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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.

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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Modifying Group Therapy

Modifying group therapy to make it applicable to and effective with clients who abuse substances requires three improvements. One is specific training and education for therapists so that they fully understand therapeutic group work and the special characteristics of clients … Continue reading

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