Milo Crosswhite,
MA, LPC-C

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Staff therapist

Specialties:

  • Birth Preparation & New Parenthood

  • Holistic Art Therapy 

  • Precipitous & Traumatic Birth Experiences

  • Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders 

  • Postpartum Identity & Intimacy

Rate: $135/session

We are in-network with BCBS PPO & Blue Choice.

It takes a village and I am a member of that village. When we help parents heal we in turn help the next generation to prosper.

My passion is to serve the perinatal population, women, independent, and partnered parents. The miracles of life are challenging whether you have a desire to become a parent, independently or partnered, and especially as a birthing parent. The journey of parenthood is a ride of joys, overcasts, detours and surprises which shape us as people. 

I meet my clients at the intersection of counseling and art therapy using trauma-informed, positive, person-centered, expressive arts therapy to hear, validate, and empower. A core value of person-centered therapy is “the belief that every person has worth, dignity, the capacity for self-direction, and an inherent impulse toward growth” (Rogers, p.231, 2016). The perinatal period of our lives is one of the most challenging and dramatic times in which we are often at our most vulnerable for so many reasons. Navigating and maintaining ourselves as people and parents takes energy and compassion for ourselves. I am here to meet you where you are and support you on your journey. 

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” - Pablo Picasso 

“I don’t paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my reality.” - Frida Khalo

Art and birth runs through the fibers of my being. I have such passion for the human right to birth safely and securely with autonomy and confidence. I want to empower parents to transition through parenthood with the respect they deserve.  It takes a village and I am a member of that village. Using the expressive arts helps clients to identify and be in touch with feelings, explore unconscious material, release energy, gain insight, solve problems, and discover the intuitive and spiritual dimensions of the self” (Rogers, p,234, 2016). You do not have to suffer in silence. You deserve the tools and encouragement to meet your goals, in line with your core values. 

I am a clinical counselor, art therapist, and relationship therapist, passionate about serving the perinatal population, inspired to work with women and parents. I offer trauma informed, sex-positive care at the intersections of counseling and art therapy. I earned my Master of Arts in Counseling: Art Therapy and my Certificate in Sex Therapy from Adler University in Chicago, IL. Through art we are able to express ourselves in ways which words alone cannot afford. Art has never let me down. Through creative expression and verbal articulation, we can process our traumas and experiences so that we may embrace a more authentic life.

Rogers, N. (2016). Person-centered expressive arts therapy. In J.A. Rubin (Ed.),  Approaches to art therapy: Theory and technique (3rd ed., pp.379-403).  Routledge. doi.org/10.4324/981315716015