Our Team
"Art is not a thing, it is a way" - Elbert Hubbard
We have a diverse team of Creative Arts Therapists with extensive clinical experience. Our therapists have clinical master's degrees and hold credentials and/or licensure in their respective field. All of our therapists maintain their own creative arts practices. We have staff that offer therapy in Chinese, and Spanish is coming very soon!
Tonia Herrero
She/Her
Practice Owner / Founder,
Licensed & Board-Certified Art Therapist & Certified Supervisor
Oakland Office
Serving
Individual
Ages 14+
Specialties
BIPOC + Multicultural Identities, Bipolar Disorders, Depression, Self-Harm, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Trauma , Anxiety + Panic Attacks, Dissociation + DID, Oppositional Defiance
Lauren Chester
She/They
Clinical Supervisor and Licensed & Board-Certified Art Therapist
Oakland Office, Virtual
Serving
Individual, Group
Ages 4+
Specialties
ADHD, LGBQTIA+, Autism, Trauma , Substance Use, Depression, Suicidal Ideation, Chronic Pain + Illness, Disabilities, Anxiety + Panic Attacks, Development / Intellectual Disabilities, Frontline Workers, School Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, Veterans, Developmental + Intellectual Disabilities
Sonja Wishard
She/Her
Art Therapist and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Oakland Office, Virtual
Serving
Family, Individual
Ages 4+
Specialties
Chronic Pain + Illness, Grief + Loss, Burnout, Life Transitions, Parenting, LGBQTIA+, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety + Panic Attacks, Depression, Creative Blocks, Family Issues + Conflict, Relationship Issues, Frontline Workers, Pregnancy, Post-Partum + Fertility, School Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Trauma , Developmental + Intellectual Disabilities
Zaina Berger
She/Her
Art Therapist and Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
Oakland Office, Virtual
Serving
Individual
Ages 6+
Specialties
ADHD, Anxiety + Panic Attacks, BIPOC + Multicultural Identities, Body Image Issues, Burnout, Eating Disorders, Chronic Pain + Illness, Grief + Loss, LGBQTIA+, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, School Stress, Self-Esteem Issues, Trauma , Depression, Codependency
Coco Yu
She/Her
Art Therapist and Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
Oakland Office, Virtual
Serving
Individual, Family
Ages 4+
Specialties
LGBQTIA+, BIPOC + Multicultural Identities, High-achieving Students + Professionals, Immigrants, Artists, Trauma , Body Image Issues, Family Issues + Conflict, Neurodivergence
