Nurturing Healing Through Creative Arts Therapy with Karen DeHaven (142)

In this inspiring episode of Little Kids, Cindy sits down with Karen DeHaven, the founding director of AHA Studio for Integrated Therapies in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Karen shares the heart behind her sixteen years of work providing creative arts therapy, counseling, play therapy, and support for women, children, and families.

Together they explore the power of connection, the importance of attunement, and the role movement, creativity, and emotional safety play in healing. Karen also offers insight into rebuilding group programs post COVID, supporting developmental needs from birth to age five, and creating therapeutic spaces where people can show up authentically.

She opens up about the childhood experiences that shaped her empathy, the moment that inspired her to pursue dance movement therapy, and how vulnerability and storytelling transform lives. Karen also shares a simple but meaningful “little give” anyone can try in their own community and highlights a nonprofit close to her heart, The Live Project, which brings hope and conversation to mental health and suicide prevention.

To learn more about Karen and AHA Studio, visit ahastudiotherapy.com or connect through any of their social platforms.

Tune in for a heartfelt, insightful, and deeply human conversation that reminds us all of the power of presence, compassion, and creativity in the healing process.