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START UP! ART THERAPY...

Rewire Your Brain, Rewire Your Life.

HEAL THE PEOPLE. HEAL THE PLANET.

VOTED TOP ART THERAPIST OF THE YEAR 2024

​The START UP! Art Therapy Whole Brain Healing System™...

A Trauma Treatment Program Scientifically PROVEN To REWIRE The Brain from:

  • DEPESSION

  • ANXIETY

  • PTSD & more...

  • EVIDENCE-BASED

  • TRAUMA- INFORMED

  • CULTURALLY COMPETENT

Heal While Having FUN!!!

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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HEALING COURSES

  • HEAL TRAUMA

  • SPIRITUAL GROWTH

  • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS

  • THERAPISTS

  • COACHES

  • EDUCATORS

  • SCHOOLS

  • PARENTS

BOOKS & PRODUCTS

  • EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM

  • THERAPISTS

  • EDUCATORS

  • SCHOOLS

SPEAKING

  • TOP ART THERAPIST

  • TRAUMA EXPERT

  • AUTHOR

  • PRESENTER

  • RESEARCHER

HEALING FOR ALL PEOPLE,

OF ALL CULTURES...

Rewire. Reprogram. Resilience.

MENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL...

- PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS FOR THERAPISTS/COACHES/SCHOOLS

- HEALING COURSES FOR TRAUMA SURVIVORS

- SPIRITUAL CONNECTION & EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION COURSES

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How To Heal Trauma & Why It Matters...

STARTING YOUR TRAUMA RECOVERY JOURNEY

…FILLED WITH ART THERAPY ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND TRAUMA IN YOUR BRAIN & HOW YOU CAN HEAL SO YOU CAN FEEL CALM, JOYFUL AND RECLAIM YOUR LIFE!!!

  • What is Trauma?

  • Trauma Symptoms

  • Hidden Symptoms of PTSD

  • The Impact of Trauma on the Brain

  • The Effects of Trauma on the Body

  • Trauma & Autoimmune Conditions

  • How Trauma Creates “Mystery Illnesses”

  • Why Doctors Think You Are "Crazy" and Why They Can't Treat These Conditions

  • The Importance of Healing Trauma

  • AND HOW TO HEAL TRAUMA OF ALL TYPES!!!

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HOW IT WORKS...

START UP! Whole Brain Healing System™

REWIRES THE BRAIN FROM TRAUMA:

- Bottom-Up

- Top-Down 

- Left/Right Hemispheric Integration

- Integrates 4 Functioning Structures of the Brain for: Physical, Emotional, Cognitive Homeostasis, and Creativity/JoyFoundation

Why it Works...

Neuroscientists Say...

It Requires 2 Sides Of The Brain

To Heal Trauma...

TALK THERAPY ONLY ENGAGES LEFT BRAIN

& IS NOT EFFECTIVE FOR TRAUMA

  • ART THERAPY ENGAGES BOTH RIGHT & LEFT SIDES OF THE BRAIN

How is

START UP! Art Therapy

Different...

DIFFERENT THAN STANDARD ART THERAPY

& TALK THERAPY....

SEE the ART in START …..

A Scientifically designed Art Therapy System proven to actually REWIRE & START UP the brain - bottom-up,left/right, top-down...

with ART

Optimizes the Brain for Learning & Mental Health

FOUNDATIONAL BUILDING BLOCK TO DEVELOP:

  • Nervous system

  • Sensorimotor System

  • Emotional/Perceptual System

  • REWIRES ALL 4 BRAIN STRUCTURES FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH- PERMANENTLY!

NEUROSCIENCE + ART = START UP! ART THERAPY

Reverse Historical Trauma in DNA...

The START UP! Art Therapy Whole Brain Healing System™ can (utilized over time) reverse epigenetic patterns of trauma.

Historical Trauma affects many cultures:

War, Colonization, Genocide, Displacement & Racism...

Trauma can store within the DNA and transfer to successive generations, epigenetically.

RESEARCH

Evidence-Based

Efficacy in Trauma Symptom Reduction

Independent Research Shows Replicable Results

3 Research Studies at 3 Universities:

SHOWED REDUCTION:

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Anger

  • Trauma Symptoms

  • Dissociation

  • Avoidance/Numbing

  • Re-Experiencing of Trauma

  • Arousal States

  • Stress

    INCREASE IN:

  • Resilience

  • Mood

  • Esteem

What Others Are Saying...

Dr. Pat Iron-Shell,PhD.

Lakota

"CareyMacCarthy, of START UP!, delivered two days of valuable, cutting edge information on the latest innovative trauma treatments that are culturally relevant, very effective...I believe in Art Therapy and what it offers our reservations- it is extremely valuable and important. I have already recommended START UP! to other reservations.”

Blue Star Eagle

Dakota

“Every lesson in Art must also include cultural teachings....

This is why START UP! Art Therapy works well with our cultural Ways.”

Alonna Pourier, MSW

Lakota

"The training was a huge success to our school...

In using the START UP! Art Therapy model during the school year, we saw dramatic improvements in our children: increasing esteem, test scores, peer relations; decrease anxiety, PTSD, substance abuse and suicide, for generations to come..."

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START UP!™ OFFERS ALL NATURAL, DRUG-FREE, PROFESSIONAL GRADE SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOLS FOR:

  • ANXIETY

  • DEPRESSION

  • SLEEP ISSUES

  • HORMONES

  • ENERGY

  • STRESS RELIEF

  • AND MORE

MEET THE FOUNDER & CEO:

Carey MacCarthy,MA, ATR, LPCC

Hey, I'm Carey!

I am a recognized TRAUMA EXPERT specializing in Native American historical trauma & trauma of ALL ages & cultures. Active in the Art Therapy field since 2001. Author, presenter, speaker, researcher, artist, surfer, and grandma....

VOTED TOP ART THERAPIST OF 2024

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REGISTERED ART THERAPIST

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL COUNSELOR

RECOGNIZED TRAUMA EXPERT SINCE 2001

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