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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 creativity is what kept us alive!

Jael Weinberg is a Registered Art Therapist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate. She operates a therapy private practice – Art Therapy PNW – in Seattle, WA and is Co-Founder of the Creative Dementia Collective. In her private practice, Jael specializes in working with men seeking to decrease shame and increase capacity for vulnerability. In her role with the Creative Dementia Collective, she specializes in legacy work for people living with dementia and their care partners. Jael is passionate about storytelling and utilizes creative expression to support others in telling their story.

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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 therapist since 2016 in Fort Wayne, IN. In 2019, Nicole began her own private practice called Aspire Music Therapy, LLC. She’s worked with a variety of populations, including developmental disabilities, geriatrics, physical disabilities, and mental health. Nicole strives to provide a creative, compassionate environment during sessions for music to impact her clients physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Aside from work, Nicole spends time with her husband, church community, and enjoys the local coffee shops.

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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 teletherapy out of Reseda, California. She is a self-identified “geek therapist” who uses her client’s passions and fandoms to create connection, strength identification, and support of their individuality. She provides the service of assessing and certifying emotional support animals and letters for gender-affirming treatments. She has worked with children ages 3-17 years old, adults 18-61 years old, and senior citizens 62-83 years old. Populations she specializes in working with are: military members and their families, the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and survivors of sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse. When she is not performing her clinical duties, she can be found playing Animal Crossingor petting her pup while watching Disney+.

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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 way. She lives in Michigan with her two kitties, Bubbles and Pearl, and when she’s not designing websites, she can usually be found somewhere in nature.

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Design thinking is a framework for handling problems and building new opportunities through creative thinking, innovation, and experimentation. The process includes five actions that are focused on the “client”. This non-linear process includes the following actions: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. Amanda gives us examples of how this process can be used in therapy to better create more dynamic, functional, and successful interventions. She explains that this process is continuous and that complacency doesn’t fit into this model!

Take a listen to learn more on how to get more creative by using this process to ground your actions, interventions, and thinking!

Amanda Bryant, is the owner of Colorado Music Therapy Services and has over twenty years of experience working with people with neurodevelopmental differences, including Autism Spectrum Disorder. Amanda has developed numerous music therapy programs throughout the Denver/Boulder Metro region and is a regular presenter at conferences. Amanda completed undergraduate degrees in music theatre performance, and music therapy at Arizona State University, and her Master’s degree in music therapy at Colorado State University. She is a Fellow of Neurologic Music Therapy and the current chair of the Colorado Legislative Task Force.

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BUT. Put me in front of a tree and I would figure out how to climb it; to the very top. Throw me a kickball and I’d come up with a new game with my best friend/cousin. Tell me a story and I’d write three more endings. Give me one of those awesome square washcloth-making loom crafts and I’d make 50 of them in a day. (Bless my mom, she claimed everyone at work bought them for $1 each. Years later I found them hidden in a drawer!)

And that was the saving grace for me. I had parents who endlessly supported my creativity throughout my childhood, teens, and early adult years. My dad being a musician was always giving me a high-five for picking up another instrument. My mom, a total craft-a-holic, would allow me to watch over her shoulder for hours as she made wood-burned spoons, Christmas dough ornaments, and stained glass stars (she made those for our wedding!).

With all of that support, I eventually broke out of my shell and flourished in the right circumstances. I was lucky.

So many of the children we work with don’t have incredibly supportive parents. So many children have faced insurmountable trauma. So many children have developmental differences that make even the simplest things, incredibly difficult.

And creativity might just be their resiliency factor. Their superpower. Their out.

The research shows that creativity supports self-esteem, emotional expression, individuality, self-worth, and much more. As clinicians, we can provide that space for our clients and nurture that creativity muscle. But, we have to do some work on our end.

If you haven’t read the Quick Guide to Boost Creativity, don’t hesitate. Simple things we can do can exponentially impact the children that we work with. Opening our eyes to their creativity, we can help them overcome the most difficult obstacles they may face.

Now you know the story of why I am so passionate about this work. I’d love to hear your story!!!

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Drama Therapist Nina L. Garcia, RDT, CCTP has supported survivors of trauma in hospitals, jails, detention centers, residential treatment centers, non-profits, and more. With a style both bold and compassionate, Nina supports those experiencing trauma, identity, and emotional regulation concerns through her private practice at www.HoustonCreativeArtsTherapy.com. Nina is a provisionally licensed mental health professional in Texas, concurrently serving on the Board of several non-profits, with an MA Drama Therapy from NYU, BFA Musical Theatre from SHSU, and Teaching Certifications in both Drama and Speech in Texas. Nina holds one-to-one sessions at the HCAT Midtown office, is developing an online empowerment school at SeekTheMuse.Teachable.com, and is in pre-production for the podcast “Triggered” – empowering discussion of triggering, often polarized topics by exploring them in a playful and creative way. When not in the office #ElevatingCommunity, Nina enjoys hiking, kayaking the Houston bayous, and spending time with family.

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April Snow, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist and consultant in California, who specializes in working with Highly Sensitive Introverts and Sensitive Therapists. April strongly believes that being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) doesn’t have to stop you from living a fully engaged life and is on a mission to help HSPs create a life on their own terms so they can manage the overwhelm and start to thrive.  Find out more at www.aprilsnowconsulting.com.

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In this episode, Joy and Leah discuss their experiences working in forensic and civil units of an inpatient psychiatric hospital. They weave the in the power of process-oriented work with this population, the elements of safety (physical and mental) that arise, and how supervision plays a role in their work, as supervisees and supervisors. Check out this episode and spread the awareness #endthestigma.

Leah Creary (pictured above) is a Music Therapist currently working in inpatient, forensics psychiatric care. She got her Master’s degree in Music Therapy from Nazareth College in 2015 and from there has worked in many different settings, finally landing in psychiatric work almost two years ago. She prefers to work from a psychodynamic lens, with a focus on process-oriented work. Outside of work, Leah enjoys hanging with her pup Hugo, reading and being part of an awesome book club, and spending lots of time in thrift stores.

Joy Kaminski, MT-BC has been working as a music therapist in psychiatric care for 12 years and just under a year in special education.

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Yalom’s books- The Gift of Therapy, The Theory, and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, 

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Lisa M. Schab, LCSW is a psychotherapist with a private counseling practice in the greater Chicago, IL area.  She is the author of 18 self-help books for children, teens,  and adults, including the international best-sellers, The Anxiety Workbook for Teens and The Self-Esteem Workbook for Teens, as well as the new series of creative guided journals which include Put Your Worries Here (for managing anxiety) and Put Your Feelings Here (for managing intense emotions.)  

Connect with Lisa at her website or check out more of her books!!

Put Your Worries Here: An Anxiety Workbook for Teens

Put Your Feelings Here: A Creative DBT Journal for Teens with Intense Emotions (The Instant Help Guided Journal for Teens Series)

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Chris Millett, MM, MT-BC has been practicing as a board-certified music therapist since January 2014. Chris is the founder of Make More Music, LLC, and the Make More Music podcast with the mission of connecting people to music and one another. The show features a wide range of music-related professionals to bust the myth that it’s all starving artists and rockstars in the music industry. He also serves a variety of populations and trains budding music therapists as the Music Therapy Clinic Coordinator at his alma mater, the University of Louisville. He holds advanced training, has a wide variety of clinical experience, has presented at national conferences on various music therapy topics, and is published in the Journal of Music Therapy and other music therapy publications.

Outside of music therapy Chris enjoys being with his family, hanging out with his hound dog and lab, being involved with his church community, gigging, making & writing music, and spending time with old & new friends.

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Chris’s favorite episodes:

• “Reach for Music” with Tim Ringgold, MT-BC
• On Broadway Tour with Darian Sanders (The Lion King)
• Podcasting in the Gear Community with Blake Wyland (The Tone Mob Podcast)

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Paige attended undergrad at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Terre Haute, IN for her bachelor’s in music therapy. Upon graduation, Paige traveled to Southbury, CT to complete her 6-month music therapy internship. Paige is now a board-certified Music Therapist living in Cincinnati, OH and working as a contractor on the Indiana Medicaid waiver in multiple cities. She also contracts remotely for musictherapyed.com. She has a multitude of passions including fostering dogs for a rescue, camping and backpacking, horseback riding and finding ways to enjoy life all around.

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Emily Kreiger, M.Ed. is a School Counselor, Improv Comedian, and Drama Therapy Alternative track student. She is a creative who wants to bring mental health support in new and innovated ways. Her self-care includes dog walking and pizza fridays. She would like to remind you to find your passion and make that your life.

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