I bring over thirty years of experience in leadership and women’s empowerment, working with immigrants, refugees, and trauma survivors. My integrative approach cultivates clarity, resilience, and belonging and awakens the body’s innate healing intelligence.
My practice is grounded in compassion, creativity, and the belief that we can transform pain into purpose. I share part of that story from my own life journey in a TEDx Talk on Finding Purpose.
It’s an honor to walk beside you. Whether you’re seeking relief, healing, or creative renewal—I invite you to join me and step into the life that’s ready to unfold from within.
I also run a social healing non-profit organization, The Pollinators Foundation, supporting the healing and well-being of individuals and communities in Western North Carolina and ending mental health stigma. Watch the video on this page and learn more.
Heal & TRANSFORM with creativity & mind-body practices.
Welcome, I’m Marga Fripp — I am a trauma-informed Expressive Art Therapist, integrating creativity, mindfulness, Qigong/Tai Chi, writing, poetry, and nature-based practices to support nervous system regulation, emotional processing, stress reduction, and embodied healing.
I offer creative healing for children and adults—including caregivers, professionals, and individuals navigating grief and major life transitions. Rooted in creativity, spirituality, and mindful presence, my work helps people move through stress, pain, and grief, get unstuck, cultivate gratitude, and grow with courage, compassion, and resilience.
I earned a graduate degree in Expressive Arts Therapy from the European Graduate School in Switzerland. I am not a licensed mental health clinician.
My work offers non-clinical expressive arts, creative healing, and emotional well-being support, and is not a substitute for psychotherapy or clinical mental health care.
Marga Fripp Studio supports The Pollinators Foundation by donating artwork and Qigong services to empower individuals in need of emotional healing and mental well-being. Together, we create a more compassionate world that supports the well-being and healing of all.
Your bold, beautiful life begins here.
Awaken CREATIVITY and nurture your spirit.
Restore your HEALTH
and build resilience.
Connect to your inner WISDOM and truth.
It is as easy as a movement or the stroke of a paintbrush.
The arts and meditative movement are powerful healing and resilience-building modalities. I offer group classes, individual coaching, and combined workshops and retreats online and in person. Discover your body’s wisdom and innate ability to heal and transform. Joyful, creative, and calming, these sessions are for people of all ages and walks of life.
Discover THE POWER OF ART to HEAL & EMPOWER
Art Healing online & in-person with Expressive Arts
Through a unique blend of compassionate listening, art-making, poetry, and writing, I coach people navigating transitions and life challenges to heal, grow, renew, and transform.
I offer art therapy and arts healing experiences online and in person at my farm studio in Clyde, NC. My clients include people from all ages and walks of life including trauma survivors, conscious leaders, artists, sabbatical-takers, and seekers.
Embrace MINDFUL MOVEMENT to NOURISH & RENEW
QIGONG Group Classes & Private Instruction
Qigong is a gentle, moving meditation and energy healing practice similar to Tai Chi that transforms stress into vitality. Qigong strengthens the immune system, improves health, and cultivates ageless grace and wellbeing.
Why work with me?
You are interested in learning skills and holistic mind-body practices to help manifest your highest potential. You want to find your unique pathway to health and vibrancy—and feel confident, resilient, and brave at any age.
Enjoy Health: Body, Mind, and Spirit
After over two decades of executive nonprofit leadership in empowering women to create their own businesses and become entrepreneurs, I shifted my work to helping people discover their power to create health and craft a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
As a holistic Healing Arts Practitioner and Artist, I use mind-body research-backed practices like Mindfulness, Qigong, and Expressive Arts to help my clients grow resilient and wise through life challenges and transitions.
Let’s get started!
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