Answering the Call
Art Therapy and Counselling Services
Dear reader,
My name is Lisa Davis-Peters and I welcome you to this space.
Starting or continuing a journey with therapy is a brave and big step towards listening to what or who is calling you.
With me, a skilled, attuned, and intuitive art therapist, you can listen to what calls you and we can journey towards it together.
I invite you, if you’re ready, if you’re inspired, or if you’re wanting to answer your call, to connect with me.
By working from a trauma and attachment informed lens, safety and gentleness is at the heart of all I do.
Together in relationship, lining the path with strengths and resources, we can answer your call at your pace.
If you have any questions, please reach out. I look forward to connecting,
Lisa Davis-Peters
(RTC, DKATI)
Answering My Call
A distillation of my original research project completed for graduation from the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, this video is an answer to my call from within.
I had always felt like there was someone else inside of me wanting to get out to be heard, expressed, and seen, but was kept frozen in time, tension, and numbing, crying out to me through messages of pain. Through focusing-oriented, ecological, and trauma-informed art therapy I got in touch with and made friends with the emotions and pain caught within my body. By also connecting with the authentic nature of the self, I demonstrated not only a decrease in pain and dis-identification with illness, but the development of a new sense of self and ability to hold my seat as a self-regulating and deeply attuned therapist.
By listening to the call of the body to move towards what and who wanted to be heard, I created this poem, this art, and this music. It demonstrates the emergence of a new identity as well as a true celebration of what I found within, ultimately finding home there.
Discomfort, pain, uncertainty, tension, and conflict that arise in any level of our being, whether that be physical, mental, emotional, cultural, or spiritual, may be what calls you.
Why Art Therapy?
Bringing art into the therapeutic process offers a way to bypass the strong thinking mind and externalize that which we hold inside and is often so intangible for us in our lives. By engaging in a creative process within a safe and attuned therapy relationship, you can give form to the formless and answer the call of what or who is inside of you, just waiting and wanting to be acknowledged, seen and heard.
With a background in music, social work, energetic based healing arts, and chronic pain management, I offer a transformative therapeutic space that can address all levels of your being and help you answer your call from within.
If inspired, I invite you to click here to read more about me, my approach, and what to expect in a session.