About

Hello, I’m Sivan Perdue, an art therapist located in Salisbury, Maryland but I have in home, in person sessions with clients in Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset counties in Maryland, and part of Sussex county in Delaware. I am able to work virtually with individuals in both Maryland and Delaware. I provide art therapy for individuals living with dementia, primarily Alzheimer’s disease but have experience  working with individuals with Parkinson as well. I also work well with individuals who are living with dementia and have a history of a psychiatric illness.

With a dementia diagnosis comes a tremendous loss and transition in life. You are losing who you are and who you thought you were going to be. Art therapy does not focus on fixing anything but preserving your abilities while improving quality of life and providing a safe space and container to express and process the loss and grief without having to keep things neat and pretty. As the disease progresses and abilities change, art therapy can adapt and change with them, meeting individuals where they are, in that moment, every session. In a time when one’s world becomes smaller and decisions more difficult, it can help you regain a sense of control, mastery and well-being.