01/21/2026
This new year is bringing fresh excitement for my work as a therapist. I often struggle with a perceived split between creative arts therapy and verbal psychotherapy--an all or nothing kind of dilemma! As I FINALLY got paneled with Anthem Medicaid (it only took a literal year of waiting), I realize I am finally crossing the threshold to practicing fully independently. I have started to feel space within, as I realize this is merely the beginning of my journey as a fully licensed creative arts psychotherapist. I won't stop learning about embodied arts therapies, nor will I stop learning about depth-oriented and transpersonal models of therapy. I will continue to connect with my communities of support and nurturance as I come up against new dilemmas and growing edges. Sometimes it has felt lonely along the way, but I am realizing we are all on this journey of being human, learning, and growing, and the art of therapy is really listening, asking questions, making space for that journey to unfold. There are no right answers and there is no reason to to know it all. Sometimes I struggle in my own process, but I am finding that returning again and again to making that space for myself and others is the only way forward. And I am excited for it!
