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About RichardB

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.

Watch: “Music Therapy for Hospice Patients: Moments with Erica from VITAS” on YouTube

Posted on October 7, 2026 by RichardB
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Gulf Fritillary Butterfly Coloring Page

Posted on October 3, 2026 by RichardB
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Handout: How I see myself

Posted on September 29, 2026 by RichardB

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 … Continue reading →

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Colorado Hairstreak Coloring Page

Posted on September 28, 2026 by RichardB
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Wounding and healing

Posted on September 26, 2026 by RichardB

“Wounding and healing are not opposites. They’re part of the same thing. It is our wounds that enable us to be compassionate with the wounds of others. It is our limitations that make us kind to the limitations of other … Continue reading →

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Watch “Poetry therapy-I” on YouTube

Posted on September 23, 2026 by RichardB
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no people

Posted on September 12, 2026 by RichardB

‘To the complaint, ‘There are no people in these photographs,’ I respond, ‘There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.’ Ansel Adams

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