Finding Your Voice: How Connecting with Your Authentic Voice can Heal and Awaken Personal Power

Date: 📆 Sunday May 3, 2026 

Time: 9:00am–4:00pm Pacific Time (with an hour lunch break)
Location: NWCEAI Studio: 1631 15th Ave. W. Ste 305 | limited to 15 participants
Available CEs: 6
Facilitator: Anin Utigaard, LMFT, REAT
Cost: $219.00 + tax

Registration Deadline: Wednesday April 29, 2026

Each person has a one-of-a-kind voice: a “soul-song” that is unique and individual. When we tap into this sacred vessel and listen with acceptance, a healing takes place and a sense of peace is discovered. Having a voice is a powerful resource that many are uncomfortable using. Not being able to use one’s voice, for whatever reason, can result in feeling unheard, invisible or devalued. How can we support others to find their true voice? How is the voice linked to our own health and well-being? Using various creative techniques and exercises, we will gently explore our relationship to our own “authentic voice”.

The facilitator will demonstrate how the voice can be used therapeutically with groups, individuals and clients of all ages and the powerful art of truly listening to ourselves and others. Discussions and resources will be provided regarding which populations and clinical issues would most benefit from Voice Work.

There will be examples of “authentic voice”, how to move into painting, movement, and other processes to gain additional insight around issues with the voice, and how the voice is linked to one’s personal power.

Learning objectives

1. Participants will learn the basics of the Person-Centered Approach with Expressive Arts.
2. Participants will learn how to use “Authentic Voice” within the therapeutic session.
3. Participants will learn which clients might benefit from “Authentic Voicework”.

Required Materials

• All materials will be provided in studio.

Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute Cancellation & Refund Policy

Earning Continuing Education Credits

To receive a CE Certificate for completion of this workshop, you must officially register, attend the workshop in its entirety and complete an evaluation form after the workshop. The evaluation form is emailed to you by the following Friday of the workshop. After completing & submitting the evaluation form, a CE Certificate will be emailed to you within 5-7 business days.

Who is eligible to receive CEs?

• Nationally: Approved NBCC Provider for Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Social Workers (you are responsible for confirming that your organization/state will accept NBCC credits.)
• New York Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCATs)
• Washington State School Counselor/Teacher (OSPI) Approved by the Washington State Office of Public Instruction as a “Washington State approved clock hour offering workshop.”
• If you are outside of Washington State, we advise that you check with your state licensing board to confirm that they accept NBCC Approved CEs. 

Northwest Creative and Expressive Arts Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. #CAT-0123.

Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute (NWCEAI) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7104. Programs that do no qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute (NWCEAI) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.