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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.

Self-Affirmation Improves Problem-Solving

Posted on October 11, 2019 by RichardB

It’s no secret that stress increases your susceptibility to health problems, and it also impacts your ability to solve problems and be creative. But methods to prevent associated risks and effects have been less clear – until now. Published in … Continue reading →

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Stress and movement

Posted on October 9, 2019 by RichardB

Stress can be indicated when a person becomes stuck/frozen or stopped in a bodily movement that can be described as either gestural, ( movements isolated to parts or part of the body) or postural ( movements carried constantly through the … Continue reading →

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Julie Burstein: 4 lessons in creativity

Posted on October 7, 2019 by RichardB
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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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