This means we value living in the ‘here and now’, focusing on having experiences rather than only speaking about experiences. In the same way that no one can eat, breathe, or sleep for you– no one can have an ‘aha experience’ for you. You can pay someone to do a math problem for you but you could never pay someone to understand math for you. We believe change is a qualitative process, not a quantitative one– we cannot be told what to change, we have to change how we think in order to experience long-term change.

We believe change is a qualitative process, not a quantitative one– we cannot be told what to change, we have to change how we think in order to experience long-term change.

Experiential Therapy includes, but is not limited to, the use of visual arts, body movement, drama, music, writing, dreams, and sand tray to foster personal growth and healing. At Mindful Life Counseling, we work with expressive arts with the belief that individuals can access their emotional struggles in a less intrusive manner and heal at their own pace.