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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.

Coloring Page Arianrhod

Posted on October 5, 2019 by RichardB
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established patterns

Posted on October 4, 2019 by RichardB

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.  Edward de Bono

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N.H. Ranks High In Prescriptions For Addictive Painkillers

Posted on October 2, 2019 by RichardB

New Hampshire doctors are among the nation’s most prolific prescribers of Oxycontin and other opioids, according to a government report released Tuesday that analyzed the state-by-state use of highly addictive painkillers. The study by the Centers for Disease Control ranked … Continue reading →

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Coloring Page Bedlington Terrier

Posted on September 28, 2019 by RichardB
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believe in ourselves

Posted on September 27, 2019 by RichardB

“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or … Continue reading →

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Music Therapy

Posted on September 25, 2019 by RichardB

Most everyone enjoys listening to music. Some of us play music as well. Music has a therapeutic effect and can be used to enhance or even change how we feel. According to the American Music Therapy Association: Music Therapy is … Continue reading →

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Rough Road/Path photos

Posted on September 23, 2019 by RichardB

I have been involved in facilitating groups for decades. One of the tools I use for groups of adults, teens, or children are photos. I use photos as a way for folks to become familiar and used to talking and sharing … Continue reading →

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