Therapy
One of the best moments I ever had in therapy was in a first session when the therapist said, “It sounds like you need hope, and I can help you find that.” My life changed. I hope my work with clients reflects the hope I found there.
Therapy can help with ongoing struggles, difficult life events, and living in recovery from addiction or traumatic events. In our sessions, we work on building a safe and supportive relationship. From there, we can explore ways for you to fully engage with your life, your work, and the people you love.
I’m a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) in the state of New York. My graduate study was in Drama Therapy, and that informs my approach. A session with an LCAT can feel very much like traditional talk therapy but may also offer techniques that help move you towards health through self-expression.
For example, trauma might be understood as something so difficult that it cannot be spoken of in words. A dramatherapist can help express those feelings in other ways. A second example might be preparing for an important or difficult life situation with a “mental rehearsal” or by writing a script for the event.
We experience health when we can approach each situation in life with appropriate energy, engagement, and spontaneity. We can understand life by examining the roles we play for others and what roles they play for us. And in therapy we practice playing those roles in the relationship we’re making together.
A Note About Recovery
Recovery means different things to different people, depending on what has disrupted their life and what they want for themselves. We support recovery by acknowledging the harm we’ve endured, learning what we need to do to maintain our health, and finding the resources to actively engage in the ongoing work of recovery. Therapy can help us in this pursuit.