Creative Arts Psychotherapist

Why Drama Therapy?
Many clients have discovered that drama therapy allows them to more easily connect to meaningful issues and make lasting changes than talk therapy alone. I have led drama therapy with adults in both group settings and in individual therapy. I am a trained practitioner of a form of drama therapy called Developmental Transformations, developed by one of the pioneers of drama therapy, David Read Johnson, Ph. D. Developmental Transformations uses spontaneous improvisation as the basis for therapeutic exploration. Client's images are evoked through movement, sound, gesture and role, and enacted with the therapist, who serves as a facilitator/guide. The therapeutic process has been described as "free association in action". Drama therapy is based on the idea that creativity, spontaneity and play are among the best tools we have to deal with the many challenges that life presents us with. A person does not need to have had any previous acting experience to benefit from drama therapy. All it takes is an open mind and a willingness to be playful and expressive.

Why Creative Play?
We experience delight and joy when we participate and engage in expressing our self and move freely. WE can allow our playful tendencies out which have never left us and are there waiting to be given light to shine. “By creating safe and inviting structures from which to play, we allow the qualities of playfulness to fill our bodies, seep into our minds and affect our entire being. We discover the joy of taking others in fully and in truly responding in an embodied, connected and wondrous way. Ideally, we can learn to let the quality of play affect all our relationships. I am honored to hold space for this work to emerge through all of us. Building trust and community is a natural part of this work/play and I invite you to discover the joy, creativity, connection and humor that is part of the natural essence of who you already are!”