Art therapy for moms
Creative support for the inner journey of becoming and being a mom - rooted in psychology, grounded in lived experience
Creative expression helping women navigate one of life’s biggest transitions
Becoming a mother - or growing into one over the years - is one of the most profound identity shifts a person can go through. And it still rarely gets the space it deserves.
There's so much focus on the practical: the birth plan, the shopping list, the logistics of keeping small humans alive.
The inner experience - the grief, the wonder, the confusion - often gets pushed aside until it starts speaking louder in pain.
That's where art therapy comes in.
It creates a structured, safe space to turn inward. Not to fix anything instantly, but to understand it and witness it. To process what's been accumulating. To reconnect with the parts of yourself that get quiet under the weight of caregiving.
What is art therapy?
And how it helps
Art therapy isn't an art class. You don't need talent, experience, or even a particular affinity for making things.
It's a way of using simple creative activities (such as drawing, clay, collage, writing) to access what's hard to reach through words alone.
When we're going through something complex - and motherhood is certainly a complex experience - our minds tend to go in circles.
We get exhausted by worrying, not knowing, trying to deal with the past and predict the future. We think and overthink, analyse and overanalyse, even talk about these things, but can’t seem to get relief or real answers that are true to us.
Art-making engages the body and the unconscious alongside the mind. It helps surface feelings that have been building up, reveal patterns that are hard to spot from the inside, and make sense of experiences in a new and empowering way. It works even - sometimes particularly - for people who would never describe themselves as creative.
Hi, I’m Eva.
A psychologist, trained art therapy facilitator, and a mom of 2, based in Amsterdam. I work with moms at all stages - from the transition into motherhood to the years of being deep in it.
I offer group workshops and individual sessions, both designed to be accessible to anyone regardless of creative background. My approach draws on art therapy, psychology, and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) - but in practice, it simply feels like a warm, guided space to pause, explore and find answers from within.
These sessions create something that's rare and precious for most moms: uninterrupted, nourishing time that's entirely their own.