Inner Canvas Counseling

06/02/2026

Confession: I may be the most hydrated therapist in North Dakota.

If you’ve ever met with me in person (or even virtually), you’ve probably noticed that I rarely arrive with just one beverage. Why have one drink when you can have three?

On any given day, my desk may feature:
☕ Coffee
🫖 Tea
💧 Water
🥤 Protein shake

Sometimes all at the same time.

Clients probably glance around and think, “How many drinks do you need?”

The answer is apparently: yes.

In my defense, I believe emotional support beverages are a legitimate therapeutic tool. While we work through life’s challenges, I may be strategically rotating between hydration, caffeine, and whatever mystery protein beverage seemed like a good idea that morning.

The good news is that this beverage enthusiasm extends to my clients, too. The office fridge is stocked with water, sparkling water, tea, caffeine, and other refreshments because therapy is hard enough without being thirsty.

So if you’re coming in for a session, know that you’ll be welcomed into a judgment-free zone… unless you’re trying to convince me that one beverage is enough.

That just sounds unrealistic.

05/10/2026

04/22/2026

For all the battles you’ve won that no one knows about…

The quiet ones.
The ones that didn’t get applause.
The moments you held yourself together when it would’ve been easier to fall apart.

That is resilience.

Not the highlight reel. Not the big, visible breakthroughs.
But the everyday courage to keep showing up — even when it’s hard, messy, or unseen.

If you’re in a season where it feels like no one notices how much effort it takes just to get through the day… this is your reminder:

It counts.
You count.
And your strength is real — even when it’s quiet.

Take a moment today to honor how far you’ve come. 💛

04/12/2026

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This might just look like storage… but at Inner Canvas Counseling, it’s so much more.
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Inside these cabinets and drawers are representations of moments of courage, grief, healing, growth, and everything in between. With around 100 clients on the caseload at any given moment, every single piece of artwork represents someone who showed up, trusted the process, and put something real onto the page.
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Maintaining this system with care and confidentiality is a responsibility I take seriously. Creating a space where all of this can be held safely, respectfully, and intentionally matters just as much as what happens in the session itself.
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This is one of the quiet parts of being an art therapist that people don’t always see… but one that I’m incredibly proud of it. It’s a behind-the-scenes part of the job that matters so much. Because caring for the artwork is part of caring for the person who created it.
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04/07/2026

Some days feel heavier than others. Some moments take more courage than anyone else can see.
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If today is one of those days, this is your reminder: you’ve got this. And you don’t have to do it alone.
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If you are needing support, space to process, or a place to reconnect with yourself, Inner Canvas Counseling is here.
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10/09/2025

As a friendly reminder, Inner Canvas Counseling is closed this week for attendance at the 56th Annual American Art Therapy Conference in Portland, OR. Looking forward to bringing back increased knowledge and new information for this very meaningful work! 💕

06/23/2025

In one of my favorite TED talks, Ingrid Fetell Lee shares her work in discovering some of the tangible roots of joy and identifies how we can all find it and create it. She explains that some things seem to create universal joy, and she does a beautiful job of explaining how we can incorporate joy into our daily lives. She says, “joy is an intense, momentary experience of positive emotion” and “the physical world can be a powerful resource in creating happier, healthier lives”.

Here are some of the images from Inner Canvas Counseling that bring me joy. What brings you joy?
Look around your day-to-day environments for “aesthetics of joy”: patterns of roundness, pops of color, symmetrical shapes, a sense of abundance and multiplicity, lightness… where is joy hiding for you and where can you incorporate more joy?

03/18/2025

What an awesome honor to be a featured member for the American Art Therapy Association!

The American Art Therapy Association represents a diversity of professionals, students, and organizations across the nation. We recognize and celebrate the work of our members at all levels through our Featured Member series.

04/15/2024

What a beautiful magazine photo collage image to enjoy viewing today! It may be cloudy outside, but the artwork inside is lovely!