lkane9Sep 25, 20196 min readCreative Arts Therapies: Examples and InterventionsBy Krista Verrastro, RDT Article Contributors: Rachel Wagner-Cantine, LCPC, BC-DMT Alyssa Wilkins, MT-BC Eleni S. Liossis, Psy.D., ATR,...
lkane9Aug 26, 20195 min readBenefits of the Creative Arts TherapiesBy Krista Verrastro, RDT Mental health professionals, regardless of their particular degree or modality, strive to help clients with...
lkane9Aug 15, 20195 min readHow to Choose a Creative Arts TherapistBy Krista Verrastro, RDT Are you curious about working with a creative arts therapist but don’t know how to choose one? Choosing any type...
lkane9Apr 4, 20194 min readKaren Carnabucci Designs Experiences That Shift Your WorldBy Psychology Arts Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP, believes that experiential methods like psychodrama and Family Constellations are...
lkane9Mar 28, 20196 min readAn Unexpected Alliance: An in-depth InterviewBy Maria Hodermarska, LCAT, RDT/BCT In the Spring of 2015, Maria Hodermarska participated in the Moth Radio Hour Community Outreach...
lkane9Mar 26, 20193 min readMaggie Yowell Wilson Works at the Intersection of Creativity, Psychology, Spirituality and PlayBy Psychology Arts Maggie Yowell Wilson, LMHC, RDT, REAT works at the intersection of creativity, psychology, spirituality and play to...
lkane9Feb 19, 20196 min readTheater as Inclusive Community: Peter and the Star Catcher as Imagined HomeBy Maria Hodermarska, LCAT, RDT/BCT This past October, 2018, The NYU Steinhardt Program in Educational Theatre presented a production of...
Psychology ArtsFeb 18, 20194 min readKrista Helps People Transform from Surviving to ThrivingBy Psychology Arts Krista Verrastro helps people who feel used, abused, neglected, or rejected. Krista achieves this by helping her...
Psychology ArtsFeb 11, 20193 min readLiz Rubino Helps Clients Live Life To Their Fullest Potential Creatively And Passionately!By Psychology Arts When working with clients, it is Liz Rubino's hope and intention that by working together, each person will recognize...
Psychology ArtsFeb 6, 20196 min readWhat Are Creative Arts Therapies?By Krista Verrastro, RDT Although creative arts therapies have been around for decades, many people are not very familiar with them. This...
Psychology ArtsDec 19, 20183 min readNeurobiology Validates the Power of PsychodramaBy Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP In the past two decades researchers have discovered a tremendous amount of information about the...
Psychology ArtsNov 5, 20186 min readThe Problem with Research in the Autism CommunityBy Maria Hodermarska, LCAT, RDT/BCT *In this blog I will use the term “autistic people” rather than “people living with autism” to honor...
Psychology ArtsOct 22, 20185 min readFinding A “New Normal” with Archetypes and Expressive Arts TherapiesBy Cathy Lebeaux, MA, MS, LPC, BC-DMT While therapists are very familiar with Carl Jung’s concept of archetypes, which he described as...
Psychology ArtsSep 19, 20184 min readPsychodrama helps heal eating disordersBy Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP Traditional talk therapy helps the suffering person understand what contributes to his or her eating...
Psychology ArtsAug 28, 20185 min readOn Drama Therapy and Finding BeautyBy Maria Hodermarska, LCAT, RDT/BCT Life is unpredictable. That can be frightening. When we face disrupting events, we often don’t know...
Psychology ArtsAug 10, 20184 min readHarnessing the Healing Powers of the OceanBy Krista Verrastro, RDT Last month’s article was inspired by time I have spent walking amongst trees this summer, and this month’s...
Psychology ArtsJul 26, 20184 min readSand tray creates our world in miniatureBy Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP I remember the first time that I introduced the principles of sand tray into a psychotherapy session...
Psychology ArtsJul 23, 20186 min readDestabilizing ableism: Sam Gold’s production of The Glass MenagerieBy Maria Hodermarska, LCAT, RDT/BCT In drama therapy we have long created therapeutic theater performances that place illness or...
Psychology ArtsJul 10, 20184 min readWisdom of TreesBy Krista Verrastro, RDT Truth be told, I am a literal and figurative tree hugger. I really do hug trees sometimes while hiking, and my...
Psychology ArtsJun 11, 20185 min readDisability and the dramatic implications for well-being: Reflections on "The Rider"By Maria Hodermarska, LCAT, RDT/BCT “. . . we humans are suspended on a web of polarities--the one and the many, eternity and time,...
