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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.

Drug courts

Posted on May 1, 2018 by RichardB

Drug courts are judicially supervised court dockets that provide a sentencing alternative of treatment combined with supervision for people living with serious substance use and mental health disorders. Drug courts are problem-solving courts that take a public health approach using … Continue reading →

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waking up

Posted on April 24, 2018 by RichardB

Beyond living and dreaming there is something more important: waking up. Antonio Machado

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Mindfulness: Reason Mind, Emotion Mind, and Wise Mind

Posted on May 24, 2017 by RichardB

I have been practicing meditation since the mid-70’s and started a mindfulness meditation practice in the mid-90’s. Mindfulness has to do with the quality of awareness that we bring to what we are doing and experiencing, to being in the … Continue reading →

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Marsh Marigold Coloring Page

Posted on February 3, 2017 by RichardB
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Left-right side brain test part II

Posted on August 22, 2012 by RichardB

    It seems that lots of folks have emailed me about all sorts of other left/right side brain tests/quizzes online.  Here are the top 3 tests. Hemispheric Dominance Inventory Test: This test has 18 questions and you choice between … Continue reading →

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Left-right side brain test

Posted on August 15, 2012 by RichardB

Do you know what the attributes of your right and left sides of your brain?  Listed below are the common elements of left and right brain hemisphere’s. Plus go here to take the left/right side brain test to see    which … Continue reading →

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Art and Asthma

Posted on August 12, 2012 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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