The Artful Life Counseling Center and Studio

The Artful Life Counseling Center and Studio is an expressive arts therapy group practice on the North Shore serving adults, teens, emerging adults and children. Rather than relying on talk therapy alone, clinicians use visual art, movement, music, drama and writing as research-backed pathways to healing, which can help people who struggle to put feelings into words. No artistic skill is required; the creative process is used to build self-awareness and move toward change.

The independently owned, women-led practice has served Beverly, Salem and the wider North Shore for more than ten years. Clients come for help with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, OCD, perfectionism, school refusal, body image concerns and life transitions. Clinical approaches include Internal Family Systems, dialectical behavioral methods and perinatal and postpartum care, and the practice offers individual sessions, therapeutic groups and workshops, plus evaluative services.

What to Know

• The practice provides LGBTQ+ affirming and gender-affirming care.
• It works with clients who are autistic or otherwise neurodivergent.
• Parenting support and team-building workshops for organizations are also offered.
• Children’s programs focus on processing emotions and building confidence.