About

evolve through art

Evolve Through Art - Creative Arts Therapy, PLLC is a private practice providing: art therapy, employee assistance program (EAP), EMDR, and psychotherapy services. Diana uses integrative psychotherapy interventions tailored to you to help you make meaningful changes in your life, gain insight/self awareness into your daily concerns, and assists you in exploring new ways of living your optimal life. Sessions are offered both in English and Spanish.

At ETA psychotherapy is viewed as a holistic and preventive way of managing a healthy lifestyle and living a fulfilling life. With all the inevitable life transitions that we all face, everyone at any age can benefit from psychotherapy to sort things out and make well informed choices not dictated by your past or society. Why wait for a tragedy to strike before seeking help?

Trauma and Abuse Counseling Mental Health Support

FOUNDER/PRIMARY PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Diana Gil Velez, MS, LCAT, ATR, LP (permit)(pronouns: she/her/hers) is the founder and primary psychotherapist for ETA since 2012. Diana has 13 years working in the mental health field in various capacities (e.g., primary psychotherapist, clinical coordinator, adjunct instructor, supervisor, and consultant). Diana is a NYS licensed psychotherapist (LCAT: licensed creative arts therapist), registered art therapist (ATR), and psychoanalyst-in-training (LP permit to practice psychoanalysis in NYS). To help with trauma, she is a trained in EMDR therapist. For further information on Diana's current/past experience and extensive training, please see her curriculum vitae here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mcx65BHaSUBhVxa4Ws_rlMHL4uRrPB2xMTBPq84rvpI/edit?usp=sharing

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