Art Therapy
Art Therapy offers a trauma-informed, creative approach to healing that allows individuals to express and process experiences beyond words. Guided by a licensed therapist, clients use art-making as a safe and supportive way to explore emotions, reduce stress, and increase self-awareness. This approach recognizes how trauma can live in the body and nervous system, and uses creative expression to gently access and release difficult feelings at a pace that feels safe and empowering. No artistic experience is required—art therapy focuses on the process, not the product. Through creative exploration, clients build emotional regulation skills, strengthen resilience, and develop a deeper sense of connection to themselves and their healing journey.
Start your healing journey today.
BENEFITS TO ART THERAPY
Through consistent support and reflection, art therapy can help:
Provides a gentle way to process trauma and complex emotions without needing to put everything into words.
Creative expression helps reduce stress, calm the body, and improve emotional regulation.
Encourages insight, self-compassion, and a stronger sense of identity and control in the healing process.
Available in both in-person and virtual formats, allowing clients to engage in creative healing in the setting that feels safest and most convenient for them.
“Art can permeate the very deepest part of us, where no words exist” — Eileen Miller”
How Art Therapy Works
Step 1
Initial Assessment & Goal Setting
We begin by exploring your history, current challenges, and goals for therapy, identifying how creative expression can support your healing.
Step 2
Creating Safety & Structure
Together, we establish emotional safety, clear boundaries, and choice around materials and themes to ensure the process feels empowering and supportive.
Step 3
Creative Exploration
You engage in guided or open-ended art-making to express emotions, process experiences, and explore patterns in a way that feels manageable and paced.
Step 4
Reflection & Integration
We gently reflect on the artwork and your experience, identifying insights, strengthening coping tools, and integrating growth into daily life.
Reach Out Today!
Questions? Reach out today to schedule a consultation call. Someone from our team will reach out within 24 business hours. You may also reach out to our team by phone or email, listed below.
Phone: 708-680-7486
Email: intake@prosperingmc.com
Address:
640 E Saint Charles Road, Unit 202, Carol Stream, IL 60188
Meet our Art Therapist
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Rebecca Janssens, MS, LPC
COUNSELOR