About the Facilitator

Debbie Miller, M.A., has been conducting Art for the Heart workshops since 2005 when she first encountered the powerful collage and journaling process in her personal journey of emotional healing and spiritual growth.  She brings the rich experience of her own story to each workshop, candidly sharing some of her collage images and journal entries to illustrate the techniques and benefits of the Art for the Heart process.

Miller adopts a psychodynamic model of change, recognizing the need for both right- and left-hemisphere brain functions to be engaged for lasting change to take place.  But Miller is also keenly aware that the mysterious union with Christ is at the center of all healing.  She believes that Art for the Heart, with its combination of creating visual images and written journal entries about those images, accomplishes therapeutic goals in fun and surprising ways, drawing on the power of the Holy Spirit and connecting participants with their identity as image-bearers of a creative God.

Miller is a graduate of Reformed Theological seminary and a full-time member of Grace Clinic’s staff, where she serves as a therapist and Director of Conferences, Seminars & Retreats.  She works at the Winter Park office, as well as the Dr. Phillips extension office.  Her undergraduate training in English literature and Communication Studies was completed at the University of Maryland (day school and University College).  She is also working toward a graduate certificate in Biblical Studies from The King’s Seminary.

Miller has conducted dozens of workshops from topics as diverse as emotional healing prayer to how-to increase participation in recycling programs.  She frequently teaches as part of her role as the Director of the Healing ministry for her church, and she is a regular speaker at women’s retreats.