My clients can reach me between sessions at no cost, and in all the time I have offered it, no one has ever overused it. Here is why I do it, especially for Gold Star children and the adult children of military families, and what happens when people feel heard.

Alt Text: A small ceramic cup with a hand-drawn beach umbrella and lounge chair sits on a wooden table, an image of slowing down, from Healing Arts Center's post on between-session support in Virginia Beach.

Most people find mindfulness through a Google search or stumble across an app. Victoria of Healing Arts Center in Virginia Beach found it differently and spent over 15 years discovering what happens when mindfulness and creativity work together to support healing.

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A sharpened black pencil with pencil shavings representing the practice of expressive writing mindfulness and creative healing at Healing Arts Center Virginia Beach Hampton Roads.