Juanita Viera (she/her) is a native New Yorker with elders from Puerto Rico. She identifies as a “Nuyorican” and has been surrounded by music and arts from an early age.

Juanita decided to pursue professional art education and applied to New York’s "fame school" LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts, where she was accepted as a student and majored in visual arts. After LaGuardia, Juanita received full scholarships to the University of Rochester, where she studied psychology and studio art, and Nazareth College of Rochester, where she completed her Master's in Creative Arts Therapies.

Juanita entered the burgeoning DIY arts scene in Bushwick, Brooklyn after completing her studies. Since then, she has been an active community member creating therapeutic art programming in collaboration with local wellness spaces, non-profits, elixirs bars, and immersive dance and festival events.

Juanita is the proud founder of The Art of Integration, a boutique therapy practice offering art therapy, sound healing and ketamine assisted therapy for wholistic mental health treatment for New Yorkers.

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The Art of Integration's mission is to heal the impact of trauma from adverse childhood and life events through psycho education, exploration of creativity, community connection and neuroplasticity from art and psychedelic medicine.

Integration means coming into contact with all parts of our selves and connecting those scared or hurt parts together with our loving and wise parts. Integration also means applying the insights gained in therapy into lifestyle adjustments and healthy trust and communication in relationships.

The Art of Integration currently offers an innovative treatment called Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). We assist clients as they delve into altered states of consciousness using arts and ketamine therapy to integrate the benefits and wisdom from these expanded states. 

The Art of Integration practice will be expanding to include music, dance, poetry and drama therapy services for clients who have a passion for the healing power of the expressive arts. AOI will also add MDMA and psilocybin treatments for mood disorders as they become legally available.

AOI specializes in working with clients who have felt "othered" or like outsiders in society in some way. AOI values inclusivity, diversity and social justice and welcomes clients from all identities and backgrounds.

In addition to individual therapy, the Art of Integration also offers KAP groups, which Juanita co-facilitates with Laura Foxx, LCAT, MT-BC.

Laura Foxx (she/her) is a Creative Arts Psychotherapist and music therapist based in Brooklyn, New York (traditional Lenape and Canarsie territories). She received her certification in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy from Integrative Psychiatry Institute (IPI) in Boulder, Colorado. She has experience working with the Queer and TGNC community, as well as Poly/Kink identities and altered states.Guided by healing justice and revolutionary growth principles, Laura's approach to therapy incorporates trauma-informed and person-centered care. Using her trained musical ear, she guides clients to become aware of patterns and narratives through listening with curiosity and openness. Sessions with Laura are eclectic, combining verbal processing with somatic experiencing and creative exploration. She considers the therapeutic process co-work, emboldening clients to connect with their deepest selves while confronting both unique and broad oppressive structures. Above all, Laura is passionate about growth, agency, and resilience in the quest to subvert pathologizing and colonized healthcare structures.