Living Arts Counseling Center

Phone: (707) 826-1400

Caren Wise, MA, MFT Intern 42928
received her MS in Expressive Arts Therapy Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and is a MFT intern. She brings years of experience as an artist and training in both Expressive Arts Therapy and Drama Therapy to her work with clients. In her previous clinical work at Catholic Charities and Pacifica Youth Services Bureau, she saw families, individuals, couples, children and adolescents. Caren has worked with children of all ages as both teacher and therapist and has a deep understanding of early childhood abuse and trauma and its effect on children and adults. She has experience working with issues of anxiety, grief, trauma, depression, lowself esteem and relationship issues.
She has worked with children in school settings, with adolescents referred by probation and facilitated workshops to prevent bullying. Caren’s theoretical foundation includes transpersonal, psychodynamic and humanistic psychology. She combines that with expertise in expressive arts therapy and drama therapy to promote therapeutic healing and transformation for her clients.

Caren seeks referrals for children and adolescents, adults, couples and families at the Living Arts Counseling Center. In creating a safe space for curiosity, playfulness and deep inquiry she helps clients access their own healing wisdom. She uses, where appropriate and according to clients needs, painting, clay, storytelling, movement, psychodrama, music and improvisation. Caren will be offering expressive arts therapy and drama therapy groups, and is interested in working with adolescents and young adults, caregivers, and women.

Supervised by Kit Crosby- Williams MFT #21982.