About Me
Kelsey Morgan
I’m an art therapist, somatic practitioner, mentor & artist. I help people overcome their darkest phases & re-discover their light. Remembering the beauty that life still has to offer. The paradox is real and I believe that when we learn how to be with + feel it ALL we get to live a liberated life!
I help you do this by getting back in touch with your body, creativity, & expression through art, dance (i.e. somatic movement), and dreamwork. You don’t have to be good at any of these things or know what the heck you’re doing. It is my job to guide you. I believe that talking alone will only take you so far in the healing + liberation you desire. So, if you’ve tried talk therapy in the past but it feels like you’re needing something different or deeper to integrate the transformation you crave, then I am your gal!
I have my Master of Arts in Art Therapy with an Emphasis in Counseling. I am a Registered Art Therapist (ATR) through the Art Therapy Credentials Board & I am a member of the American Art Therapy Association.
What I hold of high value about my degree is that I was not trained through the colonial lens of pathology. I understand the harm it can cause when a person is seen as a list of symptoms to ‘simply’ equate to a diagnosis as a life sentence. Each person is way more complex than that & I truly believe each person is more than the labels the outside world tries to put onto them.
I was trained to see the wholeness of each person, meet you where you’re at, & guide you in expressing the inner turmoil through art. To then give you the space to embody a sense of internal harmony through the creative resolution that works best for you.
I am certified in Somatic Activated Healing™ which is a method that combines meditation, mantras, rhythmic breath, somatic movement, & ecstatic dance (freely moving your body).This is a bottom-up approach where the body is the entry point for healing. This method helps you learn how to drop the story (no more rumination) & be with the feeling!
As you’re learning to BE with the feeling you’re also learning how to work WITH your nervous system vs using somatic tools as band-aid remedies for issues. You’ve probably heard how “we need to feel in order to heal,” well, when working with me, you’ll discover ways to do exactly that!
“Freedom is not given to us by anyone. We have to cultivate it ourselves”
-Thích Nhâ’t Hanh
p.s. Here’s a video of me dancing & yes, this is something you’d get to work up to (being able to freely move your body without performing or trying to look cute) if you’re not already there yet.
We heal to remember that life also gets to be fun!
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