Cassie Hamrick (they/them)

cassie@healingartscollaborative.com

License & Training:

LCMHC-QS (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Qualified Supervisor), North Carolina

ATR-BC (Board Certified Registered Art Therapist), United States

Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Practitioner + Teacher, International

Snapshot:
My work in art therapy and counseling is deeply threaded with my personal art practice and social justice activism; together, these three modes of work constitute one, holistic praxis. My goal as a therapist is to create safe environments where people feel empowered to direct their own personal journeys of healing and fulfillment. I work from an intersectional lens, meaning I believe most people experience multiple, layered oppressions, and I will work with you to address the impact of those oppressions as they may arise in your life.

My supervision sessions are oriented within social justice and liberation principles, prioritize ongoing analysis of power and oppression, and enthusiastically affirm lived experience as professional expertise. I actively incorporate art-making into supervision, and encourage supervisees to engage in reflective art activities during and outside of our sessions.

Identities that are important to me:

• Trans, Nonbinary, Queer

• Raised in the rural south + midwest US, settler divesting from whiteness

• Chronically Ill

• Fat

• Animal Lover

• Aquarius Sun / Leo Moon / Gemini Rising

Healing Modalities:

• Art Therapy

• Eye Movement Desensitization + Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Relational-Cultural Counseling

• Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki

Therapy specialties:

• Trans, Gender Expansive, and LGBQIA+ clients

• Complex Trauma

• Disordered Eating

• Harm Reduction

• Survivors of Violence

I work with ages:
18+ (individuals & relationships/couples)

Therapy availability?
Yes (in-person & telehealth)

Supervision availability?
Yes - individual & triadic supervision for aspiring Art Therapists pursuing their ATR credential.