This is a two-part experiential workshop for mental health professionals.

Trauma often exists in pre-verbal states, limiting one's ability to engage in play. Art as a therapeutic intervention helps access trauma without words while reintroducing creativity and play.

Part 1: Foundations of Witnessing Trauma

• Understanding art-based approaches in trauma work

• Sociological perspectives of trauma

• Identifying dissociative trauma self-states and working with them through art & body maps

• Introduction to Mindful Gauges

• Creating safety & agency for trauma processing

Part 2: Deepening Trauma Work Through Art

• Identifying and resourcing multiple self-states

• Prioritizing which self-states to address in therapy

• Applying Mindful Gauges in trauma work

• Using drawing & craft techniques as tools in therapy (case examples & practice)