Kiara Stewart Abuaita

Population Served:

Adolescents, Adults, and Parents

Training:

Art Therapy, Trauma-Informed Therapy, Grief and Loss, Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Art Therapy, and Sand Tray Therapy

Expertise:

Trauma, loss, depression, anxiety, and life transitions, trauma-informed art therapy, and client-centered therapy

Phone:

(571) 999-4251

Biography

Kiara Stewart Abuaita is a Board Certified Art Therapist & Licensed Professional Counselor. She graduated from George Washington University with her Masters of Arts in Art Therapy and has previously worked in diverse settings, ranging from children and adolescents in the foster care system, inpatient forensic psychiatric care, to adults with substance abuse and co-occuring disorders. Kiara currently serves individuals 12 and older, offering a nurturing and compassionate space to work through trauma, loss, depression, anxiety, and life transitions through integrated use of art therapy, trauma-informed art therapy, and client-centered therapy. She has additional expertise in working with parents to support them in their journey alongside their children, and aid them in transitioning from managing behavior to connecting and understanding their children, as well as additional training in trauma-informed therapy, grief and loss, cross-cultural and multicultural art therapy, and sand tray therapy.