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About My Clients
Lacy is an art therapist who has been practicing in the Washington, DC area since 1999, working in various sites including home-based counseling, school, partial hospitalization program, and inpatient hospitalization settings. She has particular experience working with adolescents and adults. Primarily, Lacy has provided art therapy in the military environment since 2002, working with military dependents, wounded warriors, and active duty service members.
My Background and Approach
Lacy incorporates creative interventions to help people with their needs in a way that can be effective in a more deep and connective way, using art making to help clients discover, explore, communicate, resolve, process, and express themselves more fully without judgment or expectation. It is important to note that one does not need to be an artist to benefit from and use art therapy - the focus is on the process rather than the product. The art is the "third party" in the session, which can help people find the words that they may not have after using the artwork as a springboard into self-awareness and discovery as well as to help provide distance once internal states can be expressed externally into the artwork. Processing things visually rather than verbally allows the brain to access that which may be pre-verbal or experiences where words are inadequate, and using the metaphor can make issues easier to address.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
In addition to her passion and devotion to providing art therapy, Lacy is a New York Times bestselling author and National Bestseller with her coloring book series for adults (Color Me Calm, Color Me Happy, Color Me Stress-Free, Color Me Fearless, Color Me to Sleep, and Color Me Grateful), which have been translated into 15 languages. She has also authored an art journal for mothers and their children to communicate through art in response to prompts in "Mom and Me: An Art Journal to Share, Connect, and Create Side-by-Side." Recently, Lacy released "The Art Therapy Theme Book," which highlights dozens of ideas and prompts for artistic personal exploration in therapy. Lacy has also released two relaxation albums with original music and guided imagery, entitled "Lavender Dreams" and "Lavender Destinations," as a way to help people relax and reduce stress. She enjoys incorporating mindfulness and holistic methods into her therapeutic approach to provide clients with multiple options.