PeerConnect: Art Therapy & Chronic Pain

An introduction to coping with pain through the use of art therapy. We will hold both a therapeutic and educational space for participants to practice a series of structured art directives. No artistic experience is required! Participants are encouraged to bring whatever drawing materials they have at home such as crayons, colored pencils, markers, or just a pencil/pen if that is what is available. Please also have on hand at least three sheets of paper and a writing utensil for the exercises. For participants with limited mobility or motor function, alternative opportunities for participation will be provided by the facilitator.

Bri Beck, LCPC, ATR (she/her) is a mixed-media artist and licensed art therapist whose work explores the interaction of the body and the environment and how this impacts emotional wellbeing. In her private art therapy practice, Bri specializes in supporting clients within the disability community, focusing on complex medical trauma,…