2025

This magazine article introduces Michalla Brianna, a multifaceted professional with a rich personal and professional history. Michalla shares her journey, highlighting her diverse roles, from being a singer, Disney entertainer, and foster care worker to becoming a mental health counselor, Reiki Master, and CEO of The Healing Arts, LLC. Her company offers holistic mind-body-spirit services, combining modern sciences with ancient practices to provide transformative healing experiences.

Michalla’s story touches on overcoming significant personal challenges, including anxiety, scoliosis, and bullying, as well as professional hurdles, such as navigating business sustainability. She emphasizes resilience, self-worth, and intentional living as key themes in her life.

In addition to her counseling and holistic work, Michalla is a six-time children’s book author, course creator, and budding television producer, with plans to advocate for expressive arts and wellness on a larger scale. Her mission is to inspire others through education, creativity, and a compassionate approach to healing.

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Michalla Brianna a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

I came up with the idea for *The Healing Arts, LLC* when I recognized a need for more holistic, authentic, and niche modalities within the clinical field of counseling. I had heard too many horror stories from clients about feeling unheard, treated like a number, or not cared for in previous settings. I wanted to be part of the movement advocating for new approaches and passionate clinicians.  

I believe it’s important to have a niche within a saturated market and a consistent theme that serves as the foundation of what is created. That’s why options like Reiki, EMDR, Brainspotting, Meditation, Expressive Arts, and HeartMath Therapy coexist within this space. My goal is to combine ancient practices with modern technology to ensure clients receive the best care, tailored to their unique preferences....

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On this week's episode Michalla is chatting on all things Creative Expression For  Overcoming Social Anxiety Post Pandemic and Trauma .

 Learn about the inspiration behind Michalla's former non-profit organization, A Home 4 Art. Michalla Brianna discusses her journey to becoming invested in Expressive Arts Therapy and how she planned on utilizing it to aid impoverished youth across the globe through creative expression. Now, Michalla engages in therapeutic expressive arts with over 90% of her clients as a means to engage their subconscious minds and discover new possibilities. In the future, Michalla will continue to work with disadvantaged individuals via pro-bono engagements.

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