Welcome to Casita Irizarry
Casita Irizarry is a creative healing space where art, nature, and meaningful human connection come together to inspire well being, creativity, personal growth, resilience and transformation. Through an integrative approach that blends clinical art therapy, expressive arts, the natural world, and innovative creative practices, we honor each person's unique journey toward healing.
I believe healing is not limited to four walls. Sometimes it begins with a brush stroke, music, dance circle, a walk through the forest, a moment in the ocean, or a quiet pause with the changing of seasons. Every experience is thoughtfully designed to honor each person's unique journey while inspiring creativity, resilience, and transformation.
At Casita Irizarry, we honor the wisdom of the five elements- Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space. Each offers an invitation to heal, reflect, create, and reconnect with ourselves and the living world around us.
Expressive Arts therapy sessions
Engage in personalized expressive art therapy sessions guided by a licensed certified Art Therapist. Explore your emotions, reduce stress, and promote self-discovery through creative expression in a supportive environment.
Group Healing Experiences
Healing can also happen in community. These experiential gatherings invite people to connect through creativity, movement, rhythm, nature, and shared experiences.
Open studio and workshop opportunities
Join our vibrant community for open studio sessions. These opportunities provide a space for creative exploration, fostering connection, and allowing you to create at your own pace surrounded by inspiring art and nature.
This is Debra's Journey
I was born in New York City and raised in Puerto Rico, where my earliest memories where shaped by the vibrant colors of nature, music, art, family, cultural traditions, and a deep connection to land and sea.
The Five Elements
At Casita Irizarry, the five elements offer gentle pathways to healing, creativity, and connection. Each element invites a different experience through expressive arts, nature, movement, and mindful exploration. Together, they remind us that healing can take many forms and that every journey is unique.
Earth
Earth invites us to slow down, plant roots, and reconnect with the rhythms of the natural world.
Water
Water teaches us to move with life's changing currents. Learning to go with the flow and tame turbulance.
Fire
Fire simbolizes passion, transformation, and the warmth of community. Fire ignites imagination.
Air
Air reminds us to breathe deeply, expand our perspective, and awaken our sense of wonder.
Ether(Space)
Ether is the space that holds everything together. It invites connection, imagination and infinite possibility.
Artxpressive, Art Therapy
Many people know my work through Artxpressive, Art Therapy. Casita Irizarry represents the next chapter of that journey- bringing together art therapy, expressive arts, nature, community, and the five elements in one creative healing space.
Connect with Casita Irizarry
Salem, Oregon, United States
Hours of operation
By appointment only
Contact us
Phone: 631-612-0723
Email: casitairizarry@gmail.com