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Carter Umhau is a writer of poetry and creative nonfiction, a mixed media artist, a podcast host, and a therapist-in-repose. The exploration of creative process itself is at the heart of her work, yet she's historically gotten teased (lovingly) for somehow always writing about figs. Carter is originally from DC, and has a BA in Creative Writing and a MA in Counseling Psychology. Within and beyond her work as a psychotherapist, she has facilitated creative workshops since 2009, inviting individuals to embody the particularities of their own life story through the art-making process. She has created poetry workshops; workshops where she helped doula people’s stories into playwriting; created curriculum for clients in eating disorder treatment to teach creative expression as a means of building shame resilience; and co-founded an improv-based therapeutic dance group. She loves helping others explore how their relationships to creativity, and to food and their bodies can often tell us a story about who we are and what we most need.
Carter works one-on-one with individuals that are interested in using creativity as a means to get closer to themselves or transform their suffering. She is also available for collaborations and commissions.
She would love to be on your podcast or panel.