Trauma-Informed Wellness Education for YOU through Art Therapy and Self-Care
Art is Beautiful, Functional, and Healing!
Intro
Whole Person Wellness
COPE is grounded in the belief that our stress responses are not flaws — they are adaptations. Trauma, loss, and everyday stress shape how we respond to the world. Sometimes those responses help us. Sometimes they exhaust us.
Through education and creative practice, participants begin to understand their triggers not as weaknesses, but as
COPE is grounded in the belief that our stress responses are not flaws — they are adaptations. Trauma, loss, and everyday stress shape how we respond to the world. Sometimes those responses help us. Sometimes they exhaust us.
Through education and creative practice, participants begin to understand their triggers not as weaknesses, but as normal human reactions to lived experience.
When we stop shaming ourselves, space opens.
Space to choose differently.
Space to respond instead of react.
Space to care for ourselves in creative and sustainable ways.
COPE helps participants recognize that they already carry the innate ability to cope. Through art-making and reflection, they learn how to manage their stress response with greater awareness, compassion, and intention.
Adults & Teens 15 yrs old +
Adults & Teens 15 yrs old +
COPE workshops are designed for adults and teens (15+) who want to better understand and manage the stressors in their lives. The program is ideal for everyday individuals — no diagnosis required and no artistic background necessary — simply an openness to learning and exploring creativity as a tool for growth and meaningful change.
Hello
DAWNITA SMITH M.A. ART THERAPY
I am a passionate artist, art therapist, and educator dedicated to helping people develop healthy coping skills within a supportive and encouraging environment that honors each individual’s unique ways of self-expression and self-care. With over 20 years' experience working with individuals of all ages and skill abilities from infants to older folks - I have served in settings including an early child-care center, K-12 public schools, nursing care facilities, residential mental health treatment facility, and an art center. COPE is the integration of my clinical training, educational background, and lived experience — created to make trauma-informed wellness education accessible to the broader community.
Workshops / Price List
Individuals, Small Groups, Schools, or Businesses
Understanding and Addressing the Root Cause
3 DAY - 3 HRS. WORKSHOP Trauma. Loss, & Stress
$180 per person minimum of 3 participants
Ideal for individuals or small groups.
A structured 3-day educational wellness experience designed for adults and teens (15+). Participants explore trauma, loss, and stress and their effects on overall well-being, while engaging in hands-on creative expression and guided reflection.
3 DAY - 3 HRS. WORKSHOP Trauma, Loss, & Stress
$1800 for up to 12 participants
Ideal for schools or businesses.
COPE can be adapted for schools, wellness spaces, community organizations, and professional settings seeking trauma-informed education and practical stress management tools for their members, staff, or students.
COPE helps individuals and communities shift from self-judgment to self-understanding — deepening empathy for themselves and others while strengthening their innate ability to cope and grow.
