Sometimes in art therapy, your therapist might sit alongside you and make art too. This isn’t to take the spotlight—it’s a way of saying you’re not alone here. Creating together can make it easier to begin, soften the space between you, and help you feel truly seen and supported.

It is hard to live with chronic illness. We don't always want to talk about it. On days like this Art therapy helps us to see and say it differently, without words and in a way that is fresh even for us.

You don’t need to be well to go to therapy. Bring your slowness, your fogginess, your silence — it’s all welcome. Art therapy can meet you exactly as you are, even on the hardest chronic illness days.

Meaningful art can be made from basic tools. I offer a list of simple art supplies to bring with you to your online art therapy sessions.