2 questions art therapists get asked all the time
What if I am not creative?
What if my art sucks?
One Mom’s Story
"While meditating, I felt the tension release from my shoulders and neck without knowing it; I was tearing up. The smallest softening had already started. After the meditation, I opened my journal; visual art wasn't where my heart was today. I took 20 uninterrupted minutes to write a stream of consciousness (everything on my mind). I wrote about the day's frustrations and the complicated layers of each. I dropped a few tears in my notebook but didn't entirely give in to the emotion. Kayla then gave me some writing prompts, and I processed a triggering moment from my day. I felt layers of sadness, anger, frustration, confusion, and pain peel back.
I cried and wrote and cried. Within the space Kayla held, I found answers to questions I didn't even know I had.
Kayla facilitates what I need; the space to drop into my body, emotions, and soul. I need this time to unravel, let things fall, and plan my next steps.
I am smart and relatively emotionally intelligent; still, I don't give myself permission. The permission needed to step back from "real life" and sink deeper into me; the art provides this space for me. When I attend 1:1 sessions, I have that permission. 90 minutes of dedicated space and time just for me that I've committed (and paid) for. I am so grateful for this space."
