Consultation for Mental Health Professionals

I provide consultation for mental health professionals who want to integrate expressive arts modalities into their practice.

Who This Is For

Licensed and pre-licensed therapists, counselors, social workers, and psychologists who:

• Want to learn how to use expressive arts therapeutically

• Are already using some creative modalities and want to deepen their practice

• Work with trauma, couples, or populations where body-based and sensory interventions are needed

• Feel limited by talk therapy alone and want to access what lives beyond words

• Are curious about intermodal work (moving between visual arts, movement, writing, sound, etc.)

• Need support with specific cases where expressive arts might be helpful

• Want culturally grounded approaches that honor ancestral and community wisdom

You don't need to be pursuing REAT registration with the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association. This is about expanding your clinical toolkit and deepening your understanding of how creative expression functions as medicine.

What I Bring to Art Therapy Consultation

Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT)

I'm trained in expressive arts therapy with expertise across multiple modalities: visual arts, movement, writing, music, and ritual. I understand how creative expression bypasses cognitive defenses and accesses emotional and somatic memory. I am a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist through International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA).

Licensed Mental Health Professional

I'm a licensed therapist who integrates expressive arts across individual, couples, and group work. I understand how to work within clinical and ethical frameworks while using creative modalities.

Specialization in Couples Therapy

Much of my practice centers expressive arts couples therapy, where creative modalities help partners access vulnerability, break stuck patterns, and communicate beyond words. If you work with couples, I can help you integrate arts-based interventions effectively.

Trauma-Informed, Culturally Grounded Practice

Expressive arts therapies are particularly powerful for trauma work because they engage the body and senses. My consultation is grounded in cultural healing practices and decolonized frameworks.

Understanding of Intermodal Process

I can help you understand mechanisms of change within expressive and creative arts, when to use which modalities, how to sequence interventions, and how to prepare clients for creative work that might surface unexpected material.

How Consultation Works

Case-Specific Support

Bring specific clients or situations where you're considering using expressive arts. We'll explore what modality might serve the therapeutic goal, how to introduce it, and how to process what emerges.

Skill Building

Learn specific techniques across modalities. This might include understanding how to use visual art for externalization, movement for accessing stuck emotions, writing for narrative work, or ritual for transitions.

Integration into Your Theoretical Framework

Whether you practice from a psychodynamic, CBT, narrative, somatic, or other orientation, we'll explore how expressive arts can integrate with (not replace) your existing approach.

Ethical Considerations

We'll address scope of practice questions, informed consent for creative work, preparing clients for potential vulnerability, and knowing when to refer to specialists.

Your Own Creative Practice

To use expressive arts therapeutically, you need your own relationship with creative expression. We can explore how to develop this without needing to be "artistic."

What Makes Expressive Arts Supervision Different

Collaborative Exploration

This isn't about me giving you a formula for using expressive arts. It's about exploring together how creative modalities can serve your clients and fit your practice. You know your clients and your approach. I know expressive arts. Together, we figure out what works.

Spiritual and Cultural Integration Welcome

If you're working with clients' spiritual experiences, ancestral wisdom, or healing practices from non-Western traditions, you won't need to translate everything into Western clinical language with me.

No Pressure to Pursue Certification

You don't need to become a REAT or specialize in expressive arts. This consultation is for practitioners who want to thoughtfully integrate creative modalities as one part of their broader clinical work.

What’s Included in Consultation

• Individual consultation sessions focused on your specific learning goals

• Case consultation for clients where you're considering expressive arts interventions

• Skill development in specific modalities (based on your interests and clients' needs)

• Support understanding when to use which creative approaches and why

• Guidance on ethical integration of expressive arts into your practice

• Resources and recommendations for further learning

• Space to process your own relationship with creative expression

Practical Details

Session Format: Individual consultation sessions, 60 minutes

Frequency: As needed (weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly)

Rate: $65 per session

Approach: Case discussion, skill practice, theoretical exploration, experiential learning

My Background: REAT and licensed therapist with extensive expressive arts training, specializing in couples therapy, trauma, and cultural healing practices

Is This Supervision Right for You?

You might be a good fit if you:

• Have genuine curiosity about expressive arts and want to learn thoughtfully

• Are willing to explore your own relationship with creative expression

• Want support integrating creative modalities ethically and effectively

• Work with populations where talk therapy feels limited

• Value cultural healing practices and spiritual dimensions of therapy

• Want collaborative exploration rather than rigid protocols

You might not be a good fit if you:

• Want step-by-step instructions without exploring the theory

• Aren't interested in your own creative practice

• Prefer highly structured, manualized approaches

• Want to add expressive arts as activities without understanding the therapeutic mechanisms

Ready to Begin?

Ready to bring more depth to your clinical work? Let's talk about what you're building and how expressive arts supervision can support your practice. Schedule your initial session to see if we're a good fit.