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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.

Bombay Cat Coloring Page

Posted on May 4, 2023 by RichardB
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Harvard Health: Creativity and the brain: How the arts can shape well-being

Posted on May 2, 2023 by RichardB
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hope and confidence

Posted on April 29, 2023 by RichardB

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Helen Keller

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Grounding

Posted on April 25, 2023 by RichardB

Grounding Techniques are activities you use when you feel overwhelmed by feelings, thoughts, sensations. These techniques help a person move their focus away from what is overwhelming them to something else. That something else is preferable healthy and supportive to … Continue reading →

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learn

Posted on April 22, 2023 by RichardB

“You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” Sam Levenson

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Patterns of Self Talk

Posted on April 18, 2023 by RichardB

Patterns of negative or positive self-talk often start in childhood. Usually, the self-talk habit is one that’s colored our thinking for years, and can affect us in many ways, influencing the experience of stress to our lives. However, any time … Continue reading →

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#rain

Posted on April 15, 2023 by RichardB

“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.”  Bob Marley

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