Liz Verna LCAT
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist & Coach
Virtual creative therapy and coaching to heal yourself, quiet the noise, and live more fully.
I am Liz Verna LCAT, a licensed creative arts therapist, a writer, and a coach.
I’m also an artist, knitter, furniture refinisher, indoor gardener, and intermittent yoga practitioner.
I do these things to tap into my creativity, knit the occasional scarf, or justify stretch pants, but it’s also how I strive for balance and calm in an impossible world. I use creativity to channel my anxiety, dig for clarity, and maintain the energy to keep going.
In my practice as a creative arts therapist, I work with individuals who express their creativity in all and unique ways - cookingwritingdancingcurlingpaintingfootballingbirdwatching - because creativity isn’t all about art, it’s about how you engage with the world around you.
I offer traditional talk therapy sessions for adults struggling with what we all struggle with - anxiety, stress, life changes, parenting, travelers who make speakerphone calls on the train - with an emphasis on creativity as a tool for exploration and treatment.
I help stuck creatives channel their inner world through the power of artistic expression by offering a safe space where creativity can guide them toward healing, relaxation, and self-discovery. I also help people who feel they aren’t creative discover and direct their creative impulses toward uncovering insights, reducing stress, and fostering personal growth.
But not everyone needs therapy.
Some people are just looking to crack open their shell.
That's what LCATpeanut is for.
It's my coaching practice, and it's built on a simple idea: there's a part of you that already knows what you need, the quiet part, protected by the shell of protection we all keep around our inner peanuts. It’s waiting to be heard over the noise, and you want a way to amplify it.
(Take me right to the peanut! 🥜)
Coaching is where we work from that place. No diagnosis, no treatment plan. Just you, your goals, and someone who knows how to help you actually move.
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You are a unique person who perceives, processes, and creates beliefs around experiences in unique ways. The way you untangle this material should be tailored to your comfort and patterns. Whether it’s macrame or bowling, through therapy or coaching, why not fortify your chosen creative expression into a tool that can support your emotional well-being?
About Liz Verna
Liz Verna has been a therapist for over 20 years, working with children, adolescents, and adults in schools, psychiatric hospitals, and day treatment facilities. She has developed adapted art therapy programs, founded women’s writing and art groups, and presented at creative arts therapy conferences. Her experience spans entertainment media, partnership development, customer relations, and education, and she has been in private practice since 2015. She also works as a coach through LCATpeanut, helping people who are ready to grow but aren't looking for therapy find clarity, direction, and momentum.
Liz is no stranger to depression, anxiety, and toxic relationship patterns, and knows the power of creativity in breaking cycles and setting boundaries. Her work is rooted in real experience. Check out her blog as she relies on her own art to read her psyche, parallel with her work helping clients move forward with clarity.
