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Maria Flores, LCAT, ATR-BC

Art Therapy Sessions (virtual & in-person)

I offer experiential art therapy sessions, with prompts and directives tailored specifically for each client.

Art therapy is a really amazing modality. Much that is human is not readily available in language. Art therapy helps us identify that which is central to ourselves, yet hard to put into words.

The act of making art holds power and potential. It’s a human behavior — intrinsic in us ALL — a pure expression of the human being. There’s nothing else quite like it. Creating art, looking at art, communicating with art, experiencing art ... these intimate interactions with our creations, especially in a therapeutic space, can be truly transformative and enriching.

Anyone
and everyone.

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YOU are an artist.

(You might not think so, but you are.)

Even if you haven't picked up a paintbrush since you were a kid ... many things can be considered art.

While not every client wishes to make physical artwork during sessions, each and every individual can benefit from the concepts of art therapy.

I can utilize things like: what images you are drawn to; how you use metaphors; what objects you choose to display in your home; how some characters resonate more with you than others. Maybe you love to be messy when you cook. Maybe you meticulously organize. Maybe you collect snowglobes or curate a ton of playlists or treat a bubblebath like a sacred ritual. Whatever your 'thing', by ascribing meaning to creative moments, we can begin to experience them more often and more freely.

Process — how the art is created

It matters which medium or materials you choose, how you behave while creating, your emotional state during and after the art-making, etc.

Result — what it means to the artist

You get to define the significance of the art, which can also change over time.

Application — what it says to others

As a witness, I observe and offer authentic feedback, affirmation, and reflection about your experience.

... disrupt creative blocks

... reveal what you seek to
soothe and/or redeem

... connect you to the collective/universal

... re-humanize you by diversifying your sensory experience

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... contend with complacency and indifference

... contrast the experience of passive consumption

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... invigorate an appreciation for the present moment

... experience a new way to connect to your world

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