Therapy for Creatives in Brooklyn, NY
Feeling stuck, drained, or disconnected from your creativity?
You don’t have to carry it alone. At MindfulSelf, we specialize in therapy for creatives in Brooklyn, offering a space where artists, writers, performers, and innovators can explore what’s holding them back and reconnect with what lights them up.
Whether you're working on your next big project or quietly wondering if your creativity has dried up, it can feel isolating to navigate those inner blocks. This is a space where your sensitivity, originality, and even your messiness are welcomed, not pathologized.
Because sometimes the problem isn’t you, it’s the pressure, the pace, or the pain you’ve been carrying for too long.
Why Creatives Seek Therapy
Creativity is often romanticized, but rarely is it understood for the emotional toll it can take. When your livelihood or identity is tied to what you create, the stakes feel higher. And when your art comes from within, it’s hard to separate your work from your worth.
Many creatives come to therapy because:
Feel blocked or uninspired
Struggle with perfectionism or self-doubt
Battle anxiety, depression, or pressure to “succeed”
Lose the spark that once fueled your art
Experience rejection sensitivity or performance stress
Sometimes what looks like inconsistency is really exhaustion. In therapy, we unpack the layers underneath so you can find clarity, momentum, and self-trust again.
What Happens in Therapy for Creatives
Creative therapy isn’t about productivity hacks or forcing yourself to “get over it.” It’s about understanding what’s really driving the fear, self-doubt, or disconnection that’s getting in the way of your expression.
Our sessions might include:
Exploring your personal history and how it impacts your creative process
Learning how to hold space for your inner critic without letting it take the wheel
Naming and validating the emotional load of being a working artist
Practicing nervous system regulation tools that support flow and focus
Developing a more compassionate and sustainable relationship with your creativity
This is not a prescriptive process. It's a co-created space where your needs, experiences, and identity as a creative are honored. Whether you’re deeply stuck or just looking to stay grounded as your career evolves, therapy can be a place to tend to both the person and the artist inside you.
Who We Work With
Creatives are not one-size-fits-all, and neither are our clients. We work with a broad range of individuals who identify as creative in both traditional and unconventional ways.
Visual artists, illustrators, and designers navigating self-expression and critique
Musicians, producers, and performers managing high-pressure environments
Writers and editors facing creative blocks or isolation
Filmmakers, dancers, and photographers juggling identity, vulnerability, and visibility
Creative entrepreneurs balancing innovation with burnout
Neurodivergent creatives who think outside the box but feel misunderstood in traditional settings
You don’t have to be making money from your art to deserve support.
Whether you're sketching between shifts or headlining local galleries, your creativity is valid, and so are the challenges you face.
Why MindfulSelf Therapy
We’re not just therapists, we’re collaborators in your self-discovery. And we care about more than symptom reduction. We care about your vitality, your voice, and your ability to show up in your creative life with integrity and agency
We draw from:
Psychodynamic therapy to explore your inner world and self-narratives
Mindfulness-based practices to help you reconnect to the present moment
Somatic work to support nervous system balance and embodied healing
Relational therapy to address how connection (or disconnection) is shaping your sense of safety and belonging
Our approach is informed, integrative, and nonjudgmental. We understand that creatives often process the world with heightened sensitivity, deep emotional nuance, and unique internal rhythms.
Our space is LGBTQIA+ affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed, and radically curious.
How to Start
We offer both in-person therapy in our Brooklyn office and secure online sessions for creatives across New York State. Whether you're just starting to explore therapy or looking to go deeper in your personal work, we make it easy to begin, on your terms.
In a city that moves fast and praises hustle, choosing to slow down and look inward is revolutionary.
We invite you to:
Book a free 15-minute phone consultation
Ask questions about how therapy works
Tell us a little about your creative world, or nothing at all, we'll meet you wherever you are