Art Therapy - Counseling Karen Misseldine ATR, LMHC

07/11/2025

05/01/2024

Spring 2024 Art Therapy Groups - BEGIN THIS FRIDAY!

~ for inspiration and discovery

Ages 18 & up ~ All supplies provided ~ All levels of art ability welcome!

*Spontaneous Art for Possibility* - to cultivate curiosity

FRIDAYS from 10:30-12:00
May 3, 17 & 31
$120. for the three sessions

May 3, 17 & 31 - Ignite your Creative Side! Increase curiosity and befriend our inner critic with playful art expression. Enjoy connecting with others while creatively experiencing skills such as mindfulness, distress tolerance and compassion.

May 3 - String and Ink Creations - Make spontaneous elegant and expressive creations with string and ink to embellish with chalk pastel to bring out the expressive story.

*Monthly Monday Mandalas* - Meditative healing circle art

MONDAYS 5:00-6:30 May 13, June 3

$45./session

May 13th - Emergence Mandala
Embracing the new and welcoming what’s coming up. We will creatively reflect on something emerging in our lives while tending to balance in order to not overdue in this season of energy.

June 3th - Igniting the Inner Fire Mandala
Recognizing the possibilities when we hold opposing emotions simultaneously. We will create this mandala with imagery of earth, fire, water and air with mixed media materials.

All Group Sessions are held at 314 West Main St., Decorah, IA

To Pre-register call or email: Karen Misseldine, Art Therapist, LMHC

at (563) 419-1105 or karenmisseldine@gmail.com

There is still time to sign up! Please email call or text me by Thursday if you are interested in Igniting Your Creative Side!

Hope you can join us!

(Please feel free to share with anyone who is needing some creative spark!)

Creatively,
Art Therapy - Counseling Karen Misseldine ATR, LMHC

01/08/2024

Monthly Monday Mandalas
Mondays 5:00-6:30
Jan. 15, Feb. 5, Mar. 4

$45./session or all Three sessions for $120.

All supplies provided ~ All levels of art ability welcome!

In this meditative, mindful and creative practice we plan to have fun, feel awake and energized while playing with a variety of art materials.
We will be using the form of a circle to express moments of AWE ~ experiences of calm, connected and playfulness to embody beauty in the ordinary.

All Group Sessions are held at 314 West Main St., Decorah, IA

To pre-register
Call or email:
Karen Misseldine
(563) 419-1105
karenmisseldine@gmail.com

Art Therapy Counseling ~ Karen Misseldine, ATR, LMHC

04/22/2023

Spring/Summer 2023 ART & SOUL Workshops

Have fun - get messy - make healing art!
All supplies included! All levels of artistic abilities are welcome!

To Register: Call or email Karen Misseldine at (563)419-1105 or karenmisseldine@gmail.com

2nd and 4th Fridays in May and June 2023
10:00-11:30 am
FRIDAY May 12th & 26th and June 9th & 23rd

$160.00 for all four Friday May and June sessions

Befriending Our Nervous System - Become more aware of how our body affects our emotions and how our emotions affect our body with mixed media materials including papier mache’.

We will explore Polyvagal concepts and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills to increase our ability to understand what is beneath our emotions and our reactions to them so we can more clearly communicate our emotional experiences to others.

Monthly - Intuitive Collage Cards
4:00-5:30 pm
THURSDAY May 18th, June 15th & July 20th

$45.00/90 min. session or $120.00 for all three Thursday Collage Card Sessions

Intuitive Collage Cards (for beginners and repeating members) - Begin or add to your deck of Intuitive Collage Cards. We will play with images and make small Collage Cards to tap into your inner wisdom and inspire deeper self-compassion while creatively connecting with others.

Art Therapy Counseling ~ Karen Misseldine ATR, LMHC
314 West Main St., Decorah, IA karenmisseldine@gmail.com 563.419.1105

01/08/2023

Winter 2023 ART & SOUL Workshops
~to chase the winter blues away~

All supplies included! No art experience required!

To Register call or email Karen Misseldine at (563)419-1105 or karenmisseldine@gmail.com

4th Monday of the Month 4:00-5:30 Jan. 23, Feb. 20 & Mar. 20
$45.00/90 min. session or $120.00 for all three Monday Collage Card Sessions

Letting Go and Letting In - with Cornerstone Collage Cards. Kick off the New Year by beginning your deck of Collage Cards. We will play with images and make small Collage Cards to prompt creativity and inspiration for the New Year.

Every other Friday 10:00-11:30am in February and March 2023
$45.00/90 min. session or $200.00 for all five Feb. & Mar. sessions.

Feb. 3rd - Body Heat Meditation and art for warming up and facing the winter.

Feb. 17th - Befriending Our Nervous System. We will creatively map out our Autonomic Nervous Systems to get to know our Vagus Nerve, the largest nerve in our body and develop ways to stay connected to our calm, alert, mindful selves.

Mar. 3rd - More Befriending Our Nervous System. Become more aware of how our body affects our emotions and how our emotions affect our body by continuing to develop our creative nervous systems maps.

Mar. 17th - Supporting Inner Strength and Resilience. Through guided imagery and art expression we will practice creating a friendly space for whatever is there - in the body in the moment.

Mar. 31st - Putting It All Together. We will respond with art to what we have learned and how we want to incorporate it into our lives for continued healing and resilience and to face a world of uncertainty.

Art Therapy Counseling ~ Karen Misseldine ATR, LMHC
314 West Main St., Decorah, IA karenmisseldine@gmail.com 563.419.1105

04/27/2020

I am offering Telehealth video and phone therapy. It's a great option to connect and feel better!
Call me at (563)419-1105 and we can set up a session.
Yes! Art Therapy is possible during this time of social distancing! I incorporated EMDR and mindfulness based approaches as well to help you integrate skills to navigate challenges including anxiety, depression and trauma.

03/23/2020

flower, mountain, water, space........From Thich Nhat Hanh

Breathing in, I see myself as flower. Breathing out, I feel fresh. Flower, Fresh.

Breathing in, I see myself as a mountain. Breathing out, I feel solid. Mountain, Solid.

Breathing in, I see myself as still water. Breathing out, I reflect things as they truly are. Water, Reflecting.

Breathing in, I see myself as space. Breathing out, I feel free. Space, Free.

I invite you to put the four elements of this meditation into mandala expressions.
Start with a circle. I like to use small, approximately 6"x6" squares for my mandalas.
You can use any kind of paper you have. Paper from brown paper sacks are great with colored pencils, oil pastels, chalk pastels. Or try paint. Feel free to use any medium you desire or have at your disposal.

During this time of social distancing I am offering Telehealth therapy. It's a great option to connect! Please call me at (563)419-1105 and we can set up a session and talk about my fee options.