Posted on June 28, 2010 by admin

This is one of my favorite art therapy directives. I use this in groups of all ages and everyone seems to really enjoy the feeling of connection it brings to themselves and to others. When working in a group one of the most important things I teach is how to become “a thinking about others [...]

Posted on June 21, 2010 by admin

Do you have a child who is super angry and can’t seem to find the right words to express herself? Or she isn’t exactly sure why she is feeling the way she is? Try this simple tool: 1. On a piece of drawing paper have your child write all the things that are making her [...]

Posted on June 07, 2010 by admin

Here are five easy tips to help your child use creativity for emotional management: Use clay, crayons, markers and paper to create an imaginary character to help the child stop and think before acting. This will help her become more aware of her thoughts, feelings and emotions. Use clay to express frustration and then create [...]

Posted on April 28, 2010 by admin

If you could go back in time and talk to yourself at the moment when you were most upset in school, what would you say? Each one of us has a story worth sharing and could probably recount it from beginning to end as if it were yesterday.  The story about the girl who was [...]

Posted on April 20, 2010 by admin

The ipod buds are in her ears 24/7, the TV is LOUD, the cell phone is buzzing like crazy with incoming text messages, the computer (or Facebook) sucks up her attention and the bedroom door is shut or should I say SLAMMED!?! You still deeply love her (of course), you are just at a loss [...]

Posted on April 06, 2010 by admin

We’ve all been there. Whether you are a Parent, Teacher or Helping Professional we have all been in that moment where we had a perfect plan in our minds of how the next hour was going to play out. Right at that moment we take a look at our kids, our students or our clients [...]