I'm Taryn!
I am a Registered Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor with over six years of experience working in the mental health field. I specialize in working with teachers, therapists, caregivers and other big-hearted people. I teach others how to use art making to create time and space for themselves to reduce stress and improve wellbeing.
🎨 Increased connection to your emotions, creativity, and self
🎨 Intentional time spent on a creative outlet
🎨 A reduction in stress and increase in self-regulation
…then this workshop series is for you!
🎨 How to use art to slow down and reduce stress
🎨 Step-by-step art processes that you can repeat with new results each time
🎨 Guided process art activities that inspire reflection and creativity
TESTIMONIALS
Feedback from Create & Release participants!
“The workshop reinforced my recent "discovery" that even very brief and casual art experiences were valuable in terms of self-regulation and instilling well being. I was struck at how working with color and design and words and linking them with specific emotions and thoughts truly transformed some of those emotions and thoughts. Each of the sessions had something similar-- some kind of transformative element for me. My takeaway: I'll keep doing this!”
“Being creative and being able to express myself through art has been missing from my life. I haven't been acting, singing, or directing which usually satisfies that need, so having a creative outlet that isn't as timeconsuming, is 100% dedicated to me, and was really wonderful. It made me realize how much I need to keep putting it on my calendar.”
“Despite knowing the benefits of it, it is incredibly hard for me to carve out time for myself and dedicating art-making solely for myself, so being directed by a workshop made it happen these last few weeks...and I feel like it opened the door for me to find a lot of pleasure beyond the workshops, too.”
This workshop series includes three 20-minute or less therapeutic art workshop videos. These videos are meant for real-time creation, like an online yoga class, but for therapeutic art! These videos are pre-recorded, so you can complete them whenever it works best for you.
Upon registration, the welcome materials and Workshop #1 are available immediately!
Workshop #2 will be available one week after you register, and then Workshop #3 will be available one week after that!
You will have access to the workshop materials for 90 days after you register, so that you have time to complete them & repeat them!
Here is the materials list of things I’d recommend you have for this workshop series:
*Mixed media paper
*Black Sharpie
*Acrylic paint of assorted colors (3+ colors recommended)
Watercolor paint (if you don’t have watercolors, you can also use markers!)
*Paint brushes
*Cup for water
Scissors
Gluestick
Something round (like a bowl)
Hair Dryer (optional)
Essential oils (optional)
Welcome to Create & Release! This section includes an overview, tips, materials list, and two free PDF downloads to support your practice.
Disclaimer: Create & Release is not a personalized therapy service and is not an appropriate replacement for other mental health services. This series is not recommended for an individual experiencing acute, unmanageable stress and distress. All information in this series is for educational and enrichment purposes only, does not constitute medical or mental health advice, and does not establish any kind of patient-client relationship.
