We focus on creative accountability to support clients in connecting with their personal values and goals. Art therapy is the main intervention used to address mental health symptoms. You do not need to be considered an artist to engage with art.
We focus on creative accountability to support clients in connecting with their personal values and goals. Art therapy is the main intervention used to address mental health symptoms. You do not need to be considered an artist to engage with art.
Working with Essence and her team at Aura Art Space PLLC, you can expect to make art every single session. We have a structure to support intention setting, creative flow, and reflection to help individuals process their art making experience.
Rebuild trust and hope in your relationship/ life.
Rebuild trust and hope in your relationship/ life.
I have personally had challenges with alcohol and homelessness. These experiences give me a solution-focused approach from an authentic and empathetic place.
Work on breaking through stuckness, disconnection, and overwhelm that may come from experiencing high functioning depression and anxiety, generational and/or complex trauma, disordered eating, body image and self-esteem concerns.
Work on breaking through stuckness, disconnection, and overwhelm that may come from experiencing high functioning depression and anxiety, generational and/or complex trauma, disordered eating, body image and self-esteem concerns.
I approach things from a person-centered orientation that's rooted in curiosity and non-judgment. I enjoy fostering a space that’s gender affirming, body & sex positive, kink friendly, culturally affirming and trauma informed.
Together we will set goals and discuss ways to meet those goals. Some will be easy, while others more difficult, but you will get there. Therapy is about talking through your specific situation and getting you to where you want to be!
Together we will set goals and discuss ways to meet those goals. Some will be easy, while others more difficult, but you will get there. Therapy is about talking through your specific situation and getting you to where you want to be!
My goal is create a warm, safe place that is judgement free. I want you to feel comfortable and confident. Opening up isn't always easy but we will work through these difficulties together. It is okay to not always be okay.
Deal with difficult emotions, problems, and stressors that you are facing and help you to feel empowered and more calm and relaxed.
Deal with difficult emotions, problems, and stressors that you are facing and help you to feel empowered and more calm and relaxed.
As part of cognitive behavioral therapy, I help individuals understand the connection between their thoughts/emotions/behaviors and how shifts in one aspect leads to shifts in another aspect.