East Bay Art Therapy, 55 Santa Clara Avenue Suite 220, Oakland, CA (2026)

04/09/2026

Did you know EBAT offers professional development training? 🎨

Recently, Tonia, our Founder of EBAT, did her “Therapeutic Art Making in Clinical Practice for Non-Art Therapists” training for the City of Berkeley for clinical interns!

She supported Mental Health Clinicians to bring art into sessions in an ethical and effective way with clients. She provided education on how art can be an avenue to give clients a different and non-threatening way to express themselves.

🖌️ In this training, Tonia went over the history of art therapy & the psychology behind the creative process, shared case examples, and gave participants hands-on experience with art-making directives.

This training does not make you an Art Therapist, but it will equip you with practical skills and activities to ethically incorporate into your practice, in helping you build rapport and enrich the therapeutic relationship.

📥 If you are interested in bringing this training to your organization, practice or school for professional development, learn more on our website (link in bio) and email Tonia@eastbayarttherapy.com.

04/02/2026

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” 🎨

– Vincent van Gogh

🎤 That voice… the one that says you’re not creative enough,
not good enough, not ready.

We hear it all the time in the therapy room.

And here’s the truth.

Art therapy isn’t about being “good” at art. It’s about giving that inner voice somewhere to go… so it no longer runs the show.

Through color, shape, texture, and symbolism, what feels stuck inside begins to move.

What feels overwhelming begins to make sense.
What feels silenced begins to have a voice.

🖌️At EBAT, we use art therapy as a powerful, supportive process to help you:

• Release internal pressure & emotional buildup
• Access & express what words can’t fully capture
• Build self-trust & confidence in your inner voice
• Move through self-doubt & limiting beliefs
• Reconnect with your creativity & sense of self

You don’t need to be an artist.
You just need a willingness to begin.

The moment you create anyway… is the moment something shifts.

🖤 Learn more about our art therapy services at eastbayarttherapy.com.

🩷 Schedule a Therapist Matching Call to get started today.

03/31/2026

Looking for Art Therapy Supervision?

Join our EBAT Art Therapy Group Supervision! 🎨

Lauren Chester facilitates for art therapists working toward their ATR.

With over 15 years of clinical experience across diverse populations, Lauren offers a space that is neurodivergent-affirming, LGBTQIA+ inclusive, decolonial, disability-justice oriented, and grounded in trauma-informed and social-justice practices.

🖌️ Together, supervisees:

• Engage in clinical case consultation
• Explore transference & countertransference
• Strengthen boundaries between personal & professional life
• Develop self-care strategies for compassion fatigue & vicarious trauma
• Deepen their professional identity as art therapists
• Create and process personal response art
• Receive feedback on client artwork & session materials

Lauren brings thoughtful guidance, practical resources, & nuanced feedback to support your growth, while allowing sessions to flow organically based on what you need most in the moment.

🖌️ Virtual Group Sessions meet on Mondays 5pm to 6:30pm

If you’re looking for supervision that is expansive, grounded, and truly supportive of your evolution as a therapist, this is your space.

👉 Learn more & Sign up
www.eastbayarttherapy.com

03/26/2026

Looking for therapeutic ways to Self Care? Here is your chance to explore your clinical role as a therapist in a deeper way!

Art Making for Clinician Self-Care and Processing Clinical Work with Clients is designed specifically for mental health professionals who want practical, experiential tools to manage burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma.

🎨 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂:
• Process countertransference
• Explore your professional identity
• Clarify where your own experiences may be influencing your clinical lens
• Develop sustainable self-care practices
• Strengthen your emotional resilience as a clinician

🖌️ 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹:
• Understand the difference between Art Therapy and Therapeutic Art Making
• Learn the differences between burnout, compassion stress, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma
• Identify which art materials best support different emotional states
• Experience 1 guided art process for working through a challenging client relationship
• Learn 3 art-based practices you can use independently for self-c𝘢re & clinical processing

Friday, May 29, 2026
10am–1pm
Virtual via Zoom

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 eastbayarttherapy.com

𝗢r 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮@𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

03/17/2026

New Staff Alert! ⚡ Join us in welcoming her to the team!

Jen Burkett (she/her) is an Art Therapist who has always been an artist and one of her earliest memories is coloring with her grandmother in an Alice in Wonderland coloring book that was bigger than she was. Jen is a white, middle-aged, cis-gender woman who has lived in rural and urban Pennsylvania, London, the San Francisco Bay area and northern Virginia.

Becoming an art therapist was a career change for her that fully embraced the parts of her that she discovered could support others through art and creativity. Jen studied art therapy at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. She holds the ATR-P certification and LPC-R licensure in Virginia.

Jen embraces a client-centered approach that is rooted in connection. She believes it is important to be flexible, open, soft and stable. The theories she relies on are relational models informed by attachment theory and liberation psychologies aligning with a culturally humble approach to counseling and art therapy.

Jen is passionate about incorporating neuroscience and psychoeducation in sessions. She believes that one of the amazing things about art therapy is meeting therapeutic goals through experiences that are based in movement, the senses, symbolism and creativity in addition to cognitive and emotional processing.

Jen has specific training in trauma-informed and trauma-focused approaches, and she integrate aspects of ACT and DBT in her clinical work. Jen has experience working in schools, community arts, partial hospitalization and clinic settings.

When Jen is not working, you can find her visiting museums, cooking, tending to a community garden plot, and daydreaming about travel. She also loves reading speculative fiction and her favorite personal art mediums are painting and print making.

Jennifer works off-site for EBAT facilitating art therapy groups at Sutter Health Mills Peninsula Medical Center (Adult & Adolescent Psychiatric Units) in San Mateo, CA.

ATR-P #25-556
Supervised by Lauren Chester, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT

03/12/2026

Ever wondered if Art Therapy is the right career for you?

Or what it actually takes to become an Art Therapist? 🎨

This training provides a detailed overview of the steps it takes to become an art therapist for people in all stages of their educational or professional journey.

So whether your a prospective student or a mental health clinician or just a curious individual, join us!

🖌️ Participants will learn:

• What art therapy is and its history
• The difference between Art Therapy and Therapeutic Art Making / Facilitation
• Educational requirements to become an art therapist starting with undergraduate studies
• How to become an art therapist if you already are a master’s level therapist
• Credentialing requirements after an art therapy master’s program is completed
• Places where art therapists work and populations they serve
Participants will also engage in four art therapy directives to experience the process and learn how art therapists understand clients through these activities.

You will leave this training with clear next steps if you choose to pursue a career in art therapy.

Friday, May 29, 2026
10 AM – 1 PM PST
Virtual via Zoom

Facilitated by Tonia Herrero,
MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, ATCS (she/her)

Participants will receive a supply list in advance.

This training is for anyone at any stage in their education or professional development who is curious about art therapy and what it takes to become one.

👉 Sign up through the link in our bio on our website. eastbayarttherapy

03/05/2026

New Staff Alert! ⚡

Coco Yu (she/her) is an Art Therapist and an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT). She earned her master's degree in Marriage & Family Therapy with a specialization in art therapy from the Dominican University of California and is currently pursuing a PhD in Art Therapy.

Coco is an art therapist dedicated to culturally responsive and socially conscious care. She identifies as a Chinese immigrant, a woman of color, and an artist. Born and raised in China, she migrated twice: first to South Africa and later to California in 2017, which deeply informs her understanding of identity, belonging, & cross-cultural lived experience.

Coco’s therapeutic approach is integrative, empowering, and client-centered. Her work is grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC), and somatic and trauma-informed practices.

She brings a therapeutic presence that is empowering, direct, playful, & reflective, while maintaining a safe and attuned space for exploration. Coco incorporates body-based awareness, mindfulness, & diverse art-making processes to support emotional regulation, meaning-making, & psychological flexibility.

Coco is dedicated to serving BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ clients, high-achieving students & professionals, immigrants, & artists navigating complex internal and external pressures.

Her clinical interests include anxiety, trauma, and complex trauma, transgenerational and immigration-related trauma, emotional regulation, identity exploration, perfectionism, academic and career pressures, cultural identity, depression, body image, self-esteem, attention and focus challenges, family dynamics, life transitions, loneliness, and neurodiversity.

Coco is available to see individuals ages 4 and up, both virtually and at our Oakland office, on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Coco offers therapy in both English and Chinese.

👉 If you are interested in working with Coco, visit our website, eastbayarttherapy, link in bio to schedule a therapist matching call today!

ATR-P (National)
AMFT #160385 (CA)
Supervised by Ingrid Jimenez, LMFT #77368

03/04/2026

Thanks to KQED for having us facilitate an Arts-Based Wellness Workshop for their team! We had a blast supporting your team! 🫶

Did you know? At EBAT, we offer Arts-Based Wellness Workshops designed to help teams regulate, reconnect, and restore.

🎨 Facilitated by a Creative Arts Therapist, our workshops combine creativity with practical coping tools to support real workplace challenges.

🖌️ Our workshop themes include:

• General Employee Wellness
• Coping with Vicarious Trauma for Healthcare & Frontline Workers
• Self-Care Strategies, Work-Life Balance, & Burnout Prevention
• Enhancing Creativity and Innovation
• Team Cohesion and Healthy Communication
• Grief Processing
• Anxiety and Stress Management
• Cultural Competency and Diversity

Each workshop is tailored to your team’s unique needs.

🖌️ Through arts-based practices, teams can:

• Decrease work-related stress
• Prevent burnout
• Strengthen communication
• Reduce conflict
• Increase collaboration
• Process grief in a supportive space
• Build emotional intelligence
• Develop practical coping tools for triggers that arise on the job
• Maintain a healthier work-life balance

😀 Shout out again to , and we look forward to supporting you all and other organizations that would like to experience this.

We offer a complimentary 30-minute consultation to understand your organization’s goals and challenges to tailor to the unique needs of your workplace & team!

👉 Inquire to learn more about workshop rates and customization options (link in bio).

https://eastbayarttherapy.com/workplace-wellness

02/26/2026

Perfectionism keeping you stuck? 🫤

Make. It. Easy.

👉 Try this instead to combat your perfectionism tendencies!

𝟰 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺:

1. Explore clay with your eyes closed.
Let your hands move without a plan. Open your eyes and keep the form exactly as it is.

2. Draw with your non-dominant hand.
Abstract, nature, portrait. Let it feel awkward. Build tolerance for imperfection.

3. Make an unfinished art piece.
Create… and intentionally stop before it feels complete. Display it as a reminder that unfinished is still worthy.

4. Make an intentional mistake.
Add a “wrong” mark, wrinkle the paper, spill water. Then incorporate it into the art.

Perfectionism softens through practice, building tolerance & resilience, not pressure. 🌈

🔖 Save this for the next time you feel stuck.

➡️ Follow East Bay Art Therapy for Creative Resources, Art Therapy Awareness, & Services.

02/24/2026

High school can feel overwhelming. 🫤

The pressure, identity shifts, friend drama & late night overthinking can be too much!

Trying to figure out who you are while everything keeps changing can be a lot to handle!

We’re here so you don’t have to do it alone.

🎨 Join a creative art therapy group where you get to:

• Express what you’re really feeling
• Make art without needing to be “good” at it
• Talk about real life stuff in a safe space
• Build coping tools that actually work
• Explore identity, gender, sexuality, and self-worth
• Feel supported by people who get it

🖌️ This group is for girls, genderqueer, nonbinary, and trans teens ages 14 to 18 who are in High School.

We combine art making, journaling, and talk therapy to help manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the emotional ups and downs of navigating life.

Closed 10-week group
Sundays 5:30 to 7:00 pm
In person in Oakland at East Bay Art Therapy’s Office
Limited to 8 participants

We start on March 15th

👉 Sign up by going to our website:
www.eastbayarttherapy.com/groups

Link in Bio. Spots are limited.

02/19/2026

You hold space for others every day.
But where do you process what you hold?

Art Making for Clinician Self-Care and Processing Clinical Work with Clients is designed specifically for mental health professionals who want practical, experiential tools to manage burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma.

🎨 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂:
• Process countertransference
• Explore your professional identity
• Clarify where your own experiences may be influencing your clinical lens
• Develop sustainable self-care practices
• Strengthen your emotional resilience as a clinician

🖌️ 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹:
• Understand the difference between Art Therapy and Therapeutic Art Making
• Learn the differences between burnout, compassion stress, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma
• Identify which art materials best support different emotional states
• Experience 1 guided art process for working through a challenging client relationship
• Learn 3 art-based practices you can use independently for self-c𝘢re & clinical processing

Facilitated by Tonia Herrero, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, ATCS

💢 This training is open to professionals doing direct clinical work, including LMFTs, AMFTs, LPCCs, APCCs, LCSWs, ACSWs, psychologists, school counselors, psychiatrists, PMHNPs, and current practicum students.

Friday, May 29, 2026
10am–2pm
Virtual via Zoom

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝗢r 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮@𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

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