Co Carew, PhD, Expressive Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Hi, and welcome to my website.  I work as an expressive therapist.  I’m currently employed at Salish Kootenai College, located on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Northwest Montana. I obtained my doctorate in Expressive Therapies from Lesley University.  I provide individual, group and community based creative arts experiences with many populations including Native American youth, Veterans, and community-based groups. I incorporate printmaking, collage, watercolor painting, screenprinting, and journaling techniques into my practice. I focus on fostering hope and wellness by encouraging participants to gain a deeper understanding of one’s  ‘Sense of ‘Place’ through art-making and stories.  A sense of place is one’s connection to P-people; L-Land; A-Ancestry; C-Culture; and one’s E-Experiences. I believe that creative art practices foster healing and wellbeing and most important art is both fun and nourishing.

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Dissertation open access link: Carew C. (2018). The Moccasin Project:  Understanding a Sense of Place Through Indigenous Art making and Storytelling.Cambridge, MA. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_dissertations/58