Expressive Arts Therapists in Deschutes County, OR

Thank you for being here! You have taken the first steps toward a different way of living. Your action to move toward healing is already a sign that you are and yet we all need support from time to time. Chronic stress and/or traumatic experiences often debilitate our intuitive nature and create a disconnection from our embodied, true self. My hope is that we can collaboratively create within you an internal environment of security, possibility and ease.

Hello, thank you for visiting my page. I am currently accepting new clients! I work in a Person Centered orientation supporting my clients. I pride myself in compassionate understanding, walking side by side to find individualized interventions and goals to best support my clients needs and desired changes. If you feel drawn to working with someone who will listen deeply and support you in trusting your inner wisdom give me a call and we can decide together if this is the best fit for you.

When working with clients I work from a holistic person centered approach to support the individual needs of clients and help them achieve meaningful growth and change in their lives. I work from somatic and expressive arts trauma informed and mindfulness based intervention methods; geared to support clients in processing and overcoming life traumas, such as sexual abuse; anxiety; depression; postpartum depression; infant mental health; pain management, emotional eating; grief/loss; emotional dysregulation; child/parent interactions. My role is to assist clients in their healing so that they may reclaim their lives.

My name is Heather Wheeler and I provide counseling for clients ages 12 to 100! I work with clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma, such as sexual abuse or family violence; anxiety; depression; self-harm; low self-esteem; grief; and many others. I often use expressive arts and sandtray therapy to assist clients in further exploring difficult topics. I currently have a small bit of availability and also have a waitlist if my availability does not meet your needs.

Maybe your life has gotten to a place where you know it needs to change, but you feel stuck and scared. Or perhaps your life just got turned upside down—a loss, a crisis, a sudden wake-up call—and you’re not sure where to turn. Then again, you might be in a place where things are basically okay. But you yearn for a greater sense of purpose and aliveness. Whatever your specific situation, if you’re ready to take the risk of changing your life for the better, then I’m here to support, guide, and collaborate with you in making that happen.

Perhaps you wonder where your groove went and want to connect again. How to begin? One must be off the mark to find it; you are exactly where you must be. Here. Navigating feelings of disconnection, stress, desire for self knowing in hopes of arriving at one's passion is natural. Deepening connection with self is a lifelong process and can be cultivated through connection, investigation, and integration. Through chosen experiences, we'll collaborate to unveil passions, explore internal dynamics and empower personal transformation.

Have you been feeling like you need some extra support lately? Do you feel like you have traumas from your past that you'd like to address? I specialize in EMDR and somatic therapies which can provide resolution and relief. Imagine a therapeutic experience where you can take a break from your everyday life and enter into a warm and supportive environment. I will listen to your stories with enthusiasm and compassion. As we identify patterns and begin to heal old wounds, we’ll work to reignite your life force energy.

Are you parenting a child who has experienced difficult medical challenges? Has your child experienced significant loss? Is your child’s anxiety and emotional overwhelm creating struggle in your home and community? As a Registered Play Therapist with experience working with medically fragile children, children struggling with overwhelming emotions, anxiety in children and children moving through grief and loss, I can support you and your child in building coping skills, increasing capability, increasing self-worth, and in strengthening relationships.

Now taking new clients! I approach counseling much like Sam helps Frodo in Lord of the Rings, I will follow you and help you with your burden for as long as you need me, still knowing it's your journey and burden to bear. I thoroughly enjoy working with clients that are experiencing existential dread or feel like they are searching for some sort of meaning in life. This could include but is not limited to: feeling anxious, guilty, or depressed without knowing why, a loss of interest in your hobbies and relationships, and/or questioning your goals, ideals and values.

You are not alone; developing a sense of connection with authentic self, others, and the world around you is a worthy pursuit. I enjoy empowering clients as they navigate through trauma, grief and loss. It’s my focus to provide a collaborative and compassionate treatment approach while incorporating a genuine presence with a gentle sprinkle of humor.

My psychology and counseling practice is the expansion of identities through awareness and compassion not just solving problems. Your journey has been one with twists and turns and taking the first step to contact me may feel uncertain. Given life can feel like a maze, I make our initial contact straightforward as possible. For 25 years I’ve helped people clear the way to the freedom of their true nature in psychotherapy as well as hypnotherapy. I’ve worked as a crisis worker in ERs, to chief auditor for mental health services in Silicon Valley, to developing a successful counseling training center focused on mindfulness

No matter what our age life has a way of throwing situations and challenges our way. These can be exciting and positive while at other times difficult to maneuver. As a therapist I offer a warm, compassionate, and accepting presence and deeply respect every individual who comes to me for help and support. I have been providing therapeutic services to children birth to 10 years, families, and adults for over 20 years. I've learned the importance of taking into consideration all aspects of each person's life as we explore the issues that brought you to seek help at this time.

I compassionately welcome those working through life transitions, experiencing depression, anxiety, and those who have been impacted by the effects of traumatic experiences. Often times individuals struggling are feeling disconnected from their authentic self, their creativity, and spirituality. As well as feeling disconnected from family/friends, romantic partners, and communities. I am passionate about working with individuals to find/regain their light, love, vitality, and connection.

Are you feeling anxious, hopeless, frustrated, or stuck in your current life chapter? We all try our best to navigate the challenges life throws at us, but sometimes it can become too much to bear on our own. Moving through life, these issues can accumulate leading to unresolved trauma that leaks into all facets of who we are. Working through current and previous life stressors and traumas can help to find balance and peace in the present. We all need support at times through the tremendous difficulties life has a way of throwing at us.

As of April 2024, I am accepting new clients! The values I hold and create in therapy are grounding, humor, authenticity, compassion, creativity, balance, safe space, emotional understanding, and trusting relationship. I offer professional mental health counseling for individual adults with a focus on anxiety, relationships, and life transitions. My approach is evidence-based and collaborative.

I work with individuals (teens & adults), groups, & businesses to problem-solve & get more juicy joy out of life & work. I enjoy working with stuck clients who want to make a career change, feel better at their current job, business leaders/entrepreneurs who need support and my favorite is to do workshops that increase joy. My office is 5 min. out of Bend by Tumalo Coffee House, a comfy place with table & wall space to do big things, cushy sofas, lots of plants & room for 2 to 25 people to meet.

Deep inside each of us is a reservoir of wisdom, of knowing what is true for us. Granted, that inner wisdom maybe be layered over with negative messages, unexamined beliefs acquired years ago, noise from the busy-ness of our lives and the chaos of the world, or personal doubt, lack of confidence, confusion. Being present in the body so that we can access that inner wisdom is a crucial aspect of counseling and doing so can help us find the way forward in life. Learning to be fully present in the moment is a gift we can give ourselves as we live our lives and move toward healing and well-being.

Hi! I'm Jesse and I'm going to attempt to help you clarify whether I'm worth contacting in the next few statements. We might be a fit if: You are slightly skeptical of the therapeutic process (you're not alone). You're sensing this is a potential big moment in your life (even if you don't know why). You're someone who does well with a balanced blend of nurturing and challenge. You think growth is possible and awesome and, yes, uncomfortable, but well worth it. Whether you're good at asking for help or not, you know you need it at this moment to get where you're headed. Your dreams are a little scary to say out loud (a good sign!).

You deserve to live a life that leaves you excited to wake up every morning. Now accepting new clients.