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nshoremag.com
It might be a middle-aged man who's
enduring the heartache of divorce,
or a little girl whose mother re-
cently passed away. It might be a
family who's going through tough
times and needs to work together to
make things better. Whatever the
situation, whomever the person, art
therapy can help.
"It's a way that somebody can
express themselves in a different
way rather than just sitting and
talking," says Stephanie Musial,
ATR-BC, LMHC, owner of Creative
Bridges, an art therapy and mental
health counseling practice in Ames
-
bury. Located in a sunny studio
at 14 Cedar Street in a renovated
mill building, Creative Bridges is
a safe, open place where people
can use art—including visual art,
music, and movement—to express
themselves, relax, and receive a
different kind of counseling from
traditional talk therapy.
Musial, who has a bachelor's de-
gree in art therapy from Emmanuel
College in Boston and a master's
degree in expressive therapy with
a specialization in art therapy from
Lesley University in Cambridge,
opened her practice in 2008. In
addition to her private practice,
Musial is a go-to expert for art
therapy on the North Shore, with
FACES
photographs by Sarah Jordan McCaffery
BY ALEXANDRA PECCI
Art therapist
Stephanie Musial
connects with
children and
adults using
multiple media.
The
Musial
Method
Stephanie
Musial
