I am a retired, tenured English professor and artist who has trained to become professional counselor. I have healed myself with the arts and currently enjoy writing and other arts of all kinds for maintaining my own mental health and well-being as well as for therapeutic activities with people I professionally counsel today to help them improve their mental health and well-being. I hold certifications in expressive arts therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and trauma therapy, so I enjoy using more traditional talk therapy techniques as well as creative therapy techniques. I am especially drawn to and good at counseling children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced chronic stress or trauma.