Trisha received her Bachelor’s in Health Sciences with a double concentration in Social and  Behavioral Science and Biological Science before moving on to her Master’s in Clinical  Psychology with a concentration in Applied Research. While getting her degrees, she simultaneously began her career as a mental health practitioner, when she volunteered and then worked at a crisis center as an advocate and case manager for survivors of sexual assault.  From there, she delved further into nonprofit work and became a case manager at a substance  abuse and mental health clinic where she supported an overall caseload of over 200 women  and led group sessions focused on recovery, relapse prevention, and other therapeutic  modalities. Remembering her roots as a writer and how much it helped her as a child, she  wondered if she could combine both of her passions as a way to further her clients’ healing.  She began leading recovery groups through various forms of art therapy through writing, painting, and sketching workshops with the outdoors, trees, and nature as the foundation of much of her practice. She was ecstatic to find that her clients responded very positively to this kind of healing work.  

Trisha loved the work she did with her clients so much that she wanted to expand her knowledge further by understanding the neurological aspect of mental health disorders and  thus began working on biofeedback/neurofeedback therapy. During this period of time, she learned all about the ways the brain responds to external stimuli and how to create new neural  connections through the neurofeedback training by reading EEGs and brain scans. Armed with  this knowledge, she then began her work in psychiatric research, assisting people with mental health and neurological disorders seek help through experimental treatments and drug  protocols and programs.  

As she continued her work, she couldn’t forget just how much her old clients found solace and support during her art workshops and began writing and creating content to share everything she had learned with anyone who would find it helpful on Instagram. She called her page “Art of Breathing” with a logo of a tree with roots alongside a brain, since she’d always connected her healing work with nature. After posting content consistently, she was further bolstered and excited when thousands upon thousands of people read, re-shared, and engaged with her  writing. Trisha’s work and writing on social media has developed into a powerful bridge between both  of her passions, mental health and writing. She finds immense purpose and fulfillment in the work she does and looks forward to continuing to help people through their individual healing journeys by showing them just how connected they are to something much bigger than  themselves. 

Instagram: @_artofbreathing