Therapeutic Improv
Therapy can be fun!
Healing and growth happen through laughter, risk-taking, and play. Our Therapeutic Improv offerings are grounded in clinical insight and fueled by imagination. We offer sessions for individuals, couples and relationships, and groups — each rooted in presence, relational safety, and the power of saying "yes, and."
What Sets Therapeutic Improv Apart from Traditional Comedic Improv?
Improv is a dynamic form of performance where actors spontaneously create dialogue, characters, and stories on stage. Its unpredictable and often hilarious nature has made it popular in theaters worldwide and on TV shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway? But beyond the laughs, improv is naturally therapeutic. It sparks creative thinking, helps us become more comfortable with uncertainty, and builds confidence.
Therapeutic improv is all about the process, not the performance. There’s no audience to impress and no pressure to be funny, though humor often shows up naturally! It’s less about being funny and more about personal growth and achieving therapeutic goals. Research shows it’s effective for reducing stress, easing depression, enhancing communication, building self-esteem, and much more.
The real magic happens when we start to connect what we do in sessions to our outside lives. We reflect, process, and draw real-life parallels. It’s a playful rehearsal for life, giving us the freedom to try on new roles, experiment with how we relate to others, and practice the changes we want to see in ourselves.
Therapeutic Improv for You
In individual sessions, improv games and creative play to help you stretch beyond old patterns. We’ll use playful exercises and thoughtful reflection to help you build confidence and flexibility, practice using your voice, and get more comfortable with uncertainty. Over time, you'll start to try out new ways of showing up in the world—and discover new parts of yourself along the way.
Therapeutic Improv for Couples & Relationships
In relationship sessions, you and your partner(s) get to practice listening, responding, and co-creating in new ways. You’ll laugh, explore, and sometimes stumble—together.
This work helps you tune into each other with more empathy and awareness. You’ll start to notice familiar relational patterns and gently shift them, strengthen trust and emotional safety, and play through stuck places that might otherwise feel hard to talk about. Therapeutic improv offers a refreshingly human way to grow together.
Therapeutic Improv Groups
Our therapeutic improv groups bring people together to connect, express, and stretch in community. Each group is tailored to fit its members’ goals, challenges, and life experience. Show up as you are, take social risks, and build ease in being seen, heard and supported. See below or check out our Calendar for upcoming Therapeutic Improv Groups.
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