Save $100 on your new Simple Practice subscription! Save 10% on your professional website with Media Queeries! Learn more about them here. In this episode, I update you on my plans for the CTU podcast and share some thanks for how amazing this experience has been. Thank you for being a supporter and a part of this journey with me! Stay creative!

Save $100 on your new Simple Practice subscription! Save 10% on your professional website with Media Queeries! Learn more about them here. In this episode, Jael and Kate discuss the coolest of the cool - the history of creativity, art-making, music and more in history. This episode covers so many topics and it's truly a gem. Tune in to learn about the earliest evidence of creativity in anthropological records, discussions about the desire to create, and theories on how...

Save $100 on your new Simple Practice subscription! Save 10% on your professional website with Media Queeries! Learn more about them here. In this episode, Nicole of Aspire Music Therapy, shares with us the many hats that she wears as a music therapist, a business owner, a supervisor, and more. Tune in to get some ideas about songwriting as well as some insight on business adventures during the pandemic. Enjoy! Nicole Keller, MT-BC has been a board-certified music...

Save $100 on your new Simple Practice subscription! Save 10% on your professional website with Media Queeries! Learn more about them here. In todays episode, Ariel talks with us about geek therapy, how to use media in sessions, combining art with gaming, and a bit about narrative therapy. Check out the episode to learn more! Ariel Landrum is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Art Therapist. She is a proud Filipino American currently practicing...

In this episode, Monica of Hold Space Creative, shares with us how important it is that we regularly schedule maintenance for our business websites, how we can better promote ourselves via our websites, and why a healthy website promotes mental health accessibility. Take a listen and enjoy! Monica is a former art therapist and counselor turned web designer for therapists. She's passionate about making therapy more accessible by helping therapists present themselves in a more accessible...

So save some time, save your creativity, and head over to this link to save $50 on your subscription with Simple Practice. This episode features three wonderful women who have created a wonderful service and experience for people living with dementia. As truly holistic approach, you'll hear about their experience in guiding people living with dementia as well as their families, staff, and care teams. Take a listen to hear more about healthy selfishness, important for all care team...

Our podcast goes on mute once every three months to de-center our voice and instead raise importance Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latinx, People of Color, Disabled, Neurodivergent, and LGBTQA+ voices in our community. Please follow, donate, celebrate, and/or support who you learn from below ! SUGGESTED MEDIA:Open Letter to the Music Therapy Community on Justice and Equity by Dr. Natasha Thomas and Dr. Marisol Norris EVENTS/TRAININGSIntro to Anti-Ableism through Music Therapy...

Learn more about The Umbrella Community or watch this video to get a sneak peek of being a member! In this episode, Tamara talks with us about how movements, creative movement, and dance can reconnect us back to our minds and bodies. She describes how we can use creative movement and body connection in our sessions to support clients as well as how to use that connection for ourselves as therapists! Take a listen and enjoy! Tamara received her master’s degree in Dance Movement...

Learn more about The Umbrella Community or watch this video to get a sneak peek of being a member! In this episode, Rachel talks about the ins and outs of eating disorders, recovery, the basics of polyvagal theory, diet culture, and more. Through this discussion Rachel shares ways that she integrates Polyvagal theory into her own practice and what she has learned utilizing this theory as a therapist and human. Take a listen and enjoy! Rachel Sellers is currently on the road to...

In this shared episode, Tricia and I talk about the importance of leaning on your community during difficult times. Without community support, self-care can be an empty vessel and having others to lean on for creative ideas, general support, and validation is so crucial for our creative well-being. Tricia and I talk about shared experiences of creativity within groups, communities, and more in this episode. take a listen to learn more! Want to learn more about the Umbrella Community?...

Check out the episode on Youtube for closed captioning! How do we expand our own idea of what creativity is? Can we tune in to how often we are creative throughout the day and give ourselves more credit for our creativity? Take a listen to learn more about how when we take the time to expand our own creative awareness, we can actually cause a ripple effect that helps the clients we work with and that can have a larger effect on our cultures view of creativity! We want to hear...

Check out the episode on Youtube for closed captioning! What is a sensory inventory? When we notice what is happening around us by focusing on our senses, we are able to tune in to everything that is happening around us. So often our brain tunes our sense out (understandably) but what happens when we notice? If we take an inventory of some of things we see, hear, or feel then we can really notice when something is different. Also -- take a listen to hear how you can turn this...

Check out the episode on Youtube for closed captioning! In this episode, we talk about how important our environment is for our creativity. How can we utilize the items and space around us to our advantage? How can we create something from our environment for creative self-care? How do we look at the environment with fresh eyes again? How do we take notice of what is going on around us and how does this impact creativity? We answer these questions in todays episode! Hop on the...

Check out the episode on Youtube for closed captioning! In this episode, I talk a little bit about the power that space can bring to creativity! Not like outer space, but silence -- absence of doing -- the space of being. In this weeks challenge, you will find ways to utilize silence and create more space for yourself and for your clients. When we have more space -- we have more opportunity for new ideas to emerge! We want to hear how the challenge went for you! Tag us on...

Check out the episode on Youtube for closed captioning! In this episode, I am sharing our first creative self-care challenge! In light of recent events and dealing with some tough family health concerns, we will be taking some time to do some extra self-care in these next few weeks. Instead of interviews, we will posting a series of creative self-care challenges instead as we take some time to heal and get back to our groove. Once we are back in that place, we will be recording our...

Check out this episode on Youtube with closed captioning! **Trigger Warning** - Sexual abuse discussed. In this episode, Courtenay shares with us the intimate story of her mothers journey through mental illness and the hope that animal assisted therapy can give. She shares with us her own work as a therapist in the prison system supported inmates with animal assisted therapy as well. Take a listen to this important story of hope and the learn legacy of Courtenay's mother in the...

In part one of this episode, Ella talks with us about the power of non directive work and storytelling within an expressive and play therapy environment. Ella shares with us what non directive play looks like in her work, how storytelling is an integral part of the work, and how symbols can be utilized throughout these experiences. Take a listen and enjoy! Ella is a fully trained Art Psychotherapist. Her qualifications include: MA (Hons) in Art Therapy from Crawford College of Art and...

Check out this episode on Youtube for automatic closed captioning! In part one of this episode, Ella talks with us about the power of non directive work and storytelling within an expressive and play therapy environment. Ella shares with us what non directive play looks like in her work, how storytelling is an integral part of the work, and how symbols can be utilized throughout these experiences. Take a listen and enjoy! Ella is a fully trained Art Psychotherapist. Her...

Check out this episode on Youtube to access closed captioning! In this episode, Dr. Denis' shares with us the intricate connection between the expressive therapies and play therapy. She goes into the nitty gritty of using play therapy for all ages, talks about how to explain child-centered work with parents, and discusses concepts from her book "Creative Play Therapy For Adolescents And Adults". Take a listen to learn a lot about play and expressive therapies across the...

Check out this episode on Youtube to access closed captioning! In this episode, Dr. Denis' shares with us the intricate connection between the expressive therapies and play therapy. She goes into the nitty gritty of using play therapy for all ages, talks about how to explain child-centered work with parents, and discusses concepts from her book "Creative Play Therapy For Adolescents And Adults". Take a listen to learn a lot about play and expressive therapies across the...

Our podcast goes on mute once every three months to de-center our voice and instead raise importance Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latinx, People of Color, Disabled, Neurodivergent, and LGBTQA+ voices in our community. Please follow, donate, celebrate, and/or support who you learn from below ! SUGGESTED MEDIA:PEOPLE TO FOLLOWJenny Wang on Solidarity for AsiansVictoria Alexander AAPI Women Lead on InstagramFollow these deaf tic-tok content creators!PODCAST EPISODE...

In this episode, Jennifer shares with us her experience as an art therapist supporting people through a variety of needs, specifically anxiety. She discusses how she utilizes various techniques, such as externalization, to separate the client from their struggles and how she turns this into art with her clients. She also shares with us the basics of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and parts work, describing how she bridges art therapy and this approach to therapy. Take a listen to learn...

Check out this episode on Youtube with automatic closed captioning! In this episode, Kate talks about using story dice or story cubes in sessions, utilizing video games to build connections, turning the classic I Spy game into a mindfulness activity and the importance of feeling visuals for kiddos! Take a listen and don't forget to get the freebies mentioned in the episode below! Check out MT-PC, the music therapy podcast collective! Story Cubes! Magic and Fairy...

Check out this episode on Youtube with automatic closed captioning! In this episode, Lauren talks with us about her work as therapist, specifically some of her work as a bi-lingual therapist, and her experiences serving abroad. Lauren also shares with us about her website called "The Primed Canvas" where she creates downloadable resources in both English and Spanish. She also has another website artherapyshop.com where she creates creative arts therapy apparel for purchase! Take a...