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Vision of Expressive Arts Collective

Founded in Arkansas, Expressive Arts Collective envisions a thriving community where creative expression promotes healing, connection, and growth. Through accessible, in‑person trainings and community engagement, EAC strives to expand the field of expressive arts therapy across Arkansas and beyond—reaching underserved populations and fostering belonging and well‑being through the power of the arts.

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Meet the Founder

Carrie Henry

Carrie Henry believes that healing happens through relationship—with ourselves, our internal parts, one another, our collective environment, and within the therapeutic relationship itself. Drawing on over 25 years of clinical experience, she helps people explore their inner worlds with curiosity and courage, trusting that even life’s most painful moments can become sources of meaning and transformation. Rooted in expressive arts and mindfulness, Carrie’s work invites clients to engage the healing process through art, movement, music, and story—gentle pathways that foster awareness, integration, and hope.

Drawing from Family Systems and Internal Family Systems (IFS) approaches, Carrie helps clients explore the patterns and parts that shape their internal and relational dynamics. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and certified in Expressive Arts Therapy, integrating mindfulness, creativity, and presence into her clinical work. Her additional training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) supports her work with individuals, couples, and families seeking reconnection and emotional healing.

Carrie’s specialties include working with eating disorders, grief, trauma, infertility and pregnancy loss, spirituality and religious trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Through a compassionate and collaborative approach, she seeks to create a space where authenticity, acceptance, and growth can take root.

A graduate of the University of Arkansas (B.A. in Psychology) and John Brown University (M.S. in Marriage & Family Therapy and Community Counseling), Carrie is also an Arkansas Board Approved Supervisor for LACs and LAMFTs and enjoys mentoring new therapists as they develop clinical confidence and professional identity.

LMFT-S, LPC-S, REAT