Author Archives: RichardB

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.

Mood Disorders Across the Lifespan

Posted on August 30, 2019 by RichardB

Posted in Emotions, Health, Therapy, Wellness, YouTube | Tagged lifespan, mental heath, mood disorders, stanford | Leave a comment

Art and Asthma

Posted on August 28, 2019 by RichardB

The fear and anxiety associated with an asthma attack can last long after the attack has subsided. Now research, published online in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, reports that the art therapy showed benefits both during the therapy … Continue reading →

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Addiction Crisis

Posted on August 26, 2019 by RichardB

In 2014 more than 47,000 Americans died from a drug overdose. The CDC reports that drug-related death rates in Appalachia and the Southwest were especially high, but in almost every county in the country, the numbers are rising. Treatment programs … Continue reading →

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Coloring Page Goddess Bastet

Posted on August 24, 2019 by RichardB

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Strong placebo response thwarts painkiller trials

Posted on August 23, 2019 by RichardB

Interesting article, placebo’s as effective as meds. Drug companies have a problem: they are finding it ever harder to get painkillers through clinical trials. But this isn’t necessarily because the drugs are getting worse. An extensive analysis of trial data1 … Continue reading →