Max Rodriguez (they/them) is a queer, non-binary Expressive Arts Therapist intern at The Meeting Point, dedicated to supporting the mental health and well-being of LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and student communities. Max’s non-pathologizing, trauma-informed approach is rooted in empathy, trust, and the belief in the restorative powers of nature, imagination, play, and the expressive arts.

Working together to create a safe, non-judgmental space for growth, healing, and self-expression, Max seeks to hold space for a deep understanding and acknowledgment of the systemic and environmental challenges that have lasting impacts on individuals and their communities. Max uses the expressive arts as an invitation to deepen understanding and exploration of the self, gender identity, transitional stages, the importance of connection, and navigating the unknown together. 

About me

Hi! I’m Max, a queer non-binary Hispanic individual, and I am an expressive arts therapist intern here at The Meeting Point. I am currently a student finishing my degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in Expressive Arts Therapy, and I also have a background in music and a passion for all arts and the nature that surrounds us. 

I am originally from Southern California, and I attended school in Northern Arizona (undergrad Music Performance), Michigan (grad school Music Performance), and worked and lived in Okinawa, Japan, for a few years (as a musician in the military). Now, I am a student again living in Massachusetts, learning all of the East Coast ways of living. 

Topics/Areas of Focus

• LGBTQIA+

• BIPOC

• Anxiety

• Depression

• PTSD

• Nerodivergence

• Life transitions

• Gender exploration

• Identity exploration 

• Life/Death/Everything in between exploration 

• Curious about expressive arts therapy

Expressive Arts

The beauty of expressive arts therapy is that you don’t need to use words to express or explain yourself unless you find it helpful! 

Various arts such as music, visual art, movement, drama, writing, etc.: you do not need to have prior experience or be a professional to engage in the arts; it is for EVERYONE, and ANYONE can create art. 

Expressive arts are not limited to the ‘arts’ and can be a felt sense of what brings you alive and back to yourself.                                                

I believe we all deserve to feel seen, listened to, and understood.