Art Therapy at Make Creative Studio
Art-making can be meaningful anywhere. At Make, we intentionally create a space where art, therapeutic support, faith, and community come together.
Our Art Therapy program is led by licensed professional counselor and board-certified art therapist Elizabeth King. Through the art-making process, conversation, and relationship, participants have space to explore emotions, navigate challenges, and experience the freedom that creativity can offer.
More Than Making Art
For people in recovery, art can provide a way to express what words sometimes cannot. For children who have experienced trauma, creative expression can offer a safe space to process emotions and reclaim joy. And for anyone walking through a difficult season, the studio can become a place to simply come, create, connect, and be encouraged.
Create
Explore the art-making process in a welcoming, professional studio with quality materials and room to experiment.
Connect
Make isn't just about the project on the table. Participants share meals, conversation, fellowship, and meaningful relationships.
Heal
With the support of an art therapist, creative expression can provide a pathway for processing emotions and navigating difficult experiences.
Hope
We believe art can point us toward God's healing power and our source of hope in Christ.
Meet Elizabeth
Elizabeth King, ATR-BC, LPC,
Art Therapy Director
“Make is a place to come and get supported, and it's a place to just come and do art, to commune and to fellowship.”
Elizabeth has been practicing as a licensed professional counselor and board-certified art therapist since 2008. She brings 20 years of experience in mental health, wellness, education, and spiritual growth to her work at Make.
Elizabeth works with individuals navigating depression, anxiety, life transitions, addiction, medical treatment, and other challenges. She uses talk therapy alongside the art-making process, creating space for both verbal and nonverbal expression.
Make extends its reach through partnerships with local nonprofits, ministries, and community organizations. Together, we create opportunities for people to experience art, connection, and encouragement during some of life's most challenging seasons.
Our partners help connect participants to Make, while the studio provides a welcoming place where relationships can grow over time.
Our Outreach Partners
The Impact Continues Beyond the Session
For some participants, Make becomes more than a place to attend an art session. It becomes a refuge to return to throughout their journey.
Participants have discovered new creative interests, formed meaningful relationships, returned to volunteer, and become part of the community that first welcomed them.
“Some that are not my participants anymore, that are my alumni, are still involved with the studio. They come back, they volunteer, they've created connection here. They have their own love for art.”
-- Kate Grimes, Co-Founder, WAR Foundation
“The studio is therapeutic, and for a person that's coming into recovery, you might struggle with understanding the things that you enjoy.
It's a place to come and get supported and it's a place to just come and do art, to commune and to do fellowship.”
-- Claudia, Program Alumni
Be Part of What We’re Making
Experience the honor of walking alongside those on a healing journey and enjoy times of creativity, fellowship, and fun! Daytime and evening sessions are available. Sign up at the link below. Thank you for your generous service!
We believe that art is more than just a form of expression. It's a means of pointing us towards God's healing power, our source of hope in Christ, and a way to rebuild lives one brushstroke at a time.
