Art Therapy Services
What is Art Therapy?
Art Therapy involves talking with a therapist, but it is so much more. What may be difficult to express in words can become more accessible to us when we are given the opportunity to express ourselves through a creative art form. By creating and processing our art with an art therapist, we gain insight into ourselves and learn new coping skills for making positive change in our lives.
Tonia Herrero, MPS, ATR-BC
Tonia Herrero is a Board Certified Registered Art Therapist with a Masters Degree in Art Therapy and Creativity Development and over four years of clinical experience providing art therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. By integrating talk therapy with art making, Tonia helps her clients unlock their creative potential, look at problems with fresh eyes, and develop new coping skills for dealing with difficult emotions.
Client Focus
Tonia works with clients ages 6 and up and specializes in pre-teens, adolescents and young adults that come from a variety of diverse backgrounds. She has extensive experience treating depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction & substance abuse, grief, behavioral issues, and other mental health concerns.
Types of Therapy
Individuals
Whether you or your child are feeling blocked by past trauma, stuck in destructive patterns, or overwhelmed by depression or anxiety, individual art therapy can help you see your problems with a new perspective. Tonia nurtures a genuine and supportive relationship with her clients so they can feel safe to explore and grow.
Families
Are you feeling estranged from your teenager as you both struggle to process difficulties in life? Family art therapy can help families rebuild connection and positive relationships. Through creating and processing art together with the help of an art therapist, families can learn new ways of communicating and develop healthy boundaries.
Groups
Group art therapy is a great way for young people to process their feelings and experiences while bonding with peers and learning social skills. Some of the themed groups Tonia has facilitated include; Processing Grief & Trauma, Girls Empowerment, Self-Regulation & Anger Management, Managing Depression & Anxiety and Open Studio.