awaken art therapy, LLC with Amanda

Amanda Zucker, she/her/hers, is a licensed and board certified art therapist, licensed professional counselor that provides art therapy, counseling services for adults. At Awaken Art Therapy, LLC, you will find a space to create and connect with your own inner guidance even in the most turbulent times.

“Threshold murmurs,” mixed media piece by Amanda Zucker

“Threshold murmurs,” mixed media piece by Amanda Zucker

What is Awaken Art Therapy, LLC?

Awaken Art Therapy, LLC is creative therapeutic process that utilizes art therapy, talk therapy and regulation practices in an authentic and playful way that allows you to connect to your own inner guidance, gain further understanding of your personal context and how you relate to your community and the world around you. Awaken Art Therapy, LLC is fully virtual at this time, serving clients in Oregon.

What is art therapy?

Art therapy is about the art-making process as a means to express feelings in a safe and non-threatening way. Art experience is not necessary. Clients can communicate through personal symbols to depict difficult feelings, and allow for understanding. This process is an effective way to help provide movement in areas of your life you feel stuck. It allows for you to honor your unique story and truth and create from a place of curiosity. In this practice, the relationship between the therapist and the client is essential to the success of the process. Utilizing art-making within the session allows for the client and therapist to connect in the moment.

Who is Awaken art therapy, LLC for?

Adults who are in the midst of life transitions and seeking support as they rebuild and find their way. Awaken Art Therapy, LLC offers counseling, art therapy and regulation practices for adults of all racial and ethnic membership, gender, sexual identity, social class, religious affiliation, nationality, body size, and/or disability status. Reach out for more information.

Becoming, again and again. Mixed media piece.
Mixed media piece, about a threshold period 🛖🕳️✨🌊 I see threshold moments as spaces we move into, and when we come out, we are forever changed. Our world shifts and we must work to find ourselves again. This can happen collectively or individual
Cave of the mounds image. Coming back from being underground for awhile. I stopped posting on the Awaken Art Therapy account back in January 2021. At that time I needed to be with myself and found that social media was pulling my energy in ways I did
This week has been a week for creating vessels. Here are a few containers for all that we are collectively holding 🧺✨
“Remember the work you’ve done” 🪔 ✨🌻 this image and phrase seems appropriate this time of year, especially in 2020. Sometimes our work isn’t visible or tangible. Yet, it’s still happening. We are all always in a proces
I’ve been taking down the art, this week, as I prepare to close the doors of the Awaken Art Therapy studio, at the end of the month. Surrendering to the unknown. This space has been a place to process, connect, share, grieve, be messy, be with,
Enough. This word has come up in sessions with clients a lot lately and has been used in a few different ways. Enough senseless killing of Black and Brown people. Enough silence. Enough injustice. The images we are seeing are experiences that aren&r
So much is stirring, dear ones. Words don’t feel like enough, and silence is not okay. Here is a powerful piece by @nikkolas_smith inspired by the photo taken @daisugano