Fall 2021 Newsletter
Summer and Fall Community Connections Laura Tuomisto, ATR-BC, CTT This past summer, we had the pleasure of working with Reclaimed Hope...
Reconnecting our Senses: What does the slime craze tell us?
My hands are perpetually traced with glitter. Cornstarch and contact solution are standard materials in my art budget. Kinetic sand is...
The Adaptability, Creativity, and Strength of People who are Extremely Sensitive to their Environmen
It seems that society here in the West does not always operate in a way that empowers folks who quickly become overstimulated. Just to...
(Podcast #1) Sensory Processing: What is it and how does it impact us?
Happy New Year! One of Shenandoah Art Therapy's goals for the new year is to bring you a collection of free podcasts related to mental...
Moving with your grief during the holidays
News-worthy message about grief Whether you've lost loved ones recently and this is the first holiday season without them, or it's been...
Suicide Prevention
Suicide is one of the most difficult issues in our culture to talk about and face. I could cite some really hard to read statistics...
School Anxiety: Tips for managing the Stress
The stress of school starting back up School supply lists, new schedules, new teachers, early mornings, forgetting lunch, grieving the...
Art For Sensory Integration? Now Enrolling for Summer Sensory Art Class!
Sensory Processing Do you know that awful sensation you can get when you wear scratchy clothing? How about feeling sensitive to loud...
Viewing Art Rewards the Brain
In preparing for the Art: the Road to Recovery art show, (a collaborative effort between Western State Hospital, NAMI, Mental Health...
Add Art Therapy to your First Aid Kit
I often talk with clients about the metaphor that healing emotional wounds is similar to the process of healing physical wounds. To heal...
