Coffee Talks at 21c: Art Therapy: Untangling Trauma

Coffee Talks at 21c is a monthly conversation series that creates space for critical conversations around healing and community in St. Louis

Join 21c St. Louis for an impactful conversation exploring how art therapy supports healing, emotional expression, and recovery for individuals navigating trauma. This month’s Coffee Talks conversation will feature Safe Connections Adolescent Clinical Manager Tamara Eberle, who will guide attendees through the role creative expression plays in helping survivors process difficult experiences, rebuild emotional safety, and reconnect with themselves and others.

Trauma often lives beyond words. Art therapy creates pathways for communication, reflection, and healing that traditional conversation alone may not always reach. Through this discussion, attendees will gain insight into how therapeutic art practices are used to support adolescents and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and abuse while fostering resilience, empowerment, and emotional regulation.

Safe Connections provides support, advocacy, counseling, and prevention education for individuals and families impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and abuse. Through survivor-centered services and community education, Safe Connections works to reduce the impact and incidence of relationship violence while promoting healing and safety throughout the St. Louis region.