Live · Guided
1:1 Art Therapy Consultation
Held sessions where art is the language. We meet weekly or bi-weekly to make, witness, and gently reflect — at your pace, in your scope.
- 60-minute sessions
- Trauma-informed pacing
- All materials guided
Welcome — come in slowly
I didn't plan to become an art practitioner.
Life rearranged me.
Two years ago, inside of a few short months, I lost both of my parents. Then I was laid off from a workplace that had quietly been costing me more than a paycheck. The version of me that powered through everything finally set her brushes down and asked, now what?
I didn't have an answer. I had paper. I had paint. I had hands that needed somewhere to put all of it. So I made marks — ugly ones, honest ones, ones I didn't show anyone — and slowly, the noise inside me started to have a shape.
That's the work. That's all of it.
I became a certified art therapy practitioner because I needed somewhere to put what I had learned: that grief doesn't have to be productive, that creativity is not a talent test, and that you are allowed to begin again — at any age, on any Tuesday, with whatever you have in front of you.
Sit with this for a moment
- · What have you been carrying that you haven't put down?
- · When did you last make something just to make it?
- · What would change if you let yourself begin?
You don't have to know yet. You just have to be curious enough to schedule a free, gentle conversation. I'll meet you there.
— Kay
Schedule a free discovery call
30 minutes · no charge · no pressure
What I offer
Three doorways into the same practice.
Each offering is shaped around how much support feels right — and how much room you need to make.
Async support
Between-Session Art Practice
Soft prompts, voice notes, and gentle check-ins between our live sessions — so the thread keeps moving when you're alone with your materials.
- Weekly prompts
- Voice & image replies
- Private studio journal
Kay — Art Practitioner/Therapist
Founder, Human Thread Studios©
About the practitioner
Meet Kay.
Kay is an abstract artist, certified art therapy practitioner, disabled Navy veteran, and technologist with over 40 years in art and 35 years in technology. After six years of service in the U.S. Navy, she channeled her experiences into building bridges — between people and technology, between creativity and systems, between fear and confidence.
As an artist, Kay sees every canvas — traditional, digital, or unconventional — as a boundless opportunity to explore emotion, humanity, and expression. Her work is not merely paint and form, but a dialogue with the soul, translated through vibrant colors, shifting textures, and intuitive shapes.
As a technologist, she's spent decades watching people get left behind by tools that were supposed to help them. She built Human Thread Studios because she was tired of seeing creative, brilliant people feel "bad at tech" when the truth is: the tech wasn't built for them.
Kay is a proud member of the LGBTQA+ community, and her identity — as a 62-year-old woman, a veteran, an artist, a neurodivergent thinker — shapes everything she builds. Human Thread Studios exists because she knows firsthand what it feels like to not see yourself reflected in the spaces you occupy.
How sessions happen
Kay doesn't keep a brick-and-mortar studio — she comes to you. Sessions can be held in person at your home, or over Zoom from wherever you are. Either way, it's your space, your materials, your pace. For in-person visits, she brings the guidance; you bring a quiet corner and whatever art supplies feel right (she'll help you figure out what to gather). For Zoom, all you need is a device with a camera and a comfortable spot.
Scope of practice
Kay is a certified art therapy practitioner and consultant — not a licensed clinical therapist, psychologist, or medical doctor, and not an AATA-registered art therapist (ATR). She cannot diagnose mental health conditions, prescribe medication, or provide clinical psychotherapy. Sessions are creative, supportive, trauma-informed art experiences offered within her scope of certification.
Private practice · Not covered by insurance
Human Thread Studios is an independent, private-pay practice. Because Kay is a practitioner rather than a licensed clinician, sessions are not billable to health insurance and superbills are not provided. Many clients use HSA or FSA funds, and a paid receipt is available on request. Reduced-fee spots are held each month if cost is a barrier — please reach out. See pricing for details.
If you are in crisis
If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, thoughts of harming yourself or others, or any other psychiatric emergency, this practice is not the right resource. Please call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911 immediately. Veterans can press 1 after dialing 988 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line.
Certified Art Therapy PractitionerU.S. Navy VeteranLGBTQA+ OwnedTrauma-Informed40+ Years in Art
How it works
A quiet path from first hello to ongoing practice.
- Step 1
Intake
A short written form so I can meet you with care.
- Step 2
Discovery Call
30 minutes, no charge. We see if we're a fit.
- Step 3
Sessions
We begin the work — art-led, gently held.
- Step 4
Progress
We track threads, themes, and quiet shifts over time.
Pricing
Choose the container that fits your season.
Simple, transparent pricing. Reduced-fee spots are held each month — reach out if cost is a barrier.
$65
Drop-In Single Session
One 60-minute consultation
- Live 1:1 session
- Materials guidance
- Brief written reflection
Recommended
$120 / month
Monthly Thread
Ongoing monthly practice
- Recurring 1:1 sessions
- Between-session prompts
- Private studio journal
- Theme tracking
$350
12 Week Wellness Sessions
A self-paced, self-guided 12-week reflection tied to your artwork
- 12 weekly reflection sessions
- Self-paced & self-guided
- AI-guided prompts tied to your artwork
- Share progress with your practitioner
- Full async studio access
- Closing ritual
Questions
Things people often ask.
Still wondering if this is for you?
The discovery call is free, gentle, and pressure-free.
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