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Welcome to PL Studio 440 - atelier
Therapeutic Art Healing Workshops on Cape Cod
By combining creative expression and self healing through color on canvas, participants can intuitively express and process thoughts and emotions that may be otherwise difficult to articulate with words. My workshops are not about the product, but about the process of making the internal, external with color.
So nice to meet you, I'm Catherine Pichura a Certified Art Therapist and Certified International Art4Healing Facilitator. As a professional artist, I understand the power art has to transform oneself, and have longed to be able to share with others the inherent possibility we all have within ourselves to heal through art. I believe that everyone has the answers within themselves and that is my role, along with creative expression, to help hold the space, and to help you find those answers through color on canvas.
I have numerous workshops designed to help from daily stressors to healing anger, disappointment and loss, to helping with care-giver compassion fatigue - to name a few. We work to recognize the symptoms of something deeper going on beneath the surface, all while developing coping and managing skills, to get to the wound and begin to truly heal. These are NOT art classes but therapeutic art healing workshops for you to begin your healing process through color in a safe, intimate space.
My personal journey with the healing power of art has been and is continuing to be told on my canvases as I have healed and continue to both physically and emotionally. Being an advocate of expressive art in all mediums, I encourage people in times of stress, trauma, illness, and loss, to engage in creative activities which can promote healing and wholeness in terms of engendering positive outlook, accessing inner resources, uplifting spirit, and seeing the possibilities inherent in life.
My workshops were developed as a supportive facilitation modality to help people deal with a variety of emotional situations through a guided process involving abstract painting. These workshops have been tremendously successful and have helped thousands of individuals with a variety of traumas, as well as those simply wishing to share in the journey of self-expression and self-exploration. Participation in this modality of self-expression creates an opportunity to visually chronicle emotions and feelings, thus providing an environment for healing to occur. I look forward to meeting you soon.
Please Note: These workshops are for you if you are a high functioning woman/man who struggles with pain, anxiety, depression or loss behind the scenes of your work, family and social life. This program is not suitable if you are struggling to practically function, have an unaddressed trauma history, are experiencing suicidal ideation, or are suffering from clinical depression. Please seek specialized one-to-one support with a licensed therapist instead.
Check the Workshop and Schedule section of this website to see which one speaks to you, call and sign up now. I look forward to seeing you soon.
With grace and gratitude,
Catherine
