Lindsay Downs (She/ Her)

Offering the tools, resources, and options for choice is important for me to provide as an art therapist. How I approach the art making process is based on the uniqueness of the context and content given from my clients. I come from a holistic and trauma informed lens. I don’t expect natural ability or prior experience with art making for clients to gain benefit. I want my clients to feel more assured of their decisions, confident in their own abilities, and to find expression of their inner world through the creative process. My focus is to help my clients explore values and strengths towards healing by using art therapy to reconnect the vision my clients want to see in their lives. I focus on a number of issues such as life transitions, anxiety, depression, relational trauma, family conflict, spirituality and religious trauma, and complex trauma. I am also in the process of continuously learning and growing in my discipline professionally and personally.

I believe “art is a wound turned to light” (a quote by Georges Braque). I believe the healing process is based on trust, compassion, and a willingness to embrace growth towards change. I believe the human experience is often responding to life experiences. Sometimes we need a safe place and creative means to process what we’ve experienced. I believe there is hope in the aftermath of suffering and that suffering can be a powerful ally in the healing process. I’ve seen my own healing work a lot like an onion. Peeling away layers and moving closer to my core values and strengths gives me the meaning to live more authentically and genuinely. Feel free to connect with me further and how we may work together and see if we are a good fit.