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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.

The Brain,left,right and tested.

Posted on April 11, 2023 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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ourselves

Posted on April 8, 2023 by RichardB

“We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking.” Richard Rohr

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Different Cultures Enhances Creativity

Posted on April 5, 2023 by RichardB

Creativity can be enhanced by experiencing cultures different from one’s own, according to a study in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (published by SAGE). Three studies looked at students who had lived abroad and those who hadn’t, testing them on … Continue reading →

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one more

Posted on April 1, 2023 by RichardB

“…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” Mark Nepo

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Transformation of the Ordinary

Posted on March 28, 2023 by RichardB

I am a Creative Arts Therapist with a focus in Dance/movement therapy (DMT). The Creative Arts therapies can be an avenue for creating a symbolic transformation of individual, or community experience. DMT can use the same characteristics of weight, balance, … Continue reading →

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Sometimes

Posted on March 25, 2023 by RichardB

Sometimes you just have to let friends go.

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Self-Affirmation Improves Problem-Solving

Posted on March 22, 2023 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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