Expressive Arts Therapists in 11209

Depression, anxiety and trauma can be beyond debilitating conditions. Regardless of what you are dealing with I will meet you where you are and walk beside you in the exploration of your life journey. Together we can decide how to best use what you know in order to have a more positive impact on who you hope to become.

Showing up for yourself is incredibly important, however prioritizing your own needs is often easier said than done. It can be especially challenging if you already feel stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, stuck, and/or lost. Through the therapeutic process, together we can navigate life transitions, explore difficult emotions, resolve conflicts, build on strengths, enhance coping skills, increase self-satisfaction, and gain new insights.

Using a combination of creative arts therapy and other therapeutic modalities, I can help you work through your past experiences, live increasingly in the present, turn your pain into growth and create a hopeful future. I work in a holistic and humanistic framework and strive to meet clients where they are to ensure they are getting what they need out of therapy.

Have unfortunate events impacted your early years? Are you struggling with the loss of a parent or dealing with the stress of life transitions? Perhaps you’re having a hard time in school or with social interactions. Navigating any of these challenges by yourself is no easy task. I’m here to provide a safe space for you to open up and process whatever difficulties you may be facing. Together we will find creative, fun and insightful ways to resolve your distress.

The parts of us that go unexpressed, unresolved, unseen or unloved can be picked up and honored. We can experience remarkable and swift positive change within a safe, honest and creative relationship. Perhaps, that relationship begins with a therapist but the goal is that it end with you in a loving relationship with yourself.

I specialize in working with acculturation, racial and cultural trauma, gender identity and sexuality, depression, anxiety, and life transition. Together, we collaborate to explore your current struggles, look into your relationships, process your experiences, unpack intergenerational and racial trauma, identify patterns of thought and behavior, and develop insight into your life's path. In session, we build a warm, humorous, and authentic relationship to help you embody your values, grow more connected to yourself and others, build compassion for your emotions, and find a way forward from where you are right now.

My desire for helping people through therapy comes from the belief that everyone has the ability to heal and transform themselves. My therapy helps you, to help you. I employ modalities aimed at facilitating the change process, including Solution-Focused Therapy, creative Art Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma-Informed treatment.