What happens in a session?
We explore the concerns from your consultation, and clarify goals moving forward. Each session generally runs in a five part series, including a check-in, warm-up, action, reflection, and closure. This framework helps ensure material is activated, processed, and dealt with in a way that feels safe - allowing you to leave the session feeling emotionally stable, cognitively grounded, and actively curious about your next moves!
I'm not an actor/musician/dancer - can I do Creative Arts Therapy?
Of course - you as a human being are naturally creating every day: it just may not feel as intentional as you would like! Life shouldn't be a performance, and yet for many of us that is precisely how we feel from day to day - like we are either A) performing something we intend, B) performing something someone else told us we should be, or C) unsure how to perform or "Be" at all. Our Creative Arts Therapists merely hone in on humanity's natural tendency to create, and help you use that creativity to develop a more aligned & vibrant version of You.
What sort of issues do you treat?
Check out the issues listed above this FAQ for more info. People come to therapy for concerns regarding their emotions (feeling too much, not enough, or nothing), thoughts (thinking too much, blocked, or disorganized), and their behaviors (impulsive/dangerous, rigid/stifling, and so on). Your diagnosis is important only in that we consider best psychotherapist practices - your humanity is of primary concern.
How can this enhance my personal practice?
HCAT primarily works with narratives stored in the body, and is able to work as a supplementary tool for those eager to enhance their embodied processing experience. Got tension all the time? Snap for "no reason"? We know there's a reason - and we want to help you find it.
