We have partnered with two Art Therapists to help us launch our Sharing Our Strengths initiative with an art intervention. This program will utilize writing prompts, group discussion, and creative expression, to guide artists to recognizing and identifying their own personal strengths. Using items from your home like pens/pencils/markers/paint/paper/canvas…whatever you have access to! Let’s tap into those creative juices!

• TOPIC Higher Ground Art Intervention: Sharing Our Strengths
• WHEN Satuday, May 30^th from 3:00-4:30 Eastern / 1:00-2:30 Mountain 12:00-1:30 Pacific
• WHERE Zoom webinar platform (to access the link, register below)
• REGISTRATION Click here to register! (There is a limited amount of space for this program, we will be selecting participants AT RANDOM until the program is full. If selected, you will receive a CONFIRMATION email)

Introducing Sarah and Liz!

Sarah Stephens, ATR-P, MS: Sarah started her journey as an Art Therapist receiving her Master of Science degree at Nazareth College of Rochester and has went on to serve Veterans and their families; Children diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum and the geriatric population. Currently, she works at the Batavia VA treating Veterans who are struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and/or Military Sexual Trauma through Recreation Therapy. Sarah has partnered with Higher Ground WNY Military programs to serve Veterans within the community

Liz van der Horst, MS: As a therapist Liz has worked with PTSD, stroke, autism, and various the ways trauma impacts people. She like to share her own tools of healing, which have been through art, martial arts, parenthood and mindfulness as a way to help others through their process