Astrology & Expressive Arts in Therapy: Exploring the Big Three

Date: Friday February 27, 2026
Time: 9:00am–3:30pm Pacific Time (with a 30 minute lunch break)
Location: NWCEAI Studio: 1631 15th Ave. W. Ste 305 | limited to 15 participants
Available CEs: 6
Facilitator: Courtney Taylor, PhD, LMHC, REAT
Cost: $219

Registration Deadline: Tuesday February 24, 2026

Astrology has long served as a symbolic language for understanding human experience, offering archetypes that mirror the complexities of identity, emotion, and self-expression. In this experiential workshop, participants will explore how astrology—when framed as metaphor rather than prediction—can enrich therapeutic practice. By focusing on the Big Three (Sun, Moon, and Rising signs), we will examine how these archetypes illuminate core vitality, emotional needs, and the ways individuals present themselves to the world.

Through the integration of expressive arts modalities—movement, visual art, sound, performance, and storytelling—therapists will learn to translate astrological archetypes into embodied practices that deepen client insight and resilience. This workshop emphasizes ethical, non-stigmatizing, and client-centered applications, ensuring astrology is used as a tool for exploration rather than prescription.

No prior astrology knowledge required!

Learning objectives

1. Participants will understand the therapeutic potential of astrology as a symbolic and archetypal language.
2. Participants will be able to identify the archetypal qualities of the Sun, Moon, and Rising signs.
3. Participants will be able to integrate expressive arts practices to help clients embody and explore their astrological archetypes.
4. Participants will be able to design and facilitate open-ended, astrology-informed prompts for therapeutic use.
5. Participants will be able to apply trauma-informed strategies when working with symbolic and creative material.
6. Participants will be able to apply astrological knowledge with ethical consideration.

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.