By Krista Verrastro, MA, RDT Despite the Creative Arts Therapies being powerful healing tools, they are often misunderstood. This article...

By Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP Perhaps the oldest association for creative arts therapies – the American Society of Group...

By Psychology Arts Linda Ciotola is a Certified TEP: trainer-educator-practitioner of psychodrama, group psychotherapy, and sociometry,...

By Cathy Lebeaux, MA, MS, LPC, BC-DMT I used to lead groups for children and was often asked, “can you teach empathy and compassion.” ...

By Maria Hodermarska, LCAT, RDT/BCT This past October, 2018, The NYU Steinhardt Program in Educational Theatre presented a production of...

By Psychology Arts Krista Verrastro helps people who feel used, abused, neglected, or rejected. Krista achieves this by helping her...

By Krista Verrastro, RDT Last month’s article was inspired by time I have spent walking amongst trees this summer, and this month’s...

By Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP I remember the first time that I introduced the principles of sand tray into a psychotherapy session...

By Krista Verrastro, RDT Truth be told, I am a literal and figurative tree hugger. I really do hug trees sometimes while hiking, and my...

By Krista Verrastro, RDT In my first and second articles about vision boards, I provided guidance on how to make a vision board to...

By Shannon Halligan, LCAT, Art Therapist As an Art Therapist, I’m often asked, “What is art therapy and how can it help me?” In terms of...

By Maria Hodermarska, LCAT, RDT/BCT According to the Centers for Disease Control, traumatic brain injuries account for 30% of all injury...

By Krista Verrastro, RDT In my first article about vision boards, I gave you guidance on how to make a vision board to identify and...

By Krista Verrastro, RDT Ah, spring has finally arrived. Many of us can’t wait for beautiful blooming plants, adorable newborn animals,...