Art and Therapy ATX - Austin

09/04/2023

10/03/2021

Free food delivered to you! The Central Texas Food Bank, in partnership with the Austin Public Health Neighborhood Services Unit and Amazon.com, is expanding the Home Delivery Program! 🍓

This program is open to households with children or with adults ages 60+, individuals with a disability, veterans + active military. Participants must live in Travis Co., be in need of food assistance, + experiencing barriers to attending in-person food distributions.

To find out if you are eligible and/or to enroll in the program, contact a Neighborhood Center near you. 📌http://austintexas.gov/department/neighborhood-centers

Each box will weigh about 30 lbs + contain self stable groceries such as:

👉Oatmeal

👉Pasta

👉Masa Corn Flour

👉Dried Beans

👉Canned Protein

👉Canned Fruits + Veggies

05/26/2021

12/22/2020

I was interviewed about the holiday blues!
Last part of the article - I talk about the importance of harnessing creativity when we are struggling 😊

For those who suffer mood disorders and mental illness, this year has especially been a nightmare and to add to that, the holidays often mean the unwanted gift of seasonal depression.Kelli Foulkrod, a transpersonal psychotherapist and trauma-informed yoga instructor based in Austin, has seen an incr...

11/14/2020

I will be posting videos both this weekend and next for the Austin Studio Tour! Tomorrow will be a video all about embroidery!
Stay tuned!!!

Art therapist and artist, Deann Acton talks about art challenges and how she uses them to practice mindfulness and letting go.

03/13/2020

Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty AFSP Share138.9KTweetShare By Doreen Marshall, Ph.D. Human beings like certainty. We are hard-wired to want to know what is happening when and to notice things that feel threatening to us. When things feel uncertain or when we don’t gene...

11/06/2019

So... who is coming to visit me during East?

10/22/2019

Last night in our DBT group we did our take on the DBT diary cards. We embellished and collaged journals and created sections for checking in, use of skills, self care, and gratitude. Distress Tolerance is one of my favorite things to talk about in these groups. In my own life, I know how much using positive coping strategies can help when we are faced with emotional overwhelm and distressing experiences. I love art therapy groups! And they are even more awesome when you add DBT!

10/11/2019

Artists are not the only ones participating in art therapy. From young to old, anyone and everyone can do it. With just a few paint brushes, crayons or markers, this type of psychotherapy can help diagnose mental disabilities, emotional trauma and can help individuals express what words cannot.

10/06/2019

Birthday Blog Post!

Yesterday was my birthday. I know that our culture enjoys it when women hide their age or become extremely despondent at the notion of growing another year older.  We are a culture that worships youth and equates getting older with something stale or distasteful.   But