Our 2026 Programs
At The Artful Life Counseling Center, we believe healing happens through creativity, movement, and connection. We’re excited to offer therapeutic groups designed to help clients reduce stress, build confidence, and foster relationships through expressive arts therapy.
Groups for Adults
Child & Teen Groups
Give your child an experience that builds skills for life while feeling creative, engaging, and genuinely fun. Our small-group therapy programs blend art, movement, and connection to help kids and teens grow in confidence, emotional strength, and self-understanding all in a supportive, welcoming environment.
Regulate and Create
Ages 14–16 | 6 Weeks
For teens navigating anxiety, identity, and social pressure. Through art, movement, and reflection, teens will:
Understand their nervous system and emotional patterns
Build self-compassion and confidence
Strengthen coping skills and decision-making
Create a meaningful final art piece that reflects their growth
A space to express, connect, and feel understood.
Cool, Calm, & Creative
Ages 10-13 | 6 Weeks
Join us for a dynamic, arts-based group designed to help pre-teens build confidence, manage stress, and strengthen social connections in a fun and creative environment! Over six weeks, participants will:
Learn how their nervous system works and how stress shows up in the body
Practice calming tools like breathing techniques, body-based coping skills, and mindfulness strategies
Strengthen social skills and develop supportive peer connections
This group empowers kids to befriend their stress, sit with big feelings, discover their strengths, and build their support system — all while having fun in a safe and supportive space.
The Art of Adulting
Ages 17-19 | 6 Weeks
Understanding your nervous system and managing stress responses
Naming and communicating emotions with confidence
Challenging negative self-talk and building self-compassion
Strengthening support systems and community connections
Developing leadership, self-advocacy, and goal-setting skills
Each session blends creativity, mindfulness, discussion, hands-on art making, and practical tools you can use beyond the group. No art experience needed — just curiosity and openness.
Discover Calm: Managing Stress through Yoga & Journaling
Ages 18+ | 6 Weeks
Join us for a 6-week, gentle group experience designed for adults of all levels, where yoga, journaling, and mindfulness come together to support your well-being.
In this nurturing space, you’ll:
🧘 Practice yoga postures, breathing techniques, and guided meditation to ground and balance your mind and body.
✍ Explore your emotions through creative expression using journaling and movement.
📖 Learn practical coping skills to manage life’s daily challenges with more ease.
This unique group offers a chance to relax, unwind, and reconnect with yourself, all while discovering new creative tools to navigate stress.
Important Information
All groups are structured psychotherapy groups led by licensed clinicians and are billable through insurance. We accept most major insurance plans; families are responsible for any copay, deductible, or coinsurance required by their policy. An intake session is required prior to enrollment to ensure appropriate clinical fit.