Now accepting new therapy clients! Start your counseling journey today!
Now accepting new therapy clients! Start your counseling journey today!
As a Board Certified Art Therapist, Registered Play Therapist, and trained EMDR Therapist, I incorporate a variety of creative strategies to help clients of all ages express what may be too difficult to put into words. These treatment approaches are appropriate to address many presenting problems, and there are no special skills required. The open-ended nature of art therapy and play therapy, along with my curious approach, create a therapeutic environment ideal for growth and also trauma treatment.
"I found I could say things with colors and shapes that I couldn't say any other way...things I had no words for." -Georgia O'Keeffe
Art therapy is the process in which a trained art therapist facilitates a therapeutic relationship for a client to express themselves freely using visual arts. This can look like drawing, painting, sculpting, jewelry-making, building, etc. in an environment where the art therapist can support and encourage the client to move toward their identified goals.
For more information, visit the American Art Therapy Association's website here: https://arttherapy.org/about-art-therapy/
"The things that make me different are the things
that make me, me." -Piglet
Play therapy is the process in which a trained play therapist uses the therapeutic powers of play to further encourage developmental growth and work through mental health challenges. This can look like creating a scene in the sand tray, playing a game, dressing up, using puppets to process difficult topics, caring for dolls, etc. It is the play therapist's job to facilitate change through the child's play using directive and
non-directive strategies.
For more information, visit the Association for Play Therapy's website here: https://www.a4pt.org/page/WhyPlayTherapy
"Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive..." -Thich Nhat Hanh
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of therapy that is structured to encourage clients to take a brief glimpse at troubling memories paired with a form of Bilateral Stimulation (BLS) to help the brain process those memories with less vividness and fewer troubling emotions. Although this form of treatment is typically intended to be implemented for trauma treatment, EMDR strategies have also been shown to be successful to address anxiety, phobias, OCD symptoms, poor self-esteem, etc.
I incorporate EMDR strategies in the majority of my sessions with both children and adults and pair those strategies with art therapy and/or play therapy when appropriate. Instead of using the typical eye movements associated with EMDR, I prefer to incorporate "buzzies", light tapping, or other creative forms of BLS to further individualize trauma treatment for my clients and create an environment of safety.
For more information, visit the EMDR International Association's
website here: https://www.emdria.org/
All sessions occur by appointment only either in my office, conveniently located on the corner of Nall and College Blvd in Leawood, or virtually via a secure video platform.
11100 Ash Street Ste 105 Leawood, KS 66211
creativeresilienceks@gmail.com (913) 735 - 3563 Instagram: @creativeresilienceks
Mon | 08:00 am – 05:30 pm | |
Tue | 11:00 am – 05:30 pm | |
Wed | 11:00 am – 05:30 pm | |
Thu | Closed | |
Fri | Closed | |
Sat | Closed | |
Sun | Closed |
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