Mental Health Illustrator & Psychology Art

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Rainbow of Emotional Regulation - A Printable PDF Social Emotional Learning Resource.

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lindsay braman trauma avocado teaching model

Emotion-Sensation Feeling Wheel; an image showing three inset circles. The inner wheel is basic emotions- happy, sad, disgust, etc- the middle circle contains feeling words- despair, disappointment, awe, etc. The outer circle contains words that describe a sensation that someone might feel in their body if they were feeling the corresponding emotion.

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I’m Lindsay.

I’m an artist, therapist, educator, and visual translator working to help make mental health education accessible to everyone.

As I doodled my way through a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, I discovered that the way I visualize information is a little different. With practice and encouragement, I found my niche as a mental health illustrator. Learn more about me and my work with other creatives.

illustration that highlight a few of Lindsay Braman's drawings

Let’s Create Something Together.

My work is made possible through Patreon- a resource for crowdfunding artists and creators. Through a $5/mo membership, you’ll get access to my entire portfolio, support sustainable creation of more resources, and fund my ability to provide free resources to those most in need.

Products Available for Shipping:

A therapist-designed activity book created to help kids process COVID-19 and thrive beyond quarantine

Kid’s Activity Book for COVID Resilience

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Emotion Sensation Feeling Wheel Therapy Office Pillow

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Mindful Grounding Activities Card Deck

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Crisis Plan Notebook with Tearaway Worksheets

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My Latest Releases:

illustration of two roses with the text cutting someone off versus setting hard boundaries

Going No Contact with Parents: How to Be Estranged

September 21, 2023

A drawing of a person listening to their partner repeat a story.

Why We Retell Stories

September 6, 2023

This is an image of a flowchart titled “Anxiety - Choose Your Own Adventure.” The flowchart is hand-drawn and has a yellow background. The flowchart has multiple decision points and paths, with each decision point represented by a speech bubble. The flowchart starts with a white box that has a yellow striped border and reads, “Start Here.” This is pointing to a box that says, “Uh-Oh! Anxiety Increases.” If you ignore the increase, you can choose to ignore by disassociating or neglecting it, but you’ll end up at the same point: “You’re still anxious but have secondary problems,” and you’ll be sent back to the start. If you decide to pay attention to the increased anxiety, you get to a flowchart point that says, “Good call! How?” If you choose to be mean instead of kind, you may have a shame spiral or self-contempt, making you feel worse and spending you back to the start. If you choose to be kind, you can choose to seek care and connection/movement/journaling, and it may help lead to self-care, or you can choose self-care directly. Will it be with others or solo? If solo, you can pet a dog, garden, or make art. If you do it with someone, you can talk, move together, or hug. Either way, your anxiety may improve! The flowchart is credited to @lindsaybraman.

Anxiety Worksheet: Choose-Your-Own-Adventure

August 30, 2023

black and gray pencil scribbles to visualize anxiety drawing

Anxiety Drawing: Visual Insights into the Anxious Mind

August 28, 2023

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Resources that help you connect.

Anxiety Attachment Styles Burnout Crisis Depression Emotional Regulation Feeling Wheels HAES & Body Justice Infographics Pandemic Mental Health Parenting Trauma & PTSD Relationships Social Justice About Therapy Worksheets

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Most Popular Downloads:

Isolation Mental Health Wellbeing Daily To-Do List Worksheet

Creating a Crisis Plan: A Free Printable Worksheet for Safety Planning

Understanding Adult Attachment Styles – Illustrated Guide

Free Printable Emotion Wheel For Kids | PDF Feelings Wheel Download

Rainbow of Emotional Regulation – A Social Emotional Learning Printable Infographic

How We Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn in Difficult Conversations: Adapting A Learning Mindset

7 Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) that Shape Adult Health and Resiliency – Illustrated

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We’re all visual thinkers.

From our earliest moments, we learn about ourselves, others, and the world around us through visual cues. I believe art can help make mental health education more accessible- and that accessible resources are a step towards making connections, demystifying therapy, and helping us all care a little better for ourselves and others.