Providing both in-person visits as well as tele-health sessions!
Providing both in-person visits as well as tele-health sessions!
Diana Gibson graduated from St. Mary of the Woods College in 2016 with a dual Master's Degree in Art Therapy and Counseling. Before this she attended The University of North Texas to pursue a PhD in Art Education following a Master's Degree in Education from Sam Houston State University. This is also where she received her Bachelor's of Fine Arts Degree in Studio Art. She has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults using art therapy to overcome some of the toughest obstacles in their lives. She started her journey at Cook Children's Medical Center providing therapeutic art experiences to the families and patients in 2009 and remained the Resident Artist for eight years.
She then moved on to The Art Station in 2017 to provide art therapy services to populations such as, but not limited to, individuals diagnosed mental health disorders, mental health inpatient units, outpatient behavioral health centers for youth, veterans, and foster agencies. Diana also supervises interns in the field of art therapy as well as counseling in order to serve our future generations of therapists and counselors. During certain semesters, Diana has also taught as an adjunct professor within the Art Education Department at Texas Christian University. Recently, Diana has started a new initiative to provide art therapy services to other therapists in her program "Art Therapy for Therapists". She has also attended the Animal Assisted Counseling Academy provided by Texas State University to become certified as an animal assisted counselor with her therapy dog, Sketch. Sketch is a young male Papillion and has been in training since he was 12 weeks old. Diana is also a muralist, painter, sculptor, as well as a wife and mother of three.
Julianna Watkins received her master’s degree in art therapy with an emphasis in counseling from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in 2019 after receiving her bachelors’ degree in Early Childhood Education from Texas Wesleyan University. Julianna also works at The Art Station, a non-profit organization in Fort Worth where she works as an art therapist with students and families through FWISD Family Resource Centers. She has additional experience working with groups of children and adolescents in outpatient settings as well as adult groups at an addiction treatment center. Julianna has facilitated self-care groups for healthcare workers at a hospital, worked with a diverse range of individuals – both adults and children, and has led several other art therapy groups with The Art Station. She is currently under clinical supervision from Heidi Tournoux-Hanshaw, LPC-AT/S, ATR-BC.
Julianna originally began her career path to teach elementary age children before changing paths to pursue her dream of being an art therapist. She still continues to provide private reading and math lessons to struggling students in the Burleson community. She is also an artist and an artisan of wire wrapped natural stone and crystal jewelry-maker. Julianna enjoys spending time with family and friends and spending time outdoors soaking up nature. She has always loved creating, whether it be drawing, painting, writing, or anything involving self-expression.
Traditional counseling is not the best fit for every individual and there are many other pathways to healing available to you or your loved one. Art therapy can provide an expressive non-verbal language to unlock the inner world and provide clarity to those who are struggling with mental health or life events. We, as humans, all process things in different ways.
To date, Creative Clarity Art Therapy is the first and only art therapy provider in Burleson Texas. Our studio allows room and containment for the creative process that is needed in observe, absorb, and learn from our creations. Maybe it is time for you or your loved one to open the doors to your creative side and begin the healing process that you have been waiting for.
Each treatment plan is individually tailored to your needs and path toward better mental health. No artistic talent or experience is needed. Just you.
Your creativity has no bounds in art therapy. There is no wrong answer or expression and every artistic process is a step in the right direction.
Imagine not only being able to feel your progress emotionally, but also being able to see it.... hold it..... feel it in your hands. Art Therapy provides a way to bring emotions out of the body and onto the artistic surface.
Art Therapy is an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship. Art Therapy, facilitated by a professional art therapist, effectively supports personal and relational treatment goals as well as community concerns. Art Therapy is used to improve cognitive and sensory-motor functions, foster self-esteem and self-awareness, cultivate emotional resilience, promote insight, enhance social skills, reduce and resolve conflicts and distress, and advance societal and ecological change.
American Art Therapy Association
Through integrative methods, art therapy engages the mind, body, and spirit in ways that are distinct from verbal articulation alone. Kinesthetic, sensory, perceptual, and symbolic opportunities invite alternative modes of receptive and expressive communication, which can circumvent the limitations of language. Visual and symbolic expression gives voice to experience and empowers individual, communal, and societal transformation.
American Art Therapy Association
Art therapists work with individuals, couples, families, and groups in diverse settings. Some examples include:
Your first session with your art therapist is called an intake session. This hour long session consists of the client, the client's parents if the client is a minor, and the therapist. During this time the therapist will go over intake paperwork and interview questions with the client and their parent. Some artwork is made during this session if time allows but no art experience is needed. Once the intake session is completed, remaining sessions usually inly consist of the client and the art th
Each art therapy session looks different for each client because your treatment plan will be individualized to your needs. During session your art therapist will provide the art supplies needed to help access the creative processes that may be needed in your treatment. Some of these supplies could be things like paint, drawing supplies. clay, jewelry making supplies, paper mache', glass, wire, and much more. You will partner with your art therapist to discover the materials that work best for yo
Group Art Therapy sessions usually consist of multiple clients dealing with similar diagnoses or life events that would benefit from a group setting for processing and discussion. Just as in individual sessions, client confidentiality in group therapy is a requirement of all clients in the group setting. Breaching this agreement will result in a client's removal from the group. Group therapy is not appropriate for all clients so please trust your art therapists judgement when asking about group
We are a private pay studio only. We do not accept or file with insurance companies. Many of our clients turn in their receipts to their insurance companies for reimbursement afterwards.
Please contact us directly with any questions, comments, or scheduling inquiries you may have.
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145 N W Hillery Street, Burleson, Texas 76028, United States
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