Today’s question: How do I use tarot as a therapist?

Tarot isn’t just a tool for personal reflection, it can also be woven into therapy—helping clients find language for their emotions, connect with archetypes, and uncover insights that words alone can't always reach. 

In this episode, I share how I began incorporating tarot into my own therapy work, what I learned from the Therapist Who Tarot retreat, and how tarot activities can support clients in self-discovery and healing.

What we explore in this episode:

• How tarot functions as a projective technique in therapy

• Practical activities and prompts therapists can try in session

• Why tarot resonates with metaphor, narrative therapy, and art-based approaches

Using Tarot as a Pathway to Deeper HealingWhen most people think of tarot, they picture divination spreads or daily card pulls. But tarot is also a powerful tool for therapists!

In 2024, I attended the Therapist Who Tarot Retreat, facilitated by Dreya Blume and Rebecca Bloom. It was a transformational experience. Half of our time was devoted to the clinical and ethical applications of tarot in session, and the other half was devoted to creative practice—collaging and crafting our own cards. This balance of head and heart reminded me why tarot belongs in therapeutic spaces. 

At its heart, tarot is imagery, archetypes, and story. That means it naturally lends itself to therapy, where metaphor and symbolism already play a huge role. 

Tarot can help clients project their own meaning, uncover patterns, and articulate what’s been unspoken. The cards don’t “tell the future,” but offer clients imagery that prompts insight, reflection, and conversation.

Practical Applications

• Invite clients to pull a single card at the beginning of the session and explore its imagery.

• Use spreads designed for reflection (not prediction), such as “strengths and challenges.”

• Try journaling questions from resources like The Tarot Activity Book by Dreya Blume.

• Craft cards together in session to explore identity, values, or coping tools.

💭 Today's Tarot Pull:

From Therapists Who Tarot Deck, I pulled Justice (Upright).

Justice asks us to return to balance. Her invitation is to give and receive with integrity, to honor truth even when it’s uncomfortable, and to notice where reciprocity can bring healing.

Reflective prompts on this card:

• What gift can you give another person this week?

• What gift can you give yourself?

• What is the most meaningful gift you’ve ever received, and how did it shape you?

Ways to Connect & Support

• 12 week Tarot for Transformation Live Course: In this offer we will be deep diving into the Major Arcana archetypes. If you sign up by September 12th get 25% off with code Early Bird. Check out the full details here! 

• Tarot Card Creation Workshop: Get the full recording, examples of the tarot cards I’ve created, journaling questions, and PDF to walk you through it for just $33.⁠ Click here to purchase now!⁠

• New Moon in Virgo 8/21 Collective Tarot Reading Replay 

• Patreon: For individual readings, and behind-the-scenes peeks, join the⁠ Every Day Tarot Patreon family⁠.

• If you’re Local:

• Check out my ⁠Let’s Talk Tarot Meetup group⁠. Come chat with other tarot enthusiasts, bring your favorite decks and play with tarot and oracle decks with us!

• If you’re interested in celebrating the Full Moon I will be holding Full Moon Womxn’s Circles for the rest of 2025. Join my colleague, Izzy, and I under the glow of the full moon for an evening of connection, reflection, and ritual. This gathering is a space for all womxn. We will be meeting at Threshold’s Collective in Tacoma, the first Sunday of the month to welcome in the full moon together. Upcoming dates: 10/5, 11/2, and 12/7.