Logo Design

Mind Body Counseling

An identity for finding your way, within.

My Role

Art Direction & Design

Client

Counseling Practice

Mettarel logo identity

Goal

Create a brand identity for a counseling practice built on the connection between mind and body, one that feels calming to a prospective client before they’ve said a word to anyone.

calming Peaceful soft

Balanced nature-inspired

Exploration

Finding the path

Mettarel typography research

01 / TYPOGRAPHY

Reading the name should feel like an exhale. I searched for clean, soothing letterforms that read smoothly and quietly, so that the first impression of the practice is calm.

02 / SHAPE

I explored ideas around discovery, finding your path, and natural forms, looking for a symbol that could carry the client’s approach and not just decorate the name.

Mettarel hearts, growth and letterform concepts
Mettarel blue and green color exploration

03 / COLOR

I drew on nature, blues and greens, to set a soothing, peaceful tone. The palette stays soft, with nothing that competes with the calm.

Final Mettarel logo and palette

Results

Stone by stone

The final mark is a stack of cairns, the stones hikers use to mark a trail. They fit the practice in two ways:

The path

Cairns mean “you’re on the right way,” which mirrors what clients do in therapy: finding their own path within themselves.

The name

The stones are arranged to suggest the shape of a body, linking the symbol directly to “Mind Body.”

The thin, graceful typeface flows smoothly from letter to letter, and the soft green palette completes a quiet, balanced identity.

Mettarel logo spacing and construction

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©2026 | annastopa.com