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Hello, I am Dion Smotherman. Are you discovering that your plans for making tomorrow better seem to fade shortly after your day get going? Maybe you feel your creativity and enthusiasm have taken a vacation. Have you noticed your relationships are becoming harder to maintain and you long for the return of your creative self. I enjoy working with families, couples, young adults and adolescents. I specialize in working with you through marital conflict, grief, loss. anxiety, depression and trauma. There are a few art materials you will need to purchase. I will provide a list. A beginning investment of $50 of supplies should work fine. Let’s creatively work together towards making positive changes using Art Therapy and CBT.
In your first session we will spend time on *Discovering key strengths and difficulties. * Introducing you to the Art Therapy process * Identifying your hopes and dreams * Review some of your historical information. You should be able to take away that you have been heard and we have a foundational level of understanding.
I am Licensed MFT with extensive experience using Art Therapy. I also have a Doctorate in Biblical Counseling and working with people seeking a Christian perspective in navigating their life issues.
Creativity working with clients to discover their best self. Additionally, I am also an artist and musician. I understand the value of creative process.
Christians Artist Young Adults Couples Adolescent
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Cash - $160 per session
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3 ratings with written reviews
August 12, 2025
She is a great listener and really is getting to know us. I love how she gives us creative exercises to do thru her art therapy. It really is resonating with my husband who is an artist himself. In reminding him that he has a medium to release and express. Which is huge. He feels unempowered so this helps give his silence a voice.
August 7, 2025
I thoroughly enjoyed sessions with Dion, both in individual therapy & in couples therapy. She is direct, easy to understand, and provides lots of constructive feedback. The only issue is she doesn’t have much availability. If she did, I would for sure book with her!
July 16, 2025
Dion was great. She listened to us as a couple. She was warm, open minded and made us feel comfortable. She is relatable which was important in our choice to work with her. She understood our unique cultural experiences as Black individuals. Understanding how environmental trauma along with personal experiences can affect us as whole individuals. Loved she has an Art Therapy background. Being creatives ourselves. My husband is an artist who loves to draw, paint, and use animation as his medium.