Where it all began...
When I was a child, I was asked to write what I wanted to be when I grew up. Years later, I found my response on a yellowed piece of notebook paper: "I want to be an artist.” My adult self had long forgotten this dream, but my heart had not. I believe we often know early on what we’re meant to do—sometimes we just need life to bring us back to it.
I was raised in a home shaped by both creativity and compassion—my mother was an artist, and my father a counselor. Their influence wove art and empathy into the fabric of my life. But it wasn’t until I experienced deep personal pain and found healing through counseling that I began to truly understand the power of both.
That experience led me to art therapy—a field that brings together the healing power of creativity with the insight of psychology. In my own life, art became a way to process what words couldn’t reach. It offered safety, clarity, and transformation. Now, I have the honor of offering that same space to others.
As Bayles and Orland wrote in Art & Fear, “Your desire to make art... is integral to your sense of who you are.” I’ve found this to be deeply true—especially in the moments when life feels fragmented. Through art therapy, we gently piece things back together.