My name is Callen (she/her), and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist. I am trained in trauma-informed art therapy, sand tray therapy, play therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), and I am dedicated to a therapeutic intervention that is rooted in nurturance. As a counselor, I believe in the power of metaphor and in my role as a witness to your creative process. As such, I utilize talk, art, and play therapy in addition to parts-based work to facilitate healing.

While in training and during my time as a professional, I’ve had the honor of working with an array of people and in various settings. These include a partial hospitalization eating disorder program, a community clinic, a children’s hospital, and an outpatient center for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

As a therapist, I am dedicated to creating a place for your story to be held and seen through a lens of empathy and empowerment. I often define therapy as a process of welcoming home parts of self that have been set aside or forgotten. It is through this process that an integrated and compassionate self can be reborn.

I specialize in working with children, teens, and young adults who are wrestling with anxiety, depression, trauma-based disorders, life transitions, and self-esteem related issues. I am deeply committed to providing identity affirming care for all clients, and I have a special interest in working with LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults.

MY STORY

Since I was little, I’ve looked to art and dance as a place of safety and as an outlet for my internal experience. Growing up, I found that words were insufficient. Only with artistic expression could I be my true self and could I see the rawness and truth in others. It was as if judgments and labels disappeared in that creative space. When I headed off to school, I knew I wanted to explore psychology, but I found the field by itself to be missing something. This is when I discovered Art Therapy. I have found it to be such a beautiful mixture of the two worlds existent in my life, and I enjoy sharing this powerful combination with others.

I truly see my work as a journey with my clients, and I’m honored and privileged to be a part of their path towards healing.

Credentials

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC in VA): 0701012408

Registered Art Therapist (ATR): 20-193