Episode 3 - What is Art Therapy? (with art therapist Ambrosia Owen)

In this episode, Cierra has a special conversation with Ambrosia Owens (MA, RMHCI, ATR)
Ambrosia is an art therapist and mental health counselor who works with all ages, including children and teens. She is trained in mindfulness and transpersonal psychology, bringing a holistic approach of mind/body/spirit into counseling and creative arts therapy.

In this conversation, Ambrosia shares about what art therapy is, how it is used in sessions to help adult and children's mental and emotional well being, and how different art modalities are used to encourage different kinds of healing and introspection.
Contact Ambrosia: Ambrosia works at the White Crane Clinic in Tarpon Springs Florida. Website: https://www.heartbloomhealing.com/ Office: (727) 942-4249 Direct: ‪(813) 693-2456‬

Email Ambrosia: [email protected]

Ambrosia's Social:
Instagram: @heartbloom_healing
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087234216394

00:01:01 Introduction of Ambrosia Owen

00:02:52 What does an in-home children's art therapy session look like?

00:05:28 What are some art therapy activities you do with different age groups?

00:08:31 How do you help parents and children process what comes up in your sessions?

00:11:10 Working with parents as the child's therapist, not the parents

00:12:56 What drew you in to being an art therapist?

00:16:30 Allowing imperfection to come through in art

00:22:18 Supporting children who have a resistance to art

00:25:18 How to incorporate more art in the family home

00:28:20 Being with the fear of mess

00:35:19 How to work with Ambrosia

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Back to Heart is a podcast full of open dialogue conversations of and from the heart with Cierra Dae, to learn how to relate with more intention and love within our relationships and parenting. Combining spirituality, psychology, and real life experience to help lead you back in the direction of heart to unravel the karmic patterns of our lives. We learn tools of emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and expression to deepen relationships and heal wounds from generations of disconnect. Coming back to heart to live rich lives we crave and deserve.