• The Community Arts Program features:

    • Workshops: Customized for a variety of age groups and incorporate art forms including creative writing, poetry, music listening, music creation, movement, meditation, and play, depending on the interests of the group served. Ideal for community centers/non-profits, schools, or the corporate world looking to invest in the health and wellness of their employees, students, or clients.

    • Art Pop-Ups: Book us to table at your community event or host an interactive artmaking station that can be added on to an existing event, festival, or private party to encourage community engagement and share helpful arts and wellness resources. Contact us to book a pop-up.

    • Public Events: Free and low-cost arts events are hosted frequently in-person (Boston area) and virtually. All art welcome to attend!

  • Ideal for individuals ages 18+ who are open to exploring creativity to cope with stress and trauma.

  • Info sessions and presentations are appropriate for community groups, educators, or social service workers who want to learn more about the connection between creativity and healing + how to incorporate the arts into their personal and professional practice. A lecture-based presentation and conversation, with the main goal of educating rather than creating art. Contact us to learn more about this service and rates.

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 FAQs

  • Art & Soul Clinic offers an eclectic mix of healing arts services that incorporate a mix of visual art & music, meditation and mindfulness, and tarot services. The creator of Art & Soul Clinic, Brenda Echeverry, has training in expressive arts therapy and mental health counseling that informs her practice.

    “The expressive arts combine the visual arts, movement, drama, music, writing and other creative processes to foster deep personal growth and community development. Expressive arts therapy incorporates an evolving multimodal approach within psychology, organizational development, community arts and education. By integrating the arts processes and allowing one to flow into another, we gain access to our inner resources for healing, clarity, illumination and creativity.”

    Learn more at IEATA’s website. The International Expressive Arts Therapy Association® (IEATA®) is a non-profit, professional organization founded in 1994 to encourage the creative spirit.

  • No! Anyone and everyone has the capacity to create. The creative process of experimentation and play is the driving force of healing. You do not have to identify as an artist in order to engage with your creativity.

    In other words, Beginners are welcome!

  • You are always welcome to book a free consultation call to ask questions about your particular circumstances and get a feel for Brenda’s approach. You may be a good fit for an individual session if:

    • You experience moderate mental health symptoms such as anxiety, depression, poor body image, low self-esteem, or struggling with work/life balance

    • You are open to exploring past or current trauma that affects your daily life

    • You want to learn more about using the arts to cope with stress

    • You are not actively in a crisis that requires a higher level of care. For example, if you currently hospitalized or experiencing psychosis

  • Sessions last 60 minutes and incorporate a creative arts activity tailored to your interests and therapy goals. You are welcome to share as much as you feel comfortable to and engage with the arts in any way that feels right to you. You can attend sessions at a consistent rate (monthly, bi-weekly) or every so often as needed.

  • No, Art & Soul Clinic does not accept health insurance.

    Sliding-scale and bartering options are available for low-income, uninsured, or undocumented people. Learn more here » https://www.artandsoulclinic.com/sliding-scale

    Art & Soul Clinic is partnered with Art Pharmacy to accept payments on behalf of the clients in their program. If you are located in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, or New York consider signing up with Art Pharmacy to access free sessions and other cultural events in your city » https://www.artpharmacy.co

  • We are happy to discuss possible partnerships and opportunities for collaboration, please email us at artandsoulclinic@gmail.com with more information.

Past Events

  • Sensory Art Series @ Boston Public Library

  • Art therapy with older adults at health center in Dorchester

  • Healing Arts Fair with Dorchester Neighborhood Flea Market

  • Peace Play at the Beach - sand tray therapy and healing arts activities

  • Creative Resistance workshop with Liberatory Wellness Network

  • Watercolors by students participating in MFA Boston workshops

  • Workshop at Boston Public Library for kids

  • Self-portrait workshop at the Peace Institute in Dorchester, MA

  • Tarot + Art workshop @ Long Live Roxbury

  • Art therapy to address the mental health effects of climate change