I founded Tree of Life Counseling & Art Therapy in May of 2016. The formation of the practice came after leaving a successful practice in Pittsburgh, PA. My family moved to Virginia Beach to follow my husband’s career goals. However, this life transition granted me the opportunity to start my own private practice..

I chose Tree of Life Counseling & Art Therapy as the name for my practice as part of a very intentional and purposeful process. I wanted a name that would share my overall belief in the power of connection of the mind, body and spirit (the word spirit can take on one’s own meaning, not only a religious association). I also wanted the name to be able to have an acronym that would be associated to the mission of the practice and be recognized for marketing purposes, hence TLC-AT (Tree of Life Counseling & Art Therapy) was formed.

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I also spent many hours sketching out the logo for the practice. Again, I wanted the logo to include symbolism and metaphors thus creating of meaning and “standing” on its own. I chose the figure in the middle of the tree, representing the base of a tree, due to the yoga pose ‘tree’. This is a basic pose in yoga, but one that facilitates balance, growth and a basic foundation for future yoga practice. It also felt important for me to include the Om symbol (phonetically pronounced, “aaah,” “oooh,” and “mmm). The Om symbol represents what is called “the sound of the universe” and is proven to calm the autonomic nervous system, which is where anxiety responses originate.