Expressive Arts Therapy

There is a moment before we understand what we are feeling when a sensation happens in the body first, and the mind tries to catch up. This happened to me recently in a way I had never experienced before, and it taught me something important about what it actually means to feel your feelings rather than simply think about them.

Bringing the Outdoors In: Meet Aundrea Austin, LMSW Aundrea Austin, LMSW, blends eco-therapy, traditional therapy, and expressive arts in her work with clients at Brazen Therapy. One example is her Earth Box, a sensory tool she designed herself, filled with natural items like pinecones and stones that clients can hold and explore during sessions. It's a small but powerful reminder that healing doesn't only happen through words. Sometimes it happens through texture, nature, a