Laura Andrew Art Therapy

05/27/2025

I promise to create paths in my life that lead to joy, whether through forest trails, sandy shores, or moments of pure delight with friends around a shared table. I will feel the earth beneath my bare feet whenever possible, grounding myself in the simple pleasure of connection.

I embrace my solitude as precious time, knowing that loving my own company enriches all my relationships. My heart remains open to hope, dreams, and love, these are my birthright and my strength. I commit to complete honesty with myself, turning the page when I'm stuck rather than rereading painful chapters.

My story expands with each brave choice I make. I prioritize enjoyment not as luxury but as necessity. With each passing year, I celebrate the gift of my age—the wisdom gathered, the resilience earned, and the beautiful blossoming of my authentic self.

~ Etheric Echoes Etheric Echoes

~ Art by Sophia Love Storey

04/17/2025

The first session of✨ Stitch ‘n Bitch: (Re)Connecting with Self, Community + Creativity Through Textile Craft ✨ today was so lovely. We each gathered our materials, created cozy space, set intentions for the session, and explored the theme of slow stitching, also known as intuitive or mindful stitching. Slowing down.

We told stories, got vulnerable in our sharing, and held space for one another.

Together we...

Let go of imperfection. Allowed what wanted to arise to come forth in the rhythm of the thread. Noticing the metaphors that arose in the process.

I am feeling an unfurling, a blossoming, an opening and an allowing as the leaves unfurl on the trees and the daffodils bloom in my garden. My art reflects this unfurling, energy moving outward; and a heart full of gratitude.

Pics attached of what came forth in my creative process 🥰

Join us next Wednesday, 10-12:30 PT, April 23 for: Visible Mending: Repairing with Care: Honoring imperfections and celebrating the beauty of restoration.

To register for this online creative community for therapists, educators, and helping professionals, please reach out to Laura at
[email protected].

See my website for more info:
https://www.lauraandrewarttherapy.com/stich-n-bitch-reconnect.html

04/04/2025

Creating with Sustainable Materials in Art Therapy

I am so pleased to e able to teach this Online Workshop again this May through the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute.

This experiential workshop is for individuals interested in exploring art making using sustainable materials within an ecological art therapy framework. It critically examines the environmental impact of conventional art materials and explores eco-friendly alternatives. Participants will experiment with a diverse range of materials, including found, recycled, and nature-based sources, within the therapeutic context.

30 hours including 4 workshops:
May 22, 23, 29 and 30 | 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm PST

This workshop can be used towards the 30-hour admission requirement for enrollment in the online delivery of the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute diploma program.

For details and to register:

May 22, 23, 29 and 30 | 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm PST This experiential workshop is for individuals interested in exploring art maki...

04/04/2025

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/kati/1528196/r/web

May 22, 23, 29 and 30 | 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm PST This experiential workshop is for individuals interested in exploring art maki...

10/17/2024

and for the record, you do not have to pretend that you have it all together. it is perfectly acceptable to fall apart. to be overcome by emotion. to yearn and ache and bleed for better days. to wake up feeling heavy. and brittle. and full of the kind of darkness that seems impossible to shake. and if you ever feel as though you must keep only the bright side of the moon visible, then my love, perhaps you are surrounding yourself with the wrong kind of people.

~ 'the bright side' by ullie-kaye, Ullie Kaye Poetry

~ Art 'Borrowing Light' by Jeanie Tomanek

10/17/2024

An amazing thing happens when you get honest with yourself and start doing what you love, what makes you happy. Your life literally slows down. You stop wishing for the weekend. You stop merely looking forward to special events. You begin to live in each moment and you start feeling like a human being. You just ride the wave that is life, with this feeling of contentment and joy. You move fluidly, steadily, calm and grateful. A veil is lifted, and a whole new perspective is born.
~ Jess Allen

~ Art by Lucy Almey Bird

05/20/2024

Last day to sign up for this 4 week/8 session online course: Creating with Sustainable Materials in an Eco Art Therapy Context. Taught by me: an eco art therapist and faculty member at the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute. This is an experiential course with lots of artmaking; it will be fun and engaging, and acts as a pre-requisite to the art therapy program. Register at the link below.

Tues & Thurs, May 21 - June 13 | 1pm-4:30pm PST This experiential workshop is for individuals interested in exploring art m...

05/07/2024

This upcoming online course is for adults interested in artmaking with sustainable, organic materials within an eco-art therapy context.

There are still spaces available and we would love to have you join the virtual circle to explore, connect and create together.

You can sign up at the link below; and please share with your networks

Tues & Thurs, May 21 - June 13 | 1pm-4:30pm PST This experiential workshop is for individuals interested in exploring art m...

04/24/2024

Hi friends!

There are still spaces available in this upcoming course through the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute on creating with sustainable materials that I will be teaching starting May 21st. Please share if you know folks who may be interested ✨🌿🌏

Happy Earth Week!🪺

Tues & Thurs, May 21 - June 13 | 1pm-4:30pm PST

03/23/2024

"All parts welcome." - Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems
"Every Memory Deserves Respect." - Deborah Korn, EMDR
"Every symptom serves a purpose." - Pat Ogden S.P.