You understand your patterns.
You can trace them back to childhood.
You know what you should do differently.
And yet... nothing changes.
Here's why: your nervous system doesn't speak the language of logic.
When you try to move forward—set that boundary, ask for what you want, let yourself be visible—something in you slams on the brakes. It feels like resistance, or fear, or "I just can't."
But it's not that you can't. It's that your nervous system is saying: "Last time we did something like this, it wasn't safe. So we're not doing it again."
At some point, moving forward wasn't safe. Maybe wanting things led to disappointment. Maybe being visible led to criticism. So a part of you learned to stop you—to keep you small, quiet, stuck. And that part was brilliant. It kept you safe when you needed it.
The problem is: your nervous system doesn't know that chapter is over.
This is why insight isn't enough. You can understand why you're stuck for years, but until your body learns that it's actually safe to move forward, you'll stay in the same patterns.
Insight lives in your head. Change happens in your body.
In This Workshop, You'll Experience:
Why your nervous system keeps you stuck—and how to work with it instead of fighting it
What it feels like to embody the life you actually want—through a simple creative directive (no art skills needed)
The difference between understanding your patterns and practicing new ones in your body—this is where real change happens
What experiential therapy actually feels like—and why it creates shifts when talk therapy plateaus
Workshop Details:
📅 Date: 3/13/2026
🕐 Time: 12:00 PM EST
⏱️ Duration: 45 minutes
💻 Format: Live via Zoom
💸 Cost: FREE
What to bring: One piece of paper and drawing materials. Stick figures and symbols are perfect.
Your Facilitator:
Jennifer Byxbee, ATR-BC, LCAT, CGT
Founder of Creative Arts Psychotherapy
Jennifer is a licensed creative arts therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner who helps high-achieving, insightful people move from understanding to embodied change. She integrates creative arts therapy, Gestalt work, and somatic approaches to help clients not just understand their patterns—but feel and shift them.
Joined by Clara Gomez, ATR-BC, LCAT, MA, a creative arts therapist at CAP who specializes in experiential, body-based work with individuals, couples, and families.
This workshop is a taste of experiential therapy.
Real therapy goes deeper and slower, working directly with the protective parts that show up to keep you stuck. But you'll leave with something you can practice—a way to start teaching your nervous system something new.
Everyone who registers receives:
Workshop replay (available for 48 hours)
Resource guide: How to Use Your Desired State Image as a Somatic Practice
Priority scheduling for consultation calls this month