Defensive Partner
Lanie Smith, MPS, ATR
Lanie Smith, MPS, ATR is a Registered Art Therapist and owner of Integrative Art Therapy as well as co-founder of Matters of the Heart Retreats for Couples. She has worked with a variety of clinical populations in numerous settings over the past 8 years and has a true passion for combining art and nature to help individuals and couples connect deeply to themselves, their partners, and their natural creativity.
Lanie currently specializes in supporting therapists and other helping professionals in both behavioral and allied health to foster creative, compassionate self-care for the prevention of burnout and compassion fatigue, which includes the cultivation of satisfying relationships with their significant others and loved ones. Lanie provides individual, couples, and group Eco-Art Therapyas well as ongoing couple’s retreats with her own significant other who is a brain-basedpsychotherapist. Together, they are inspired to bridge the art and science of healthy relationships to help couples achieve deeper connection, greater intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction!