Emily Lichtenberg (They/them)

Art Therapy

Art therapy is both process- and product-focused. I lead clients through process-oriented approaches to explore how what we are working through can be expressed by the metaphors within the creative process itself. I am currently in my final (internship) year of my graduate art therapy program. I have earned specialized training in a variety of art therapy forms. I lean toward experiential approaches, focusing on what makes sense for the ‘here-and-now.’

EcoTherapy

I am certified in Ecotherapy as of May 2024. At this time, my focus surrounds eco-related concerns such as eco-grief/anxiety, and helping others build a deeper relationship with the more-than-human world. There are several healing benefits to bringing nature into the therapeutic relationship, and I offer eco-art therapy as an option to all my clients.

Relational 

It is within our deepest nature to be in relationship. This can be with other humans, with animals, plants, ideas, and objects. To me, the core of any therapeutic method is relational. In my work, I support clients to deepen their relational awareness with Self, the people in their lives, and the more-than-human world. Within art therapy, there is a relationship between us, but also between you and your art. I believe that to best understand oneself, we need only look at our relational being.

Polyamorous and Open Relationships

Before my work as a therapist, I was a relationship coach specifically focusing on non-monogamous relationships and providing education on Relationship Anarchy and how this philosophy can be integrated into any relationship structure.. I aim to provide support for individuals and relationships who practice consensual non-monogamy or polyamory, and to support those curious about or interested in opening up their relational landscape to a structure beyond monogamy.

LGBTQ Issues

As a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, I value providing an open and empathetic space for folks to process and express their experiences. The unique aspects of the ‘queer’ experience make it both beautiful and sometimes difficult. Even so, each person’s journey navigating ‘queer’ identities is unique. I am here to walk alongside clients through their own journey to navigate their identity and expression within different communities and areas of their lives.

Gender Identity

I see the process of exploring one’s gender identity as a continuously unfolding internal process of discovery and reflection. What may resonate today may change over weeks, months, or years. While that’s my understanding of gender, I am more interested to know what your understanding of gender and gender identity are. Each person builds a relationship with their gender identity differently, and each person comes to a different end. I am here to support you and your unique path.

Loss or Grief

Having experienced deep loss and grief in my own life, I am intimately familiar with the complexities that can come with this experience. Throughout my career in peer support, I sat with folks from many different walks of life experience grief or loss within a myriad of contexts. For my art therapy practicum, I worked at a children’s hospital, where grief and loss revealed themselves in many different forms, and was fortunate to have a grief specialist as one of my supervisors.