Expressive Arts Therapists in Bowie, MD
Shanita Newman
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bowie, MD 20715
That is why I use expressive arts.
Raise your hand if you have ever had big feelings that you have not been exactly sure how to deal with or process. Now raise your hand again if you want to help to manage or process those feelings. Using a person-centered approach and other approaches such as expressive arts I support Black Women and Black Teen Girls with Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Self-Esteem/ Self-Image, and Trauma.
That is why I use expressive arts.
Raise your hand if you have ever had big feelings that you have not been exactly sure how to deal with or process. Now raise your hand again if you want to help to manage or process those feelings. Using a person-centered approach and other approaches such as expressive arts I support Black Women and Black Teen Girls with Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Self-Esteem/ Self-Image, and Trauma.
Are you dealing with a difficult time? Have you experienced trauma? Do you have a hard time with your teen? Are you struggling with a relationship? Dealing with stress? Have you recently lost someone? Are you going through a major life transition (marriage, birth, loss of a job, divorce)? We are here to help, heal and restore hope! Our practice's focus is to bring comprehensive and culturally competent services to clients so they can thrive and realize their full potential. It is our overall goal to enhance the quality of life for individuals and families.
Are you dealing with a difficult time? Have you experienced trauma? Do you have a hard time with your teen? Are you struggling with a relationship? Dealing with stress? Have you recently lost someone? Are you going through a major life transition (marriage, birth, loss of a job, divorce)? We are here to help, heal and restore hope! Our practice's focus is to bring comprehensive and culturally competent services to clients so they can thrive and realize their full potential. It is our overall goal to enhance the quality of life for individuals and families.
Is it time for the first step? Today, decide that you are ready to move forward with the rest of your life. As a holistic solution focused therapist, I value providing a supportive and empowering therapeutic experience that will enlighten and enhance your life. Although challenges will surface, we will work together to provide resilience and resolve. Utilizing complementary therapeutic approaches and techniques, we will work to identify past and present challenges and perspectives that prevent you from being the "best you" possible.
Is it time for the first step? Today, decide that you are ready to move forward with the rest of your life. As a holistic solution focused therapist, I value providing a supportive and empowering therapeutic experience that will enlighten and enhance your life. Although challenges will surface, we will work together to provide resilience and resolve. Utilizing complementary therapeutic approaches and techniques, we will work to identify past and present challenges and perspectives that prevent you from being the "best you" possible.
Do you have a vision for your life but feel limited by your self-doubting beliefs and habits? Would you like to get more out of life than what you have experienced so far? Oprah Winfrey once said, “The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.” In order to do this we have to overcome blocks to our fullest potential. Together, we can tap into your inner power to become a conscious creator of your life. Hidden within you are the tools to create your dream life, career and relationship that may currently feel out of reach.
Do you have a vision for your life but feel limited by your self-doubting beliefs and habits? Would you like to get more out of life than what you have experienced so far? Oprah Winfrey once said, “The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.” In order to do this we have to overcome blocks to our fullest potential. Together, we can tap into your inner power to become a conscious creator of your life. Hidden within you are the tools to create your dream life, career and relationship that may currently feel out of reach.
Have you forgotten who you are after being caught in the cycle of chronic people-pleasing, consistently prioritizing others' needs over your own? Perhaps you're a working professional woman seeking support in establishing healthy boundaries and rediscovering yourself. I am here to offer you a safe space to unravel and restructure past patterns, fostering a more balanced and healthier perspective.
Have you forgotten who you are after being caught in the cycle of chronic people-pleasing, consistently prioritizing others' needs over your own? Perhaps you're a working professional woman seeking support in establishing healthy boundaries and rediscovering yourself. I am here to offer you a safe space to unravel and restructure past patterns, fostering a more balanced and healthier perspective.
Shatoni Hill
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bowie, MD 20716 (Online Only)
Ms. Hill’s therapeutic approach is to provide support and counseling to help clients effectively address personal life challenges by being both nurturing and direct, displaying patience with the treatment process and providing a safe space for patients to process their vulnerabilities.
Ms. Hill’s therapeutic approach is to provide support and counseling to help clients effectively address personal life challenges by being both nurturing and direct, displaying patience with the treatment process and providing a safe space for patients to process their vulnerabilities.
I work best with clients ready to make a change but haven't yet figured out the best course of action. My agency name, Inertia Counseling, is founded on the notion that if we are stuck emotionally, we tend to stay stuck emotionally unless we make a conscious effort to change. Like Newton's Law of Inertia, once we start our process of changing how we think and act, that change gathers momentum and we can really change our lives for the better. Get moving... Stay moving... Change your life!
I work best with clients ready to make a change but haven't yet figured out the best course of action. My agency name, Inertia Counseling, is founded on the notion that if we are stuck emotionally, we tend to stay stuck emotionally unless we make a conscious effort to change. Like Newton's Law of Inertia, once we start our process of changing how we think and act, that change gathers momentum and we can really change our lives for the better. Get moving... Stay moving... Change your life!
Nikole R. Jiggetts
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCSW-C, RPT-S, CTP
Verified Verified
Bowie, MD 20716 (Online Only)
As an LCSW, Registered Play Therapist and Certified Trauma Practitioner, I enjoy helping individuals overcome their problems. I have been working with children, adolescents and their families for over 20 years and utilize expressive therapies, including art, play and yoga, to help them heal. Since the pandemic, I have shifted my focus towards working more with adults, parents and teens who experience anxiety, or are recovering from trauma or have symptoms of depression. Many of my clients desire guidance in life transitions and self love. I have since extended my practice to the Northern VA and Maryland area.
As an LCSW, Registered Play Therapist and Certified Trauma Practitioner, I enjoy helping individuals overcome their problems. I have been working with children, adolescents and their families for over 20 years and utilize expressive therapies, including art, play and yoga, to help them heal. Since the pandemic, I have shifted my focus towards working more with adults, parents and teens who experience anxiety, or are recovering from trauma or have symptoms of depression. Many of my clients desire guidance in life transitions and self love. I have since extended my practice to the Northern VA and Maryland area.
Ready Set Grow
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW-C, LICSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Bowie, MD 20715 (Online Only)
Let's face it; life can be stressful. Are you feeling overwhelmed with family or work? Taking on more responsibilities than you're capable of managing? Are you caught in the middle of caring for your aging parents while raising your own children and feeling crushed by the pressure? Tired of yelling or simply being frustrated with those you love the most?
Let's face it; life can be stressful. Are you feeling overwhelmed with family or work? Taking on more responsibilities than you're capable of managing? Are you caught in the middle of caring for your aging parents while raising your own children and feeling crushed by the pressure? Tired of yelling or simply being frustrated with those you love the most?
MPB Group, Inc-An Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
Counselor, LCPC, DCC
Verified Verified
Bowie, MD 20715
MPB Group Inc is an outpatient mental health clinic in Columbia and Bowie, MD. We have a diverse team of empathic mental health professionals who specialize in trauma, depression, anxiety, family/couples work and psychedelic assisted treatment via retreats in Jamaica. Please check out our website www.mpbhealth.com or www.healingescapesfoundation.org for more information. Register online or call us at 410-730-2385 for more info!
MPB Group Inc is an outpatient mental health clinic in Columbia and Bowie, MD. We have a diverse team of empathic mental health professionals who specialize in trauma, depression, anxiety, family/couples work and psychedelic assisted treatment via retreats in Jamaica. Please check out our website www.mpbhealth.com or www.healingescapesfoundation.org for more information. Register online or call us at 410-730-2385 for more info!
Lakeea Brown
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bowie, MD 20715 (Online Only)
Have you been overwhelmed with life stressors? Are you dealing with stress, depression, anxiety, trauma and other issues that have caused you to feel down? You're not alone... Let me help you work through this process. With my experience in working with adults, I will provide a non-judgmental, therapeutic environment where you can come feel comfortable to vent your feelings and de-stress. We will focus on you, self care and relaxation strategies. Let's explore your feelings in a natural, therapeutic way! I look forward to meeting with you.
Have you been overwhelmed with life stressors? Are you dealing with stress, depression, anxiety, trauma and other issues that have caused you to feel down? You're not alone... Let me help you work through this process. With my experience in working with adults, I will provide a non-judgmental, therapeutic environment where you can come feel comfortable to vent your feelings and de-stress. We will focus on you, self care and relaxation strategies. Let's explore your feelings in a natural, therapeutic way! I look forward to meeting with you.
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Chandra Davis | Mind Body Art Therapy
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, ATR-BC, LCPC-S, LPC, LCPAT, ATCS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Bowie, MD 20720 (Online Only)
Georgia O'Keeffe once said, "To create one's own world in any of the arts takes courage." Our practice has both art therapists and counselors (licensed in MD and DC), we understand the courage it takes to create a better life for yourself using comprehensive care. In addition, the integrated healing and creative processes provide a holistic approach to personal expression, growth and development. Whether your goals are managing depression, anxiety, and/or stress, enhancing your relationships, or creating a greater sense of stability and control in your life, we are confident we can provide you with the guidance and support you need.
Georgia O'Keeffe once said, "To create one's own world in any of the arts takes courage." Our practice has both art therapists and counselors (licensed in MD and DC), we understand the courage it takes to create a better life for yourself using comprehensive care. In addition, the integrated healing and creative processes provide a holistic approach to personal expression, growth and development. Whether your goals are managing depression, anxiety, and/or stress, enhancing your relationships, or creating a greater sense of stability and control in your life, we are confident we can provide you with the guidance and support you need.
Anna Mills
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, LCPAT, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
Bowie, MD 20716
My ideal client is willing to participate in a journey of learning and self-discovery. They may be struggling with some aspect of their life, mental illness, family/social conflict, or may want to know themselves better. The ultimate goal would fit their vision for their best self and sense of happiness.
My ideal client is willing to participate in a journey of learning and self-discovery. They may be struggling with some aspect of their life, mental illness, family/social conflict, or may want to know themselves better. The ultimate goal would fit their vision for their best self and sense of happiness.
Shining in the Shadows: Counseling Services, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bowie, MD 20716
You've taken the awesome first step, of many more to come, on the quest to becoming a healthier, more balanced you. Over the past several years I've provided counseling and treatment support to individuals, groups, parents, families, and children through adulthood who have experienced trauma. Through working with this resilient population, I've gained a wealth of knowledge in early childhood trauma and its reverberating effect on one’s life, and relationships shared with others. This understanding assists with providing services to adults who've experienced trauma at an early age, who may still be attempting to reconcile past pain.
You've taken the awesome first step, of many more to come, on the quest to becoming a healthier, more balanced you. Over the past several years I've provided counseling and treatment support to individuals, groups, parents, families, and children through adulthood who have experienced trauma. Through working with this resilient population, I've gained a wealth of knowledge in early childhood trauma and its reverberating effect on one’s life, and relationships shared with others. This understanding assists with providing services to adults who've experienced trauma at an early age, who may still be attempting to reconcile past pain.
Melody Carol Fancher
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Bowie, MD 20715
Are you feeling stuck, unmotivated, or having negative thoughts, worries, and low self-worth? Are you feeling overwhelmed with anxiety or sadness and need to find peace and a sense of well-being? Do you want to gain insight and strategies to help you manage life issues to become genuinely content and healthy. Do you seek to improve your self-esteem and mood, allowing you to enjoy life & relationships more? I am a licensed mental health counselor and educator with experience working with additional training in experiential therapies.
Are you feeling stuck, unmotivated, or having negative thoughts, worries, and low self-worth? Are you feeling overwhelmed with anxiety or sadness and need to find peace and a sense of well-being? Do you want to gain insight and strategies to help you manage life issues to become genuinely content and healthy. Do you seek to improve your self-esteem and mood, allowing you to enjoy life & relationships more? I am a licensed mental health counselor and educator with experience working with additional training in experiential therapies.
My ideal client is prepared to engage in therapy and commit to the work, even when challenges arise. I seek clients who are dedicated to their healing journey and have a long-term vision of achieving independence and self-sufficiency rather than developing a co-dependent relationship with their therapist. I take a holistic approach to healing and work best with clients who are open to examining the environmental factors, behaviors, relationships, and experiences that shape their everyday lives and current state.
My ideal client is prepared to engage in therapy and commit to the work, even when challenges arise. I seek clients who are dedicated to their healing journey and have a long-term vision of achieving independence and self-sufficiency rather than developing a co-dependent relationship with their therapist. I take a holistic approach to healing and work best with clients who are open to examining the environmental factors, behaviors, relationships, and experiences that shape their everyday lives and current state.
Do you think you may have ADHD or Autism? Have you struggled to assert boundaries at work, with family, & partners? Have you felt curious about exploring different pronouns and gender identity? Do you feel bad that you have a disability and don't know how to tell your friends that you can't do certain activities? You may have goals to tell your friends your preferred pronouns. Goals to get a diagnosis for your disability & curious about medication, goals to reevaluate your relationship with cannabis/alcohol. You may feel shame & anger about your childhood & the way your parents handled your behavior.
Do you think you may have ADHD or Autism? Have you struggled to assert boundaries at work, with family, & partners? Have you felt curious about exploring different pronouns and gender identity? Do you feel bad that you have a disability and don't know how to tell your friends that you can't do certain activities? You may have goals to tell your friends your preferred pronouns. Goals to get a diagnosis for your disability & curious about medication, goals to reevaluate your relationship with cannabis/alcohol. You may feel shame & anger about your childhood & the way your parents handled your behavior.
Are you struggling with anxious feelings? Facing difficult times, need coping skills, transitioning, and need additional support because you feel no one understands. Look no further, as I may be the therapist for you! I believe in practicing holistically: "We must understand Part A before we can heal Part B." I hope to be a great passenger on your journey to your wellness goals.
Are you struggling with anxious feelings? Facing difficult times, need coping skills, transitioning, and need additional support because you feel no one understands. Look no further, as I may be the therapist for you! I believe in practicing holistically: "We must understand Part A before we can heal Part B." I hope to be a great passenger on your journey to your wellness goals.
Channing Clark
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bowie, MD 20718 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I believe that sometimes experiences in life can taint one’s genuine self and cause them to develop defense mechanisms that prevent their true nature from being shared with the world. My passion is to help women navigate through life’s experiences and difficulties in order to embrace and nurture their true identity. I specialize in working with women who feel stuck unpack their past and uncover their healing.
I believe that sometimes experiences in life can taint one’s genuine self and cause them to develop defense mechanisms that prevent their true nature from being shared with the world. My passion is to help women navigate through life’s experiences and difficulties in order to embrace and nurture their true identity. I specialize in working with women who feel stuck unpack their past and uncover their healing.
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Expressive Arts Therapists
What happens in expressive arts therapy?
In an expressive arts therapy session, the therapist will provide the space and materials necessary to encourage the client to express themselves creatively. These can include art supplies, musical instruments, a journal, a camera, and more. The therapist offers careful guidance throughout the creative process, often noticing and talking about psychological issues as they arise. Many clients also benefit from the mind-body connection—the physical act of making art can help them feel more grounded and present.
How long does expressive arts therapy take?
An expressive arts therapy session will typically last between 50 minutes and an hour. Group sessions may run longer. Sometimes, a client might only need one or two sessions of expressive arts therapy in conjunction with talk therapy to resolve a psychological issue. Others might find a fixed number of sessions over the course of either weeks or months to be beneficial. The duration depends on the client and their individual needs and goals for therapy.
How does expressive arts therapy help children?
Creativity is an important part of normal child development. Expressive arts therapy proves a safe outlet for child clients to learn to identify their emotions and express them in healthy ways. In expressive arts therapy, children can build their self-esteem, discover more about their personality and strengths, and feel a sense of normalcy in an otherwise chaotic world. This therapeutic approach can be particularly helpful for children with developmental disabilities, autism, ADHD, speech impairments, and other conditions.
What are the limitations of expressive arts therapy?
Sometimes individuals have physical limitations that can affect their ability to express themselves artistically in certain mediums. For example, someone with hearing problems might find it difficult to make music. Sickness and mobility issues can make some types of art physically inaccessible (e.g., sculpting, dancing, etc.). Sometimes, clients are overly skeptical and have trouble letting go and engaging with the creative process. Individuals who require a higher level of care may be better served with other types of therapy.