Washington State Art Therapists

Kaleidoscope Art Therapy & Counseling

I have spent much of my life seeking a way to blend a deep desire to help people with my need for creative practices. A love of stories led to studies in English and then teaching Rhetoric and Writing at the college level. While I enjoyed crafting language and analyzing texts, engaging with my students was most fulfilling. Time spent in Women Writing for (a) Change circles showed me the healing power of creative writing. I learned to facilitate groups that were highly therapeutic and decided to go a step further by becoming a therapist. Art therapy allows me to help people find healing through compassionate creativity. A thesis focused on eco-art therapy and subsequent training with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine round out my approach.

425-230-0394
bonnie@dreambigwellness.org
dreambigwellness.org

Dream Big Wellness is a 501c3 nonprofit with a highly skilled TEAM of Counselors & Art Therapists in Washington state. We provide art therapy psychosocial support through individual, group, workshop, and retreat services. We offer private pay, sliding scale, and scholarship-based care (free and reduced). We specialize in cancer care, supporting clients and their loved ones through the creative arts; chronic illness, with a specialization in chronic pain and art therapy-based mindfulness and relaxation exercises; Grief and Loss; and care for caregivers. We are a community creating safe spaces for renewal and creative expression.

Heart Healing

(360) 670-0801
hearthealingpllc@gmail.com

Jenny (she/her) works with individuals 18+ and facilitates groups for all ages. She offers Telehealth as well as Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy at Little Bit in Redmond. Jenny specializes in treating codependency, relationship issues, love addiction, and attachment. Jenny incorporates mindfulness, ACT, DBT, and eco-psychotherapy in her practice.

3136 E Madison St.
Seattle, WA 98112

https://www.joannedellapenta.com/

Joanne della Penta

ATR-BC, LMHC, FIPA

Joanne della Penta, ATR-BC, LMHC, FIPA, is a board certified art therapist and a recent graduate of adult psychoanalytic training at SPSI. She earned her MFA in Fine Art from the University of New York at Buffalo. She attended Vermont College and received her masters in Art Therapy. She began private practice in 2005, moving to full time in 2014. Her practice is in Madison Park, where she sees children, adolescents and adults. She began as an art therapist at Fairfax Hospital in 1998. She has a certificate in British Object Relations from COR. She is a painter, yogi, hiker and dog lover.

Pacific Art Therapy
4020 Leary Way NW, #302
Seattle, WA 98107

hello@pacificarttherapy.com

(425) 780-7769

I honor creative, somatic, and spiritual ways of knowing in a lighthearted way. I am a secular Buddhist practitioner, who employs Adlerian principles: strength-based, positive psychology. This to encourage & increase feelings of Belongingness, which can sometimes be the missing link in our lives.

206-450-9027
wellwithart.com
wellwithart@yahoo.com

Brigid (she/her) works with teens and adults, individually and in groups. She is based in West Seattle and offers Telehealth as well as limited in-person art therapy sessions. She believes that art and the creative process can be a form of healing and a way of sustaining one's well-being. She also facilitates self-care art therapy workshops for professionals, and community mental health organizations.

Here to There Therapy

387 NE Iverson St.
Poulsbo, WA 98370

206-714-0450
linda@heretotheretherapy.com

I treat children, adolescents, couples and families in a collaborative process to explore concerns and challenges that may have arisen in their lives. In addition to traditional therapy, sessions may also include art therapy, as I have often found this helpful when words alone may not be enough to express and process difficult thoughts or feelings. I have utilized art therapy with elders impacted by dementia to create significant gains in mood and cognition.
I believe in fostering a supportive connection between our thoughts and feelings to create the possibility for insight, hope and positive change.

An art therapist with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine and works in the Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network at Joint Base Lewis McChord Intrepid Spirit Center in Tacoma, Washington. Angela earned her dual masters degree in counseling and art therapy at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, holds a bachelor of fine arts from Western Carolina University, and is an actively engaged artist. She has arts therapy field experience with international adult populations including caregivers and teachers in Kibera, Kenya via telehealth during COVID, and with children at-risk of and saved from trafficking in Thailand. She has also worked with underserved youth and adolescent populations in school and day treatment facilities. Angela researched the cross-cultural therapeutic alliance and is interested in understanding the role of the therapeutic relationship in treatment. As a military-connected daughter and mother she is honored to serve our nation’s active duty service members and their families.

1429 N 45th Street
Seattle, Wa 98103
(206) 200-2173
careydemartini@hushmail.com

I greatly value a holistic approach to counseling that encompasses a respect for the relationship between our mind, body, spirit, and environment. I love learning about the brain and our physiology so that we can befriend our bodies and minds and live with greater ease, awareness, and freedom from suffering. An emerging area of interest is coping with climate anxiety.
I actively engage in peer consultation, trainings, and personal reflection so as to provide culturally responsive counseling with a social justice lens.

Touchstone Behavioral Health
288 Martin St.
Blaine, WA 98230
(360)-788-4228
Julie@touchstoneprovidercollaboration.com

FORGE Art Therapy
https://www.forgearttherapy.com/
anna@forgearttherapy.com
(425)409-9201

FORGE is an art therapy and clinical counseling practice providing high quality and accessible counseling services to individuals living within the state of Washington via tele-health. FORGE was founded on a belief that healing and growth occur when treating the individual as a whole, by acknowledging all parts of the human being.

(425)312-3494

I am specifically trained in Contemplative and Transpersonal Art Therapy. I draw on my strong clinical skills and training in evidence based treatments. I take an integrative view knowing that everyone's goals and needs are different as well as their context in our culture. My approach is compassionate, warm, playful and direct. With training in both mainstream and alternative practices, my intention is to offer you a balanced therapeutic relationship, in which you are seen as a whole person. In this way I invite you to consider all aspects of yourself: body, emotions, mind, and spirit.

www.dreambigwellness.org/wellness-providers

katie@dreambigwellness.org

https://spiracounseling.com/

https://spiracounseling.com/

katie@spiracounseling.com

Katie is a nationally registered art therapist and licensed mental health counselor who specializes in Chronic pain, medical trauma, complex trauma, nervous system struggles, and adjustment and transition. Katie has over 6 years of counseling experience facilitating therapeutic groups, and individual sessions for people in varying stages of their lifespan. Katie is a holistic therapist who uses a combination of professional art therapy, psychotherapy, and nature-based modalities to support clients in their healing process.

Liminal Terrestrial, Art + Art Therapy
Arboretum Professional Center
2910 East Madison Street
Seattle, Washington 98112,

(206) 717-4433

jackie@liminalterrestrial.org

My approach is creative and affirming, focusing on strengths and obstacles as you define them and the world around you. In therapy sessions I incorporate Feminist therapy, Liberation psychotherapy, Existential psychology, and Buddhist psychology. I draw from a foundation in trauma-informed-care (a strengths-based lens that suggests there is nothing wrong with any of us, and instead looks closely at what we have experienced as a way of understanding and supporting our healing). I am committed to continue to grow in my multicultural competence. I am person-centered and, taking cues from you, will likely weave creative expression into our process.

Brenda Maltz, MA, RN, ATR-BC, is an art therapist, Washington State Community Liaison Demonstration Project Lead with Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine and works in the Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network in Tacoma, Washington. Brenda was the first art therapy intern at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in 2013 while completing her MA in Counseling and Art Therapy at Antioch University Seattle and has been working with active duty military-connected populations since 2017. Art therapy is her second career after over 30 years in nursing and case management. Brenda is a military wife who is passionate about how the arts can impact lives and break the silence of those suffering invisible wounds related to military service.

HeartTending Art Therapy
Arizona

(425) 629-0308

Not accepting new clients

As an art therapist and clinical mental health counselor, I work primarily with adult women who have a desire to explore and transform emotions and symptoms into authentic expressions through art making. Sessions often include talking, mindfulness, somatic grounding, art making, and other forms of holistic and evidence-based therapies. Through the process of creative exploration, clients discover strengths and resources within themselves that help them solve problems and recover a deeper sense of self.

Guided Journeys Therapy and Services
10015 Lake City Way NE
Seattle, WA 98125

sarahemilymeyer@gmail.com
(781) 222-4349

I am a Child, Couple & Family Therapist and Art Therapist with a degree from Antioch University. I am also EMDR trained.
I would be honored to support you through any of life’s challenges you are facing on your journey. No matter your struggle, there is nothing wrong with you. There is also nothing wrong with seeking support. Humans are hard wired for connection and support.
I am socially justice oriented. I believe that all bodies are good bodies. I believe you will know more about you than I ever will and I trust your knowing.
My style is warm, engaging, and a bit quirky. I have been told that I have no poker face- if you are feeling it you will probably see it on my face. I will not just tell you what you want to hear and will also tell you what you may need to hear.

Friends of Youth

Eastside of Seattle

https://deborahnielsen.com/

EMDR Certified Therapist
EMDRIA Approved Consultant

Not taking new clients

I specialize in trauma therapy. My work is centered in EMDR Therapy. Art Therapy is part of my practice and I incorporate Mindfulness and Self Compassion.
My career spans over more than twenty years, providing in depth, evidence based psychotherapy for adults and children. My approach weaves together developmental, attachment and integrative perspectives. Our early experience is our foundation, our present time is our opportunity to transform our lives. With support and healing, we have the opportunity to build resilience, empowerment and purpose.

Creative Wellbeings
708 Broadway, Ste. 100C
Tacoma, WA 98402

info@creativewellbeings.com

“Talk therapy is a great, but aren’t there other ways I can work on my problems?” Absolutely! Let’s push aside our standard idea of therapy and get creative

✓ Art Therapy
✓ Sex Therapy
✓ Sex Education
✓ EMDR Therapy
✓ Psychedelic/Ketamine-Assisted Integration Therapy
✓ Outdoor Therapy
✓ Polyamory-Friendly
✓ LGBTQIA+ Friendly
✓ Sex Worker Friendly
✓ BDSM/Kink Friendly

Leidos Health Group
Team Lead, Military & Family Life Counseling Program

vrebsamen@gmail.com

SharonSanbornEWT@gmail.com
206-283-9767
www.EmotionalWisdomTools.com

Feel overwhelmed, upset, confused and troubled by your feelings and emotions? What if you could have guidance and practical proven tools to help you be aware of, understand, trust and act on your emotions wisely? Want to get to know ALL of their emotions and ALL parts of yourself better, so you can make better decisions, communicate more effectively and harmoniously and create positive relationships. I’m excited to share with you all of the knowledge I’ve gathered from over 40 years in the art therapy, mental health and educational fields with Courses, Coaching and Art Therapy!

Anne W. Taylor Counseling & Art Therapy

Telehealth only

therapy@awtaylor.com
(503) 662-2238

ABOUT ME

Philosophy & Approach

I work with adults of all ages who are looking to create sustainable change on their path to achieving authenticity and wholeness. I believe each individual possesses their own unique strengths and knowledge that they can access to overcome obstacles and manage life transitions. Utilizing a holistic, client-centered, strength-based approach I support the individual in empowering their ability to be their own change agents to achieve optimum emotional and spiritual wellbeing and cultivate the life they desire.

www.dreambigwellness.org/wellness-providers

melissa@dreambigwellness.org

Ph. 206-316-1721

Melissa supports clients to connect with their unique strengths and authenticity, and to gain understanding through exploration of the depths including the use of dreamwork, art/creativity, imagination, and exploring physical sensations.
Melissa's approach is warm, supportive, and collaborative. She will meet you where you’re at and adjust her approach to support your needs, values, and cultural background. Melissa encourages a foundation of acceptance and self-compassion, providing space for all parts to be discovered and expressed so that healing can occur.

Seattle Child Art Therapy
Madison Park are of Seattle, Washington 98112

747-334-3927

While working with me, your child will learn to creatively use their strengths to cope with major life adjustments (parents separating, a new sibling, grief, moving homes or a new school, and/or academic challenges), anxiety, or chronic illness and physical disability. One way your child is constantly developing is their verbal communication. Creative therapy techniques are effective for kids and adolescents as it allows them to non-verbally tell their story through pictures and play.

Creative Therapy NW

Lynden, WA

Leaning towards a Jungian approach, I listen to the needs of each client on a case-by-case basis, helping them discover the method of expression that feels most comfortable and will best help them with their concerns. I incorporate strength-based positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, transpersonal psychology, mindfulness, guided visualization, neuroscience, as well as various other modalities.
I work with a wide variety of clients, including adults and adolescents, seeking help with trauma, depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, problems in school, and general life guidance. Being culturally aware, I understand that every interaction is multicultural. I strive to meet clients where they are, learn who they are, and understand how I can help them.

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info@evergreenarttherapy.org