Liz Verna LCAT
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist
Virtual creative therapy to understand emotions, reduce stress, and live more fully.
I am Liz Verna LCAT, a licensed creative arts therapist and writer.
I’m also an artist, knitter, furniture refinisher, indoor gardener, and intermittent yoga practitioner.
I do these things to tap into my creativity, knit the occasional scarf, or justify stretch pants, but it’s also how I strive for balance and calm in an impossible world. I use creativity to channel my anxiety, dig for clarity, and maintain the energy to keep going.
In my practice as a creative arts therapist, I work with individuals who express their creativity in all and unique ways - cookingwritingdancingcurlingpaintingfootballingbirdwatching - because creativity isn’t all about art, it’s about how you engage with the world around you.
I offer traditional talk therapy sessions for adults struggling with what we all struggle with - anxiety, stress, life changes, parenting, travelers who make speakerphone calls on the train - with an emphasis on creativity as a tool for exploration and treatment.
So I help stuck creatives channel their inner world through the power of artistic expression by offering a safe space where creativity can guide them toward healing, relaxation, and self-discovery.
But I also help people who feel they aren’t creative discover the ways they are. You don’t need to be an artist to benefit from directing your innate creative impulses to uncover insights, reduce stress, and foster personal growth. It’s not about creating a masterpiece, but about feeling more at ease and aligned with who you are.
Our sessions are open to any creative tools that support you the way they support you in the rest of your life. You are a unique person who perceives, processes, and creates beliefs around experiences in singularly unique ways. The way you choose to untangle this material should be specifically tailored to your comfort and patterns. Maybe it’s macrame, maybe it’s bowling, your chosen creative expression is already helping you make sense of life, so why not bring it into the world of your emotional wellbeing. .
How do you creative?
Liz Verna has been a therapist for over 20 years, working with children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric clients in schools, acute psychiatric hospitals, and dual diagnosis day treatment facilities. She has developed adapted art therapy programs, founded women’s writing and art groups, and presented at creative arts therapy conferences.
Her experience spans entertainment media, healthcare, and education, and she has been in private practice since 2015. Having battled depression, anxiety, and toxic relationship patterns, she knows the power of creativity in breaking cycles and setting boundaries. Her work is rooted in real experience—helping others untangle dysfunction and move forward with clarity.