What to expect & FAQs

Below is what you can expect in your first few sessions in an art-therapy based practice with Mamie. It can be nerve-racking embarking into new territory, so it can be helpful to have a little information about what to expect prior to your first session. Scroll down to also read Frequently Asked Questions and a glossary of commonly used words in Mamie’s workshops and practice. Please do not hesitate to reach out with further questions!

First 3 Sessions

  • In your first session, what is known as an intake session, you will be provided time and space to speak your truth and tell your story. Mamie will actively listen to what brings you to therapy and what your hopes are for collaborating with her. You will be able to ask questions of Mamie and how she will be able to help you reach your goals.

  • During session two, Mamie will guide you into a creative process to further understand your goals, worldview, and set the stage for your collaborative work.

  • Based on your first two sessions, you and Mamie will then move into what a typical session will look like, which is meeting your needs in regards to processing stressors and symptoms while also likely engaging in art-making and creative process. Most sessions will include both talking and art-making, while some sessions may have more talking and others may have more quiet, art making. All is decided collaboratively between you and Mamie to best meet your needs.

FAQs

  • Please click any of the “inquire” or “email” buttons to email Mamie to schedule a free 15- minute phone consultation. She will follow up within 48 hours to find a convenient time for the two of you to connect. Afterwards, she will help you book your session date and time and send you necessary paperwork for you to complete. All paperwork and payment of therapy sessions will be done through a HIPAA compliant online platform.

  • Click on the button “Register here” button near workshop flyer and complete the email template. Mamie will follow up within 48 hours to confirm your spot and give any further information regarding the workshop. For payment of workshops or groups, Mamie will send you a link to complete online payment in her follow up email or can arrange payment of cash or check.

  • NO! We are not artists in the art therapy studio. We are creatives. And I believe that everyone has the capacity to be creative. Don’t agree? I’ll gently guide you into your creative space and I think you will be surprised :)

  • ABSO-FREAKIN’-LUTELY!! Email me, like, right now! I am already so excited! ☺️✨

You may notice me using these words in sessions or in marketing for workshops or retreats. These words often have varying meanings to different people, and are often more felt experiences than can be encapsulated into words. But I will try, and then I invite you to experience them for yourself! 

Glossary

  • something or someone worthy of reverence, dedication, and devotion

  • a therapeutic modality in which people engage in creative processes, whether that be art making, creative writing, or engaging with their imagination, as a means to be curious about themselves and to discover patterns of living that are no longer serving them well.

  • a ceremonial action

  • A deck of 78 cards, each card representing a different archetypal being or lesson. The cards are a tool to help you elevate messages you already innately know deep within yourself.

  • an artistic deck of cards (often paired with a guidebook) utilized to assist in deeper understanding of personal circumstances; a tool utilized to connect with Self energy

  • energy that flows through and connects all beings; often believed to be where all healing and creative ideas come from

  • an entity that assists a person in achieving their highest potential through their personal wisdom, can appear as an angel, an animal, a mythical being, a goddess, a nature spirit, etc.

  • in the context of the peony project, this term refers to the spiritual world.

  • spiritual energy that exists in everyone, no matter a person's gender identity, that is connected to intuition and emotion as well as the cycles of creation and transformation

  • that yummy feeling when everything just seems to make sense and feel right