I have used this handout with folks in early recovery from substance use disorder, in mixed DX groups, in mens groups and in mixed genders groups. Although I prefer process oriented groups sometimes people just don’t want to talk and if I don’t want to use any of the other props or prompts in my Weavers Way bag then I put out a handout … like the one below. Sometimes I have them write on the back how others see them both positive and negative.
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.
