults for therapists.
Kari is now accepting children ages 6+ for in-person therapy and 15+ for telehealth or in-person. Kari believes that people are innately driven to achieve wholeness. Encouraging clients to actively listen to their minds and bodies, Kari creates a warm atmosphere of safety. She supports clients as they do the transformative work of identifying their growth areas and empowering their curiosities.
Kari has successfully created and developed art therapy programming in many therapeutic, medical, and educational settings and consults for therapists.
Kari is now accepting children ages 6+ for in-person therapy and 15+ for telehealth or in-person. Kari believes that people are innately driven to achieve wholeness. Encouraging clients to actively listen to their minds and bodies, Kari creates a warm atmosphere of safety. She supports clients as they do the transformative work of identifying their growth areas and empowering their curiosities.
My personal motto is "No mud. No lotus." To me, this means, without suffering there cannot be beauty. My entire life I have been fascinated with resilience- the ability to overcome. What makes people stronger when they they have faced so much adversity? I started my career focused on how to help people become more resilient, and along the way I have learned so much, not just about overcoming obstacles, but also about building up strengths.
My personal motto is "No mud. No lotus." To me, this means, without suffering there cannot be beauty. My entire life I have been fascinated with resilience- the ability to overcome. What makes people stronger when they they have faced so much adversity? I started my career focused on how to help people become more resilient, and along the way I have learned so much, not just about overcoming obstacles, but also about building up strengths.
I help people who are feeling depressed, feel less depressed. I understand how uncomfortable it can be to feel stuck in depression. Are you having trouble sleeping, eating too little, or too much? Hiding how you really feel inside, not wanting others to know? Others say you have so much to be thankful for, but you just feel guilty and ashamed that you’re not able to feel that way; forcing a smile, but not feeling it inside? There is always a reason for the way we feel, and I can help you figure out what is really going on inside of you. Together we can figure out some ways to help you feel relief.
I help people who are feeling depressed, feel less depressed. I understand how uncomfortable it can be to feel stuck in depression. Are you having trouble sleeping, eating too little, or too much? Hiding how you really feel inside, not wanting others to know? Others say you have so much to be thankful for, but you just feel guilty and ashamed that you’re not able to feel that way; forcing a smile, but not feeling it inside? There is always a reason for the way we feel, and I can help you figure out what is really going on inside of you. Together we can figure out some ways to help you feel relief.
Bainbridge Center for Growth & Development
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LLC
Verified Verified
Traverse City, MI 49684
You have been sitting with your thoughts and seem to recycle your memories. You are excellent at suppressing your hurt and stay busy with work and life as a distraction. You no longer connect with others the way you used to and keep friends and family at a distance. The Pandemic may have increased your anxiety and depression and you are uncertain where to begin. Your worry and fear come out as; anger, sadness and controlling behaviors, due to questioning your worth and self esteem. Will I ever feel truly happy? Will I feel truly loved? Will I find my life path and the career that makes my soul soar? Will I learn to forgive?
You have been sitting with your thoughts and seem to recycle your memories. You are excellent at suppressing your hurt and stay busy with work and life as a distraction. You no longer connect with others the way you used to and keep friends and family at a distance. The Pandemic may have increased your anxiety and depression and you are uncertain where to begin. Your worry and fear come out as; anger, sadness and controlling behaviors, due to questioning your worth and self esteem. Will I ever feel truly happy? Will I feel truly loved? Will I find my life path and the career that makes my soul soar? Will I learn to forgive?
Hello, my name is Amy Dagenais and I provide outpatient mental health counseling at Functional Behavior Services. Functional Behavior Services is a privately and locally owned company based in Marquette, MI. I graduated from Oakland University in 2018 with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I provide services to preschoolers, school aged children, adolescents, and families using an eclectic range of tools and therapies that are tailored to client needs. I use a child centered approach in a fun, hands-on way for children to express themselves, learn new strategies, and demonstrate their understanding.
Hello, my name is Amy Dagenais and I provide outpatient mental health counseling at Functional Behavior Services. Functional Behavior Services is a privately and locally owned company based in Marquette, MI. I graduated from Oakland University in 2018 with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I provide services to preschoolers, school aged children, adolescents, and families using an eclectic range of tools and therapies that are tailored to client needs. I use a child centered approach in a fun, hands-on way for children to express themselves, learn new strategies, and demonstrate their understanding.
Heather Kline Schaffer
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, MEd, LPC, NCC, ERYT500
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Frankfort, MI 49635
Dr. Kline Schaffer has been recognized twice in the last decade by U.S. Congressman for her work with individuals, families, and groups coping through transitions, trauma & grief. She currently takes referrals for children, adults, couples, families, and groups; she has embraced serving others in full-time private practice since 2008. She supports clients with a holistic approach utilizing the best practices of Functional & Integrative Medicine, personalizing each treatment plan & working at the individuals pace to facilitate their best life! www.fernviewcenterforwellbeing.com
Dr. Kline Schaffer has been recognized twice in the last decade by U.S. Congressman for her work with individuals, families, and groups coping through transitions, trauma & grief. She currently takes referrals for children, adults, couples, families, and groups; she has embraced serving others in full-time private practice since 2008. She supports clients with a holistic approach utilizing the best practices of Functional & Integrative Medicine, personalizing each treatment plan & working at the individuals pace to facilitate their best life! www.fernviewcenterforwellbeing.com
Shaina Levee, M.A.
Registered Psychotherapist, MA
Verified Verified
Marquette, MI 49855 (Online Only)
I engage emotional processing tools based in Buddhist and Transpersonal Psychology that allow you to shift out of your stress responses and into your he art and its deeper wisdom for healing and integration.
Accepting clients 8/1/2024. Offering a somatic approach that is trauma-informed, he art-centered and integrative. I work with children, teens, and adults undergoing life transitions, or who are recovering from challenging circumstances or trauma. I offer couples and family sessions in addition to individual sessions. I specialize in pregnancy/postpartum/parenting, TBI & head injury, and additionally support people undergoing grief and loss. "Shaina has helped me find my strength, confidence and embrace the challenge of motherhood as a deep practice. Seeing Shaina has been the best gift I could give to myself and my family." VT & MI.
I engage emotional processing tools based in Buddhist and Transpersonal Psychology that allow you to shift out of your stress responses and into your he art and its deeper wisdom for healing and integration.
Accepting clients 8/1/2024. Offering a somatic approach that is trauma-informed, he art-centered and integrative. I work with children, teens, and adults undergoing life transitions, or who are recovering from challenging circumstances or trauma. I offer couples and family sessions in addition to individual sessions. I specialize in pregnancy/postpartum/parenting, TBI & head injury, and additionally support people undergoing grief and loss. "Shaina has helped me find my strength, confidence and embrace the challenge of motherhood as a deep practice. Seeing Shaina has been the best gift I could give to myself and my family." VT & MI.
Evergreen Solutions
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Marquette, MI 49855 (Online Only)
At Evergreen Solutions, I specialize in supporting individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, or life transitions. If you’re looking for a compassionate and understanding space, you’re in the right place. Together, we’ll work on practical strategies to enhance your emotional and physical well-being, aiming for balance and fulfillment. My goal is to help you move from merely surviving to truly thriving, fostering personal growth and resilience every step of the way.
At Evergreen Solutions, I specialize in supporting individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, or life transitions. If you’re looking for a compassionate and understanding space, you’re in the right place. Together, we’ll work on practical strategies to enhance your emotional and physical well-being, aiming for balance and fulfillment. My goal is to help you move from merely surviving to truly thriving, fostering personal growth and resilience every step of the way.
Life can just be downright hard as we are thrown challenges that we must maneuver in life. Discovering the source of the challenge and recognizing it is the first step. Then the journey begins. I like to refer to the journey as a river. Life can be smooth at times and calm and peaceful, but at other times you may feel like you are on a whitewater rapid. It is in those times, when you may feel like you are losing control that it is helpful to have someone help you navigate the waters. Together we can create a plan to break down barriers, maneuver the rapids or high current times and strive to meet the desired outcome.
Life can just be downright hard as we are thrown challenges that we must maneuver in life. Discovering the source of the challenge and recognizing it is the first step. Then the journey begins. I like to refer to the journey as a river. Life can be smooth at times and calm and peaceful, but at other times you may feel like you are on a whitewater rapid. It is in those times, when you may feel like you are losing control that it is helpful to have someone help you navigate the waters. Together we can create a plan to break down barriers, maneuver the rapids or high current times and strive to meet the desired outcome.
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Art 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.