Kelly O. Finnerty, LMFT

Create, Connect and Renew

Creativity Workshops, Book Arts, and Expressive Arts Therapy

What would it mean to fall in love with your life?

To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.

— Rollo May

This is the invitation I extend to you.

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The invitation

Are you longing for more creativity in your life?

Do you want to find new ways to navigate difficult times?

Are you curious about what it means to live a creative life?

Would you like to join a supportive community of fellow explorers?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you have come to the right place.

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Meet Kelly

Kelly O. Finnerty smiling in the New Mexico high desert

Welcome! I am Kelly O. Finnerty – artist, writer, educator, and licensed psychotherapist. My work is grounded in the ecology of creativity that views our human creativity as a natural life process.

I am dedicated to using the power of creativity to help us fall in love with life, imagine new possibilities, expand our narratives, heal trauma and rebound from rough times.

A practice for every path

Whether you are drawn to personal growth, professional development, or community engagement, there is a path for you.

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Creative Exploration

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For Educators & Therapists

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Art in the World

All workshops welcome beginners. No prior art experience needed.

What to expect

In Kelly's workshops and sessions you will work with mixed media — colored pencils, markers, paint, collage — in a spirit of play and experimentation. No prior art experience needed.

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CREATiVITY is a part of human nature. It can only be untaught.            AI Wei Wei