Your relationship with yourself is essential to building healthy relationships with others. Brenda is highly intuitive and dedicated to assisting others in their exploration of inner awareness in order to bring forth deep change and transcend unhealthy patterns. Brenda's specialty areas of focus are depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, loss and conflict resolution. In addition, Brenda is a certified trainer in change management, leadership development and career coaching. Brenda is currently completing her Masters in Counseling at Regis University. She combines a Depth psychology foundation with Cognitive, Gestalt and Solution Focused techniques. It is Brenda's privilege to be a guide with fellow travelers.

My professional background includes work with individuals, couples, and families. I have extensive work with creativity and personal growth, trauma informed care, addictions and recovery, domestic/family violence prevention/intervention, therapeutic play with children, and graduate and post-graduate education/training, particularly with at focus on experiential learning, expressive arts therapies, and body-centered psychotherapy/dance movement therapy. In addition, I have been a clinical supervisor since 2007 and have been an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) through the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE) since February of 2010. I have completed over 30.0 contact hours of professional continuing education.

As your therapist, I can provide you with a safe and comfortable space for approaching challenges and developing creative solutions. I will become your guide as you work your way out of feeling "stuck" within situations or thoughts that may have become too difficult to manage. I use an eclectic treatment approach that combines action-oriented and reflective techniques based in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness practices. As an Expressive Arts Therapist, I also offer various opportunities for engaging in such therapeutic activities as art, music, and creative writing.These methods can sometimes empower you to explore ideas and feelings that may be initially too difficult to express in words. As the former director of a college/career access program at non-profit arts organization, I offer 10+ years of experience in college admissions counseling. I have often used expressive arts and assertiveness training techniques to help ease any anxieties associated with the college and/or employment application process.

Blank Canvas Art Therapy is a collaborative space between you and I to engage and process emotions and experiences in an accessible and creative way. Art therapy is not about fancy art materials or expertise skills. It is about discovering your own way of using art or creative expression as a meaningful tool for personal insight and self-growth.

For more information about me and my therapy services, please see my website. At this time, I am only offering telehealth sessions. Reach out and connect with me today to get started on your path to inner resiliency and mental health wellness.

WEBSITE: blankcanvasarttherapy.com

EMAIL: kristel.bcat@gmail.com