Great to meet you!
I have been an expressive person since I was little. I used art for peace, comfort, and joy before I knew art therapy even existed. You can create art to express and understand, no need to be an artist (or "good at it"), to make art for therapy.
I went to school for Studio arts (B.S.) and back for my master's degree in Art Therapy, both at Florida State University.
I worked with special populations, a prior CTSS and ARMHS worker (in-home) before working (currently) in a group practice.
I find visual art offers other opportunities to view both the problem and the solution. It allows other perspectives to prompt ways to talk about whatever you are working through.
I have many trainings and use other modalities (CBT, DBT, ACT, AIR Network, ERP) under the art therapy umbrella.
My training in extensively in trauma (Clinically Certified Trauma Professional), ADHD, ASD, Anxiety, Depression, Eating issues, BiPolar, Gender Affirming, Panic, OCD, and Health issues as well as co-morbid conditions.
Sometimes we just end up talking and that's okay too.

