At Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute we invite you to participate in the power of creative process. We offer trainings for mental health providers to learn, and continue gaining skills, on how to integrate the expressive arts into the therapeutic space. These are recommended for mental health professionals.
For upcoming workshops for educators, coaches, community leaders, healthcare workers, artists, and more, check out our Creative Community offerings!
You do not need prior experience in any art form to participate!
Check out all of our CE offerings, below!
ONLINE Continuing Education Trainings
Meet your Ethics CE requirements with this training!
Register for 10/18 here!
Register for 12/5 here!
Expressive pArts Work – Part 2:
Our online continuing education trainings offer expert instruction and an interactive experience all while earning continuing education credits! We offer CEs to mental health professionals including social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, & licensed creative arts therapists. We are approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider and we are also a WA State OSPI approved clock hour provider.
Meet your Ethics CE requirements with this training!
Register here!
The ethics of self-care: Exploring resilience through expressive arts
Meet your Ethics CE requirements with this training!
Upcoming Dates:
> October 18th (9:00am-3:30pm Pacific Time)
> December 5th (9:00am-3:30pm Pacific Time)
Cost: $219.00 (includes 6 CEs in Ethics)
Register for 10/18 here!
Register for 12/5 here!
ARTicles: Creative Clinicians Reading Club
Fall Dates:
> Tuesday October 21, 2025 || 11:00am – 12:00pm PT || 1 CE
> Tuesday November 18, 2025 || 11:00am – 12:00pm PT || 1 CE
> Tuesday December 16, 2025 || 11:00am – 12:00pm PT || 1 CE
Cost: $35 per session
Creative renewal: expressive arts therapies for you and your practice
Friday October 17, 2025 || 8:00am – 11:00am Pacific Time
Cost: $119 (3 CEs)
Working Well: Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Approaches
Friday October 24, 2025 || 9:00am – 12:00pm Pacific Time
Cost: $119 (3 CEs)
Expressive pArts Work – Part 2:
Diving Deeper with Complex Trauma Healing using SoulPages® Art Journaling and Internal Family Systems Therapy
Cost: $233.00 (7 CEs)
> Saturday November 8, 2025 || 9:00pm-5:00pm PT
Kink for Clinicians: Cultural Competency
Friday November 14, 2025 || 8:00am – 11:00am Pacific Time
Cost: $119 (3 CEs)
Connecting with the Courage Within
Saturday December 6, 2025 || 9:00am – 12:00pm Pacific Time
Cost: $119 (3 CEs)
Well-being Across Significant Social Difference: Health Equity & Cultural Competency
Friday December 19, 2025 || 9:00am – 12:15pm Pacific Time
Cost: $119 (3 CEs in Healthy Equity & Cultural Competency)
Stay tuned for more Online CE Training Workshops!
IN PERSON Continuing Education Trainings
Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts is excited to host you at our studio in Seattle, WA.
When you join us in the studio, we’ll have complimentary coffee & tea as well as a light snack.
Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts is excited to host you at our studio in Seattle, WA.
Located at:
Interbay Worklofts
1631 15th Avenue West, Suite 305
Seattle, WA 98119
When you join us in the studio, we’ll have complimentary coffee & tea as well as a light snack.
All art materials are included with registration.
Reclaiming Play: Expressive Arts Tools for Nervous System Renewal and Creative Flow
October 11, 2025 || 10:00am-1:30pm Pacific Time || 3 CEs
Cost: $119
Stay tuned for more In-Person CE Training Workshops!