My name is Bridget Steed and I am an intermodal artist and licensed therapist who splits my time between Mexico and the United States. I am primarily a painter and collage artist and I approach both processes intuitively, using many layers to create vibrant worlds reflective of my inner and outer landscapes. I allow many modalities to influence and shape my art, often interweaving movement with writing and visual art, and receive constant inspiration from music, dance, nature, and the “great unknown”.

I deeply believe in the healing power of creative self-expression and incorporate visual art, music, dance, song, drama, and writing into work with clients as a therapist. Among other things, I have found the arts to be incredibly useful in helping to foster self-expression, connection, purpose, and self-esteem. I hold a dual Master’s Degree in Art Therapy & Counseling from Southwestern College, which is a small, consciousness-based school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There, I learned that art does not need to be pretty, it just needs to be authentic.

My intention when I create is to throw out a little lifeline for connection in hopes that it resonates with someone in some way. My post-graduate training was through the late Dr. Natalie Rogers’ Person-Centered Expressive Arts Institute’s (PCEAI) program in Sonoma, California. This humanistic training helped me release the need and desire for perfection and, instead, to simply allow whatever wants to be created to come through—messy, confusing, and aesthetically chaotic as it sometimes is. I try and release any rules and expectations about what art should look like and embrace the art itself as its own entity, deserving of trust and possessing its own voice.

I am currently one of the Executive Co-Chairs (ECC’s) for the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) and have sat on their board of directors since 2020. I am also honored to lead the Arts and Recovery Team for The Center for Disaster Healing Resources (CDHR), a humanitarian relief organization dedicated to providing free disaster resources for children and families.

Above all, I believe that creative expression is one of the most beautiful ways of healing the mind, body, and spirit and allowing oneself to be seen in the world. Thank you for stopping by!