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Welcome to CCI Studio

The CCI Studio is a creative space within the Catholic Counseling Institute where psychology, theology, and beauty meet the human body and soul.

This is where we explore something the Church has always known—and modern neuroscience is now confirming:
beauty heals, creativity regulates the nervous system, and embodied pr

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About CCI Studio

The Importance Of The Studio

A Uniquely Catholic Vision of Creativity

A Uniquely Catholic Vision of Creativity

Many faithful Catholics pray sincerely, love the Church, and desire holiness—yet still live with anxiety, emotional exhaustion, or a sense of inner fragmentation.

This is not a failure of faith.

Psychology shows us that anxiety and stress are not just thought problems; they are nervous system states. And Catholic theology reminds us that grace builds on nature—the body matters.

The CCI Studio is rooted in this truth:
we are embodied souls, and healing must honor that reality.

Creative practices—art, making, beauty, rhythm—work bottom-up, calming the body so the heart and soul can become more receptive to God. This is not self-indulgence. It is stewardship of the human person.

A Uniquely Catholic Vision of Creativity

A Uniquely Catholic Vision of Creativity

A Uniquely Catholic Vision of Creativity

From the beginning, the Church has understood that beauty forms us:

  • icons teach theology through color
  • cathedrals catechize through space and light
  • sacred music shapes emotion and memory
  • art makes the invisible visible

St. John Paul II reminded us that “the body, and it alone, is capable of making visible what is invisible.”
Creativity becomes a language of the body—one that expresses emotion, story, suffering, hope, and meaning when words fall short.

The CCI Studio embraces this Catholic vision of creativity not as performance, but as participation in God’s creative love.

What You’ll Find Here

A Uniquely Catholic Vision of Creativity

What You’ll Find Here

I specialize in helping clients with stress management, time management, and career development. I also offer cIn the CCI Studio, you’ll encounter:

  • psychologically grounded teaching on creativity and the nervous system
  • reflections on beauty, embodiment, and Theology of the Body
  • practical, accessible creative practices (even if you’re “not artistic”)
  • invitations to slow down, engage the senses, and restore interior coherence

Everything here is designed to be:

  • gentle, not performative
  • practical, not overwhelming
  • faithful, not sentimental
  • embodied, not abstract

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