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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.

People read emotions using the whole body, not just facial expressions.

Interesting linked story from USA-NPR. “A new study suggests that people actually don’t use (those kinds of) extreme facial expressions to judge how a person is feeling. Instead, surprisingly, people rely on body cues.” This, of course is not a … Continue reading

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Deep inside us

I am a Creative Arts & Dance Movement Psychotherapist and I have worked in clinical and non-clinical settings with children, adolescents, and adults. I think that what E.E. Cummings once said sums up one of my objectives when working with … Continue reading

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Barn Swallow Coloring Page

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Dance Movement Therapy and Children

Dance Movement Therapist (DMT) practice in a wide variety of settings. One example is DMT’s who work with children and their care givers (such as parents) in a safe, structured and creative environment. In this type of setting DMT’s observe … Continue reading

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Basset Hound Coloring Page

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Watch “Geri Chavis – author of “Poetry and Story Therapy: The Healing Power of Creative Expression”” on YouTube

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Masanobu Coloring Page

Masanobu (1686-1764): The actor Ichikawa Monnosuke in the role of Hojo Tokimune. 1723

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