I have been fortunate to have engaged with body oriented practices. Hatha Yoga as a teen in the mid 70’s, Halprin Method starting in 1981, Tai Chi in the late ’80’s, Massage Therapy training in the mid 90’s, dance movement therapy in the 00’s, countless dance/movement performances, .. even contra and square dancing And they all changed me deeply, lovingly, sometimes aggressively. If you want to change how you are or aren’t engage with a body process.
“……thinking is fundamentally spatial and embodied.”
I am trained and work as a Creative Arts Therapist specializing in group therapy. I have passionately studied, worked, and taught as a hands-on practitioner of the Creative/Expressive and Healing Arts since 1983 integrating various modalities working in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings.
I currently provide Creative Arts and Counseling services to nonprofit agencies as well as occasionally teaching classes and workshops in communities of faith. I use compassion and acceptance to create an environment that is safe and nurturing for all individuals and groups.
In my spare time I engage in research and write articles on a variety of subjects, create: poems, music, abstract artwork, and photograph nature.
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