I received my Masters of Expressive Arts Therapies with an Art Therapy Concentration from Lesley University in 1998 and in 2007, I became a registered, board certified art therapist. Early in my career, I mostly worked part time as an art therapist and served many years in various roles for the NC Art Therapy Association. During this time, my full time job was running a crafty little gift store called Camerons with my twin sister Wendy Smith. I find a lot of people in our area recognize me from having been a customer…maybe you are one of them! Wendy, by the way, is now the Executive Director at the Carrboro ArtsCenter which is just a stone’s throw from Bridges Art Therapy.   

I enjoy working with all sorts of people in my art therapy practice, from children as young as 4 to seniors who are nearing 100 and everything in between. That said, a large portion of my client base is children. The arts are a great way for them to express themselves since many are still mastering the English language. For the same reason, I work a lot with people who have recently arrived to the United States and are still learning English. Art is a great way for them to tell their stories. In fact, art is a great way for anyone to tell their story and for me, that is what therapy is all about.