Willow Counseling and Therapeutic Arts Center

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Willow Counseling and Therapeutic Arts Center

Willow Counseling & Therapeutic Arts Center provides accessible, affordable mental health care through counseling, yoga, and art.

We combine traditional and creative approaches to support holistic healing and well-being.

12/20/2025

🌬 Conscious Breath for Emotional Well-Being
Saturday, January 31st | 4–6 PM | Willow Counseling & Therapeutic Arts

When life feels heavy, your breath can be the bridge back to calm.
This therapeutic breath workshop is designed to help you release stress, ease anxiety, and restore a sense of grounded presence. Through the simple yet profound practice of conscious connected breathing, you’ll learn how to regulate your nervous system, release stagnant emotions, and create space for mental clarity.

Breathwork is one of the most effective tools for emotional and mental health — a powerful life navigation practice that’s always available to you. In this workshop, you’ll be guided in a safe, supportive environment to:
✨ Reduce stress and overwhelm
✨ Release stored tension and past emotional imprints
✨ Reconnect with your body and inner calm
✨ Improve emotional resilience
✨ Cultivate a sense of clarity and peace

No prior experience is needed — just an open mind, a willingness to explore, and a readiness to care for yourself on a deeper level.

Your breath is medicine. Your breath is your anchor. Your breath is your way home.
📍 Willow Counseling & Therapeutic Arts
🗓 Saturday, January 31st | 4–6 PM
🎟 $66 Early Bird until Jan 10| $80 after
🔗 Space is limited — secure your spot today.

Advanced registration is required: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.momoyoga.com%2Fwillowmadison%2Fevent%2F10baa1a7-7a73-43b2-b86d-3740cd7587c5%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExR1g2NFlZQmNsc0VydXRleXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4wCssB-WkuFW_jacmatF3_6Xi0X7PGT09mh6TpwJ_O6DCHPd3fdOlcjQs3uQ_aem_9Kl5ZwENqVpLAyHaXoNblg&h=AT2VxrBd8c0Y8oFu6VyYElFGivtbuz5fisEP9yPN7qbq2jOQS6FN652ZpJ6sPB7M0Nx01IL-vuCZLIGwf9qNzZxnYnzq_IUD9xdrfwbIwdUclvL5TTee93KMDe4wb1WP04Mva7uMRH84Xg1aAr9651r1y4o

12/19/2025

✨ Reclaim Your Voice Through Storytelling ✨

Are you looking for a creative, supportive way to cope with stress or anxiety? Join our therapeutic storytelling and poetry group, where writing becomes a path toward self-expression, healing, and connection.

Together, we’ll explore poetry and lyrical writing as tools for self-acceptance, emotional processing, and personal growth—no writing experience needed. Through shared readings and gentle collaboration, we’ll build community and deepen our sense of voice and agency.

🌿 What we’ll explore:
• The stories we live by
• Naming emotions & writing to the inner child
• Honoring grief, loss, and letting go
• Identity, authenticity, and reclaiming your power

We’ll begin with a book-binding workshop and move through narrative and person-centered therapy themes, ending with optional poetry-sharing circles.

👥 Open to adults 18+
✍️ No prior writing experience required
💳 May be covered by insurance or CCS (pre-approval required)

To reserve your spot, call (608) 445-2510 or email info@willowcounselingandarts.com

Come as you are. Your story matters. 💚

12/18/2025

It's National Snowflake Day!

12/17/2025

Create your own vision book during this guided workshop. Thursday, January 8, 2026, 6:00-7:30pm. Cost is $25.00 per person, and all materials, tea, and snacks are included. Visit www.willowcounselingandarts.com and click on our events tab to learn more about this and many more self-care classes and workshops.

12/11/2025

Mind, Body, Energy: A Psychological Journey through the Chakras

This course weaves ancient chakra wisdom with modern psychology to help you understand how your energy centers shape emotions, patterns, and your sense of self.

Through embodied practices, reflective inquiry, and guided visualizations, you’ll explore each chakra’s developmental themes, learn how trauma and conditioning impact flow, and gain tools to restore balance, vitality, and inner alignment.

Early-Bird: $145 through Dec 24 ($160 after)
Advanced Registration Required: https://www.momoyoga.com/willowmadison/event/19bf92ff-c9a8-4e6f-b908-6ec33a8f67f2

Facilitator: Heather Last — Trauma-Informed Somatic Embodiment Coach & Yoga Teacher.
Heather brings 20+ years of experience with training in yoga, somatics, trauma resolution, Ayurveda, and integrative embodiment practices. Her work blends intelligent movement, soulful inquiry, and a deep belief that we are already whole.
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12/08/2025

Don't forget our Ecstatic Dance sessions are the second Tuesday of each month from 6:45-7:45pm. Taking place tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9th.

If you are unfamiliar with Ecstatic Dance, don't fret! ED is a safe & accepting environment. Dance skills are NOT necessary. It's also NOT about looking a certain way. It's about becoming aware of your body from the inside, and moving in a way that serves you best.

Lay on the ground, jump up & down, sit against the wall, skip or do twirls, only you know what your body will need. Through the process of moving (or being still) to a playlist, you will move the energy through your body utilizing your body's intelligence by responding to what you feel. All you have to do is show up, get present, and let the music move through you in whatever way you choose.

We begin and end in a circle. Passing is always an option when it comes to circling. We announce ground rules at the beginning to ensure everyone feels safe & comfortable in our environment.

Perhaps tomorrow night you join us!...

Register in advance here: https://www.momoyoga.com/willowmadison/schedule

12/03/2025

🌿 New Yoga Class🌿
✨FREE Offer Friday Dec. 5th✨
Gentle-Yin Fusion with Karen O'Donnell
Fridays | 9:45 -10:45AM
📍 Willow’s Movement Studio: 1137 N. Sherman Ave. in the Northgate Mall (next to Boomerang's)

We’re excited to welcome Karen O’Donnell to Willow with her beautiful new Gentle-Yin Fusion Yoga class — a nourishing blend of mindful movement, long-held yin poses & relaxation techniques.

✨ Whether you’re brand new to yoga or looking to slow things down and reconnect, this class is designed to meet you where you are. Expect deep release, greater flexibility, reduced stress, and a powerful sense of calm.

💫 What to Expect:

Gentle, breath-led movement

Long, supported yin postures

Use of props (blocks, blankets, straps)

A welcoming, inclusive space for all levels

About Karen:
Karen’s journey with yoga began after the birth of her first child, seeking rest and renewal. Now a certified teacher (200HR YTT), she creates grounding, heart-centered classes that help you find strength, softness, and stillness — both on and off the mat.

👉 Come see what makes Willow’s Movement Studio such a special place to practice. Your body and mind will thank you. 💚

📅 Join us this Friday 9:45AM!
✨ Props provided. All levels encouraged.
Sign-up here: https://willowcounselingandarts.com/class-schedule-events/

12/01/2025

A gentle thought to keep in mind as we enter this holiday season.

11/26/2025

It's important to celebrate wins, even small ones.

11/17/2025

🎨 Art for Self Care — 4-Week Creative Wellness Series

Saturdays • 11 AM–1 PM
📅 December 20, 2025 – January 10, 2026
$25 per session • or all 4 for $90

Take a gentle pause this winter and reconnect with yourself through creativity. Art for Self Care is a four-week series designed to help you slow down, find focus, and experience the restorative power of artmaking. No experience is needed — just curiosity and a willingness to explore.

Each week invites you into a different style of mindful creative practice to help you enter a state of flow, where the mind quiets and the hands take the lead.

🧑‍🏫 Taught by: Claire Kellesvig, LPC-Intern, BFA, MFA

🌿 What You’ll Experience

• Hands-on creative practices that support relaxation and focus
• Mindfulness woven into every session
• Tools for building a personal creative wellness routine
• A supportive space for slowing down, exploring, and reconnecting

✏️ What to Bring

• One 11x14 sketch pad
• Colored pencils or markers
(Feel free to bring any additional tools you enjoy!)

🖌 Weekly Themes

Week 1 — Finding Your Flow
Continuous line drawing, intuitive marks, and gentle warm-ups to quiet the mind.

Week 2 — Rhythm & Repetition
Explore patterns and mandalas to ground the nervous system.

Week 3 — Creative Play
Layered abstract compositions that encourage curiosity and letting go.

Week 4 — Integration & Intention
Create a piece representing balance, renewal, or focus as you close the series.

✨ Space is limited to maintain a calm, intimate environment.
📩 Register today to save your spot: https://www.momoyoga.com/willowmadison/event/8df1f9a0-164d-43ba-8de1-b8bed6f73e11

11/13/2025

In celebration of World Kindness Day, please enjoy this sweet daisy.

11/10/2025

November is National Family Caregiver Month. We honor those who help friends and family with physical and mental health challenges. Please, caregivers, remember to care for yourselves.

Address

1137 N Sherman Avenue
Madison, WI
53704

Website

https://willowcounselingandarts.com/

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