About our services
Art based wellness sessions are provided by Healing Art, a local company that has been providing therapeutic art group therapy services in South Florida area since 2010.
Therapeutic Art groups utilize the following mediums:
· Pastels
· Colored pencils
· Markers
· Acrylic paint & Water Color paint (Depending on group size)
· Charcoal
· Therapeutic Games
We provide various group sizes to fit your needs.
Group sessions vary in lengths.
Healing art uses many therapeutic styles from DBT techniques, ACT and CBT techniques.
Therapeutic art groups explore several themes including: Anger management, stress management, , positive vs negative risk taking, identifying our strengths, visualizing healthy lifestyles, mindfulness and more.
Our therapy team includes Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social workers, Licensed Occupational Therapists and Art Therapists.
WHAt is healing art ?
What is Healing Art?
We are a company that conducts psychoeducational expressive art sessions for individuals and in group settings. These exercises are led by experienced, licensed, master level professional therapists including: mental health counselors, social workers, occupational therapists, and art therapists.
Therapeutic Interventions:
· Healing Art groups pair a structured psychoeducational lesson with a themed art project.
· Uses drawing, painting, and writing.
· Focus is on learning, healing, self-expression, and self-reflection; not to be confused with Art Therapy, which focuses on analysis of the art itself.
Exercise topics include: Dealing with anger, stress management, goal setting, positive vs negative risk taking, identifying our passions, visualizing healthy lifestyles, mindfulness, and more.
Healing Art treatment settings:
· Beneficial for people seeking wellness in the work environment, providing stress management tools, helps with better communication, provides treatment for addiction, mental health (depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, etc.), human trafficking and relationship issues. Services also available for geriatrics & adolescents.
· Beneficial in the various settings including: businesses, hospitals, schools, substance abuse rehab centers, primary mental health facilities, psychiatric hospitals, IOP’s and PHP programs.
Benefits for your program or business
· Helps develop therapeutic discussions that might not be reached through other techniques
· Provides a unique artistic experience
Benefits for participants
· Helps develop social skills
. Helps provide therapeutic tools to
manage stress, anger and depression.
. Helps improve communication.
· Helps participants get in touch with their emotions.
· Helps participants who have difficulty opening-up and sharing their feelings
· Helps to change unmanageable behaviors
About Us
About Us
After 16 years of experience working in the mental health, trauma and substance abuse field, we discovered the healing power of using art in the group therapy setting. We sought to use art to uncover hidden feelings and emotions that were difficult to express with words. Healing Art was born in late 2010. We work with businesses, schools, adults, adolescents, human trafficking victims, veterans and mental health clients. In many of our groups, clients have been able to learn tools to help manage stress, help with better communication, express hidden and suppressed aspects of their addictions and illnesses that they've never told anyone before. We seek to provide an environment that is accepting and free of judgments, while reassuring clients that they still have the opportunity to realize their fullest potential regardless of their past or current situations. We continue to be humbled by and learn from interactions with each participant and look forward to growing with them in the future.
Our team
Our focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space to listen to your concerns.
Benefits of Therapeutic Art
We at Healing Art LLC believe that it is important to engage our clients in groups involving multi-sensory experiences. Many individuals are more successful in learning/ retaining new information when it is provided using different types of sensory input. We utilize visual, tactile and auditory sensory input in each group session and assist clients with utilizing an alternative method of self expression that often transcends verbal self expression. The technical and creative aspects of art allows us to engage both the left and right hemispheres of our clients brains. This aids them in developing their ability to visualize themselves successfully achieving their goals. If they can visualize success, they can attain it.
Art work and testimonials
Trauma & PTSD
Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger post traumatic events. We can help you overcome these symptoms and guide you through the process of healing.
Relationships
Sessions can be beneficial for participants who are looking to improve their strengthen their emotional connection, in all stages of their relationships.
Testimonials
- Healing Art does a beautiful job creating lesson plans for young people ... to come to grips with their emotional problems at a time in their lives when they can improve and to prevent them from making mistakes that would ruin their lives. The therapist allows a great amount of freedom in the projects ... and allows us to use a variety of media : chalk, pencil, colored pencils and crayons.
- The art sessions were very enjoyable. The therapist was always helpful and informative. After each session, I always felt calm and more positive than before I came.
- These art groups helped me changed my thinking. I wanted to leave the program but being able to create and having a structured plan every session helped me stay grounded.
- I was blaming others and not holding myself responsible for my actions. The art groups and sessions I had helped me work through my feelings and allowed me to put myself in others shoes.
- I love the art group sessions, just everything about them. The lesson plans, the discussions and all the education provided. It all helped me in my trauma and conflicts..
About Us
Ayinde Robinson OTR/L
Nafiza Spirko MSW Intern
Ayinde Robinson OTR/L
Ayinde Robinson attended PBCC and FAU for undergraduate education, where he earned an AS degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant and a BS degree in Psychology. He later studied at Barry University where he graduated with a Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy.
He has over 20 years experience working as an Occupational Therapist in
Ayinde Robinson attended PBCC and FAU for undergraduate education, where he earned an AS degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant and a BS degree in Psychology. He later studied at Barry University where he graduated with a Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy.
He has over 20 years experience working as an Occupational Therapist in various settings including: Business, Mental health, geriatrics, hand therapy, substance abuse, expressive/ therapeutic art groups and sub-acute rehabilitation.
Brian Wood LMHC
Nafiza Spirko MSW Intern
Ayinde Robinson OTR/L
Brian Wood studied psychology and art at Palm Beach Atlantic University and also received his masters in Mental Health Counseling at PBAU.
Brian has 20 years of experience in business, mental health , substance abuse, expressive/ therapeutic art groups , individual and group counseling.
In addition he is also an accomplished artist specializing in mix media painting.
Nafiza Spirko MSW Intern
Nafiza Spirko MSW Intern
Caroline Senkowicz MSW RCSWI
Nafiza studied art at the University of Miami and is currently receiving her masters in social work and public health at Florida International University.
Nafiza has experience in working with teens dealing with trauma, adults and teens working with mental health and substance abuse.
Nafiza also is an accomplished fine artist and is a trained Henna artist.
Caroline Senkowicz MSW RCSWI
Caroline Senkowicz MSW RCSWI
Caroline Senkowicz MSW RCSWI
Caroline studied psychology and art at The University of North Florida and has her masters in social work from Florida State University.
Caroline has experience in working with teens and families dealing with trauma, mental health and substance abuse.
Caroline has experience in group and individual therapy, is also is trained in ceramics, fine art and has experience in expressive art therapies.
Eleni Padden MSW Intern
Caroline Senkowicz MSW RCSWI
Eleni Padden MSW Intern
Eleni studied psychology and creative writing at Johns Hopkins University and is currently receiving her masters in social work and public health from Florida International University.
Eleni has experience working with veterans, adults and families dealing with trauma, mental health and substance abuse.
Eleni has experience in group and i
Eleni studied psychology and creative writing at Johns Hopkins University and is currently receiving her masters in social work and public health from Florida International University.
Eleni has experience working with veterans, adults and families dealing with trauma, mental health and substance abuse.
Eleni has experience in group and individual therapy and is trained in creative writing and has experience in expressive art therapies.