Midwife to your creative spirit and your brave life
Creating the sacred space for you to bloom into who you want to become.
HI, I’M SUSIE
And I want you to live your best, most courageous, and meaning-filled life.
The thing is, I believe you already know how to do that. I believe you have more wisdom than you think you do.
But my work isn’t about giving you the answers.
It’s about helping you hear yourself again.
I’m a transformational creativity coach, expressive arts facilitator, artist, writer, and teacher. And through creativity, art journaling, courageous conversation, and the power of community, I'll help you quiet the static of fear, obligation, perfectionism, and everyone else's expectations, so you can hear the wisest part of yourself — and become brave enough to believe her.
I often call myself the midwife to your creative spirit because I'm here to help you rediscover the essential parts of yourself that may have gone quiet while you were busy building a life for everyone else.
Working with me is like having a heart-centered guide holding the light on your path while you explore your stories, your longings, your fears, and your dreams. I don’t have the answers for you. But I know how to create the conditions where your own answers begin to emerge.
And in that space, that’s where the magic happens. The insights, the honoring, the releasing, the healing.
This is transformation through creativity and witnessing.
But, you don't need to become someone new, you simply need enough quiet to hear yourself again — and get back to who you need to be.
Credentials & Training
Susie holds degrees and certifications in Person Centered Expressive Arts facilitation, fine arts, education, arts education, and curriculum design from the Person Centered Expressive Arts Institute (founded by Natalie Rogers), UCLA, UC Berkeley, and St. Mary's College. She is not an art therapist, nor is her work art therapy.
I'd love to walk alongside you as you create a life that feels more alive, more courageous, and more fully your own.
Three Ways To Work With Me
1:1 Transformational Creativity Coaching
Online or in person · Chico, CAPrivate and intimate sessions in which I hold sacred space for your creative blossoming. Through this work, you’ll have the opportunity to explore the resonant emotional and situational narratives in your life through creative invitations and conversations. Coaching programs are generally a 4 to 6 month commitment and can be renewed. Sessions are either online or in person in my magical studio located in Chico, California.
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Create Brave Collective
NEW COHORT ENROLLMENT OPENS SEPTEMBER 2026This vibrant and supportive online membership community is for women* in their Third Act of life. Gathering at the intersection of joyful creativity and limiting narratives of fear and courage, we hold each other up as we explore what makes a life meaningful in the juicy crone years. Live and online. Co-arting. Technique playshops. Group coaching. Community art gallery. Prompts and videos. Private coaching, too! Enrollment opens twice yearly for new cohorts.*women-identifying and non-binary folx
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Retreats
In person & online: NEXT RETREAT IS JANUARY 2027In-person and online immersive creativity experiences. Intimate by design. Depth, transformation, and soul-provoking creative invitations woven into the center of every program. Create Brave Collective members have first dibs on spots. Get on the waitlist to hear about our next experience.
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Testimonials
“I just want you to know that our work together changed my life, healed my body and soul, and strengthened my experience of creating intuitively. The environment you created produced a ‘synergy of healing’ that will never leave me.”
“From the get go I felt so held by you. I felt appreciated for the art that I made and for what I shared. I was encouraged and emboldened by your creativity and vulnerability and your willingness to live fully and wholeheartedly in your journey (and through the messy middle). Thank you!”
“Susie has a really special gift. Her presence is almost more powerful than anything in the studio. She lets you be vulnerable and prompts you with some encouraging words to calm your inner critic.”
“Working with you was the best therapy I invested in last year.”
A few things worth knowing about who I am and how I work.
I am a feminist and I am queer. Every space I hold is built on the belief that every person deserves dignity, safety, and the freedom to be fully themselves. That belief is not negotiable and it is not up for debate.
I believe in honest conversation and have real respect for complexity, but I'm not here to wrangle about whether all people deserve to be treated as fully human. I will not work with anyone who supports or enables fascism, white supremacy, or the Trump agenda. Some values are not compatible with the work I do, and I would rather be clear about that upfront than waste anyone's time.
I also have no interest in toxic positivity and will never ask you to look on the bright side while the world is on fire. What I offer instead is a grounded hope that looks hard things directly in the face and still finds a way forward.
If that resonates, I'm so glad you're here. If it doesn't, I understand, and I hope you find the space that's right for you.
Not sure where to begin? Take the Brave Life Inventory.
A short, honest self-assessment that helps you notice where you are right now — and where your creative spirit is quietly asking to go. No cost, no pressure. Just a gentle first step.
What has fear been deciding for me?
- 01Meet the version of yourself you left behind.
- 02Picture what's possible for you this year.
- 03See your next brave step.