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Hi, I’m Natalie — founder of Proximity.

 

I’m a licensed master social worker, artist, and florist who weaves trauma-informed care, expressive arts, and education together to cultivate spaces where creativity, connection, and healing can grow. My work is rooted in both professional training and lived experience, with a deep commitment to survivor-centered, compassionate care.

 

Proximity exists because healing doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in relationship — to ourselves, to others, and to the world around us.

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Mission

Proximity supports individuals, groups, and organizations in cultivating resilience, creativity, and meaningful connection through trauma-informed practices and expressive arts.

At the heart of this work is the belief that healing is not about “fixing” people — it’s about creating conditions where safety, agency, and wholeness are possible. 

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Services Offered

Proximity offers trauma-informed, creative, and educational services, including:

• Education — Trainings, workshops, & speaking 

• Expressive Arts — Art classes & creative experiences

• Floral Design — Custom arrangements, workshops, & special occasions

• Consultation — Support for teams and organizations for trauma-informed practices

• Creative Work — Original works exploring spirituality, trauma, mental health, & healing/ pressed flowers

• Blog — Reflections, stories, community voices

• Partner with me — Collaborative projects & community initiatives

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Who could benefit?

Proximity works with:

• Survivors, individuals, and/or professionals seeking creative, trauma-informed spaces

• Organizations and teams supporting vulnerable communities or needing a way to practice self care.

• Faith communities and community groups

• Anyone longing for more grounded, compassionate ways of being with themselves and others

• etc.

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Why This Matters

Trauma impacts the nervous system, shaping how individuals, families, communities, and systems experience safety, connection, and meaning. When trauma occurs, the brain and body adapt for survival — often at the cost of creativity, relational ease, and a felt sense of belonging. Trauma-informed care recognizes these adaptations and invites responses rooted in neuroscience: curiosity instead of judgment, compassion instead of control, and connection instead of isolation.

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Through education, art, and presence, Proximity invites people into practices that support nervous system regulation and integration. Drawing on the neuroscience of creativity and connection, this work honors lived experience and offers sustainable, humane ways of caring for ourselves and one another — creating space to reclaim creativity, restore connection, and support healing over time.

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Some Notes

1. Proximity LLC does not provide therapy, counseling services, or crisis services at this time; however, services may be therapeutic and/or therapeutic in nature.

2. If you are experiencing an emergency please call 911 and/or 988.

3. Proximity LLC affirms the dignity and worth of all people and provides services without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, culture, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, religion, or socioeconomic status. All of you is welcome here.

4. All services of Proximity LLC seek to be trauma-informed, relational, and non-pathologizing. Participation never requires sharing personal stories.

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