CREATIVE INTEGRATION
ART THERAPY

I have worked in a day treatment setting for children and teens, ran groups in residential setting for sexually exploited teens, worked in a clinic in two Portland public schools providing therapy to children throughout the school day and engaged in virtual telehealth sessions with children and families in clinic services during the pandemic.

During the pandemic I honed skills in virtual art therapy for ages 3-18 and play therapy with ages 3-10.

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I have extensive experience with individual and family therapy with clients utilizing clinical counseling skills of a behavioral and psychodynamic nature depending on whether the client is needing to build skills or process an experience or both.

Aiding clients in the development of coping skills most often around emotional regulation, attention/focus, identification of trauma triggers with resulting reduction/ management of trauma symptoms and adaption of life skills for tasks of daily living.

Support pre-teens and teens in development of identity and self esteem. Additionally, when appropriate, working with family systems to increase positive communication and reduce conflict.

I utilize art therapy to support anxiety and/or depression management, increase or identify attachment, and tap into integrating unresolved experiences. I often use neuroscientific based art therapy techniques to support integration of self. 

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• anxiety management/reduction

• depression management/reduction

• ADHD 

• trauma

• play therapy for children

• family system communication

• increase personal identity 

• increase self esteem

• identifying life goals

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