Xan Scott (she/her)

My Approach to Helping

Xan has multiple degrees in Theatre Arts and yoga and has decades of experience working in home caregiving. Working with various populations like incarcerated women, domestic violence, and vulnerable youth Xan has life experience that you cannot go to school for. Through studying the arts Xan knows the power firsthand of sharing your story. Therapy sessions with the right fit of client to counselor can be full of fun and emotional exploration. Sharing stories of deep-seated secrets frees our internal pressure of "doing things right" and we can start showing up for ourselves including regulating our bodies and nervous systems. Xan herself experienced wanting to be seen as "normal," whatever "normal" is since she can remember. Everyone is unique and deserves to be listened to deeply in a judgment-free space.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I became a counselor after years of fellow students and clients generously sharing all of their grief and heartache on the stage. Looking around the room at my fellow teachers and performers I thought to myself, "Who is in charge here?" How does the healing continue after they leave the stage, workshop, and classroom? I am a firm believer in arts in education and the power of play! In a world with building pressure and high expectations, we need more time to slow down and connect with ourselves and others. It is easy to become isolated and stuck in an anxiety/depression cycle and realize that we are not living but merely surviving and watching time go by. I truly love helping people learn to find what they love to do that involves community. Learning to love yourself and find more compassion and curiosity is the recipe for success. Xan lives with her adopted shelter cat Merlin who teaches her daily the power of love can heal the most traumatic circumstances.