Spotted Rabbit Studio

06/02/2026

Fresh on the Blog, Pride Edition💜🏳️‍🌈:

Finding the right therapist can feel vulnerable. Especially when you’re looking for someone who understands the nuances of LGBTQIA+ identity, safety, and lived experience.

In our newest blog, we explore some of the things that can help when searching for an affirming counselor, including questions to consider, what supportive care can look like, and why feeling safe and seen in therapy matters.

Many of our therapists are part of the community, so folks don't need to explain themselves when they come in. Here, it's an affirming, supportive, and safe studio space...all masks left at the door.

You deserve care that honors your full self. 🌈

Read more on our blog:
https://spottedrabbitstudio.com/finding-the-right-lgbtqia-counselor-in-rochester/

06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month from Spotted Rabbit Studio! 🌈💜

In honor of one of our favorite times of the year, we’d love to invite folks to join us for our Mental Health Day in Color next Sunday at Rochester Rainbow Union. LGBTQIA+ community members and allies are all welcome. We truly cannot wait for this 🎨✌🏳️‍🌈

Updates here: June Q***r Art Club: Mental Health Day in Color!

Swipe to check out some of the other wonderful events happening throughout this month and next! ✨

Be sure to grab a Spotted Rabbit Pride Bunny button and hand fan at our tables during select events--andsay hi to the team!

And stay tuned throughout June as we share a series of posts centered around LGBTQIA+ mental health, affirming care, community, creativity, and healing. Our LGBTQIA+ therapists will also be sharing insights, reflections, and supportive tools for navigating life’s challenges as members of the community themselves.

We’re so grateful to celebrate Pride alongside all of you🌈💜

05/31/2026

Today marks the final day of Mental Health Awareness Month, so we’re bringing you the last installment of our Sunday Scaries series 💚

This post explores:
• burnout & stress symptoms
• workplace accommodations
• FMLA & mental health leave
• emotional well-being at work
• signs something may need to change
• ways to advocate for yourself with compassion

Workplace stress and burnout are incredibly common, but struggling in silence shouldn’t have to be.

Many people don’t realize they may have workplace protections, accommodation rights, leave options, and mental health resources available to them. You deserve support, rest, and environments that recognize your humanity--not just your productivity.

Your mental health matters just as much as your work performance.

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And while Mental Health Awareness Month may be ending, these conversations are not.

Join us throughout June for Pride Month, where we’ll continue sharing LGBTQIA+ mental health resources, community support, and insights from LGBTQIA+ therapists—including tools and strategies for navigating day-to-day challenges with care, authenticity, and resilience. 🌈💚

05/30/2026

Many people who come to art therapy have already tried “pushing through.” Others have tried traditional talk therapy and are looking for an approach that feels more experiential, creative, embodied, or emotionally accessible.

At Spotted Rabbit Studio, art therapy combines creative expression, effective traditional talk therapies such as CBT, and conversation. Because sometimes words lead, and sometimes images do.

And if you’ve been wondering: "Okay… but how do I actually start therapy?”
We want the process to feel approachable.

Swipe through for a quick guide to financial support options, insurance information, and resources that may help make mental health care feel more accessible.💚

05/29/2026

Only TWO weeks away! You won't want to miss this🐶🐸🐰

Our Embroidered Pet Portrait Workshop is on Saturday, June 13! Unplug and spend the day with fellow pet-lovers in this cozy, creative retreat 🧵💛

In this heartfelt workshop, you’ll turn a favorite photo of your beloved pet into a stitched piece of art to treasure while stepping into a calm, creative space for a little escape from the everyday.

Join Sarah Beren, LCAT, at Spotted Rabbit Studio as she guides you through beginner-friendly embroidery stitches, including backstitch and several variations of the lazy daisy stitch, to add beautiful floral details to your iron-on pet portrait transfer (which Sarah will have prepared for you in advance)! 🐶🦜🐱🐰

Whether your companion is furry, feathered, scaly, or something else entirely, this class is all about honoring them with creativity, care, and a bit of “you” time along the way.✨

📅 Saturday, June 13 │ 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM

💛 Light brunch included (please let us know of any dietary preferences, and we’ll pick something up for you!)

📍 Spotted Rabbit Studio │ 2376 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618

✨ Learn more & reserve your spot:
https://spottedrabbitstudio.com/events/embroidered-pet-portrait-workshop/

05/29/2026

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Doha, Qatar: Art has always been a language beyond words, but in times of emotional strain that we all experience in our lives, it can become a lifeli...

05/28/2026

Our summer youth D&D group sold out quickly--and with a waitlist already forming, we wanted to make sure fellow adventurers knew about our upcoming Adult Dungeons & Dragons Retreat before spots disappear too.🚨

Join us on Saturday, August 8th, from 10 AM – 1 PM at our Monroe Avenue studio for a creative, immersive experience blending collaborative storytelling, role-play, imagination, and connection. Whether you’re brand new to D&D or a longtime player, this retreat offers a welcoming space to unplug, build confidence, problem-solve, and step into a world of shared adventure.

Led by Spotted Rabbit’s Kyle Lang, LCAT, this experience focuses on creativity, teamwork, and meaningful connection through guided gameplay...all in a supportive studio environment.

🎲 Beginners welcome
📍 Spotted Rabbit Studio | Monroe Avenue
✨Limited spots available

Learn more & reserve your seat:
spottedrabbitstudio.com/adult-dd-retreat/

05/27/2026

Mental health challenges don’t always look the way we expect them to. That's why often, the hardest part is figuring out what you're actually experiencing.

Anxiety can feel like irritability or exhaustion. ADHD can look like burnout or chronic overwhelm. OCD, social anxiety, disordered eating, and other struggles are often misunderstood--or missed entirely.💚

That’s why accessible mental health education matters. Mental Health America offers free, confidential mental health screening tools that can help you better understand what you may be experiencing and whether additional support could help: https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools/

These screenings include:
• ADHD
• anxiety
• social anxiety
• OCD
• depression
• bipolar disorder
• PTSD/trauma
• eating disorders
• substance use
• youth mental health
…and more.

Screenings are not diagnoses, but they can be a meaningful first step toward self-understanding, support, and care.

At Spotted Rabbit Studio, many of these experiences are also areas our therapists specialize in, including neurodivergence, anxiety, OCD, identity exploration, trauma, emotional regulation, and disordered eating support.

You do not need to have everything figured out before reaching out for help.
Healing sometimes begins with curiosity, language, and recognizing yourself in something for the first time.

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05/25/2026

Only a few spaces are remaining...and we’re thrilled by how many people are connecting with this topic!🎨

Back by popular demand: our High-Masking Neurodivergent Art Group! Summer session signups are open. This wonderfully unique class meets for 5 sessions, every other Thursday evening from 6:30-8:00 PM, July 2nd - August 27th.✨

A community favorite, our spring group reached full capacity with a waitlist, and summer spots are expected to fill quickly! Swipe through to check out previous projects.🖌️

Facilitated by Kamryn Aaronson, LCAT, this group is created for high-masking neurodivergent adults (Autism, ADHD, AuDHD) who attend independently and are looking for a space where they don’t have to perform, explain, or pretend. Self-diagnosed welcome also!

Together, we explore:
🎨 unmasking & authenticity
🧠 burnout, identity, and late diagnosis
💬 relationships, work, accommodations & daily life
🌿 reconnecting with who you actually are

Through guided and open art-making, participants build insight, connection, and self-understanding in a small, supportive, and affirming space. If you’ve been craving a place where people get it, this is it.💛

✨3- & 5-installment payment plans available
✨Limited spots
✨ Learn more & reserve your spot via easy online registration: spottedrabbitstudio.com/adult-neurodivergent-art-group/

Come as you are. Every hue of you is welcome.🎨🐰

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05/25/2026

Your Sunday Scaries Toolkit, Part 1 💚because your mental health matters at work, too. So, we’ve created a dedicated 2-part Sunday series.

As we know, workplace-related stress sometimes doesn’t just stop at the end of your workday. It can follow us home and impact our ability to focus on hobbies, self-care (yes, even like cooking a healthy dinner), relationships, and our capability to unplug and relax.

Many people don’t realize that mental health conditions can qualify for workplace accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). You may have workplace rights related to mental health if you are experiencing anxiety, burnout, depression, trauma-related stress, neurodivergence, or other mental health challenges that affect daily functioning.

Reasonable accommodations are adjustments that help employees perform their jobs safely and effectively...and many are low-cost or simple to implement.

Examples can include (find out more at the link below):
• flexible scheduling or remote work
• mental health leave or time for therapy appointments
• quieter workspaces or reduced distractions
• written instructions or task checklists
• supportive supervision and clearer communication
• additional breaks or modified workloads

Not everyone with a mental health condition needs accommodations—but for those who do, support should be individualized, collaborative, and responsive to real needs.

The more we dare to embrace and advocate for every part of ourselves--including our mental health and emotional capacity--the more we create space for others to do the same. 💚

Free workplace accommodation support and ADA information is also available through the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) and other disability advocacy organizations.

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https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/mental-health/maximizing-productivity-accommodations-for-employees-with-psychiatric-disabilities