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Don’t Give Up!: Persisting Through the Discomfort of Not Being an ‘Expert’
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC When first encountering art therapy and considering the idea of trying something different or new, we...
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Incorporating Guided Imagery and Visualization Techniques with Art Therapy Practice
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC Imagine the potential for healing when you combine the power of your mind and the effectiveness of...
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Understanding the Expressive Therapies Continuum Part 7: Symbolic Level Processing
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC In our final installment of our blog series on the Expressive Therapies Continuum, developed by Sandra...
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Understanding the Expressive Therapies Continuum Part 6: Cognitive Level Processing
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC As we continue navigating on into our exploration of the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC), we will...
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Understanding the Expressive Therapies Continuum Part 5: Perceptual Level Processing
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC In our previous blog posts in the series on the Expressive Therapies Continuum, we have explored the...
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Understanding the Expressive Therapies Continuum Part 4: Affective Level Processing
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC In our previous blog posts we discussed the base level of the Expressive Therapies Continuum, which...
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Understanding the Expressive Therapies Continuum Part 3: Kinesthetic Level Processing
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC The kinesthetic sense is the ability to feel the movement and position of one's own body. This sense is...
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Understanding the Expressive Therapies Continuum Part 2: Sensory Level Processing
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC Sensory level processing is the way in which we take in and respond to information from our environment....
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Understanding the Expressive Therapies Continuum Part 1: What is the ETC?
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC As one begins to encounter the world of expressive art therapy and slowly unravel the growing...
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Spirituality, Animals and Our Sense of Identity: Animal Totems in Art Therapy
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC We are all spiritual beings, but our spirituality manifests in different ways. Some people find their...
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Healing through Artmaking: An Embodied Experience with Guided Drawing
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC When it comes to bilateral drawing, it's not about what you see so much as what you feel. Bilateral...
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Through the Maze: Embracing Uncertainty and Drawing One's Path
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC It's the journey, not the destination. These words of wisdom can be applied to many facets of life, but...
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Piecing It Together: Working in the Metaphor with Mosaics in Art Therapy
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC Mosaics are formed with the intention of assembling and arranging pieces, remnants or otherwise...
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Where There Are Beginnings…
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC “Beginnings can be delicate or explosive. They can start almost invisibly or arrive with a big bang. ...
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Inner Circle Part 2: ‘What is in My Control?’ Drawings Using Oil Pastels
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC Your locus of control is the extent to which you feel you can control events affecting you. Our sense...
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Inner Circle Part 1: Exploring Social Boundaries in Art Therapy
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC We all have relationships with different people and groups of people. We engage in a variety of social...
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Managing Anxiety through Art Therapy and DBT: Cope Ahead Comics
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC DBT is an evidence-based cognitive behavioral treatment for a range of mental health conditions,...
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CBT in Mind: Using Art to Reframe Our Perception
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the most popular and effective forms of psychotherapy. ...
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10 Stories, One Theme: An Art Exercise to Promote Insight and Self-Awareness
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC Throughout our lives, we consciously and subconsciously seek to make sense out of our lived experiences....
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Art Therapy Meets Narrative Therapy: Creating Your Story through Collage
by Lauren Fallat, LPC LPAT ATR-BC Throughout our lives, we continuously create a personal narrative containing stories about who we are,...
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