Beyond Artist's Block

Today's Guest: Dr. Ofelia Tatu, PhD, is a psychotherapist and life coach based in Yukon, Canada. She is also a Brainspotting therapist and consultant and is certified in Integrative Medicine & Functional Nutrition for Mental Health. Dr. Tatu has over 15 years of experience in psychology and teaching, and her main areas of expertise are performance (sports, athletes, and artists) and chronic condit...

Today's Guest:  Zach Meyer, MA, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor who likes to say he has worked with students since he was one himself. From coaching high schoolers and working as a camp counselor to clinical positions in inpatient and outpatient settings, Zach has spent his career supporting teenagers and young adults to navigate the many challenges that accompany this developmental stag...

Today's Guest: Dr. Madeline Ofina is a speaker, community educator, Clinical Psychologist, and Mental Health Consultant. Her training focused on program evaluation, the Wellness and Recovery model of mental health, and serious, persistent mental illness. After her clinical training and work in the hospital system, she realigned her work and decolonized her mind and practice through training and st...

Today's Guest: Kristy Snedden, LCSW, has been a Brainspotting enthusiast since 2013 and is a Brainspotting consultant with a specialty endorsement in Brainspotting with children and adolescents. She runs "Brainspotting Through the Poet's Eye" which is a monthly group for Brainspotting therapists/writers and offers online webinars and writing retreats.  Kristy lives in the Appalachian Mountains of...

Today's Guest:  Barry Hill is a now kinda retired LMFT clinician and Rady Children's Hospital AAMFT-certified Clinical Supervisor. He was adjunct faculty at San Diego State University in the Department of Counseling and School Psychology for eleven years. He has had over 500 counseling students and trained 70 MFT and Psychology interns. His speciality is Post-Modern approaches to Family Therapy. H...

Today's Guest:  Laura Lewis-Barr was a graduate student in clinical psychology but eventually switched majors and earned her M.A. in theatre. In 2019 Laura began making stop motion films focused on fairy tales. Laura is now an award-winning filmmaker and educator. Her focus is on animating fairy tales and mythic stories for personal and collective transformation. She is inspired by the works of ML...

Today's Guest:  Dr. Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey is a multi-passionate creative (abstract artist, transformational coach, author, podcaster, and organizational psychologist). The heart of her work beats at the intersection of leadership development, creativity, and wellness. Through her 5-step framework, she empowers individuals to "paint their path." SHOW TOPICS The 5 steps to Painting Your Path Clar...

Today's Guest: Tracy Taris is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist who holds a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Azusa Pacific University. She owns a group private practice where she and her team provide individual, couples, and family counseling in person and via telehealth. Tracy is the author of Many Voices One Truth, published by Winged Publications. In the book, Tracy shows reader...

Today's Guest: For 39 years, Dr. Ericha Scott has treated people struggling with substance and behavioral use disorders, mental illness, trauma and dissociation. She has also worked with victims of torture and sex trafficking. As a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and certified Creative and Expressive Arts Psychotherapist, Dr. Scott has dedicated her life to health, wellness, and art as me...

Today's Guest: Jackie Schuld is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Board-Certified Art Therapist, and Registered Expressive Arts Therapist. She owns a private practice that specializes in late-identified autism (Jackie is autistic and ADHD). She is the author and illustrator of Therapy Private Practice, Grief is a Mess, and Making it Through Chemotherapy. While Jackie values her professional work,...

Today's Guest: Dr. Eric Maisel is the author of more than 50 books as well as the "Rethinking Mental Health" blog for Psychology Today . He trains creativity coaches and works with clients worldwide. Dr. Maisel's most recent books include "Redesign Your Mind" (Mango, 2021), "Transformational Journaling for Coaches, Therapists and Clients" (Routledge, 2021), and "Unleashing the Artist Within" (Dove...

Today's Guest: Anna Hindell is a Certified Gestalt therapist and Iyengar Yoga teacher with a thriving private practice in New York City. Anna helps teenagers, adults, and couples with issues including depression, anxiety, life changes, eating disorders, addiction, trauma, and parenting. She is a graduate of the Gestalt Associates, and the Center for Somatic Studies, and she is also a Certified Iye...

Today's Guest: Kristen Rashid (she/her) is a Registered, Board-Certified art therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor, holding a Masters Degree in Creative Arts Therapy from Drexel University. Kristen is the founder of Artful Explorations Therapy, an art therapy and counseling center for kids, teens, families, and adults, located in Philadelphia, PA. Kristen has a background in graphic design...

Today's Guest: Bridget Steed is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapist, and multimodal artist currently living on the Yucatán Peninsula in Southern Mexico. She works as a teletherapist for a nonprofit agency where she sees kids and adolescents, combining talk therapy, visual art, music, movement, drama, and writing, while also growing her private practice, Pr...

Today's Guest: Sara Montague Miller is a Licensed Professional Counselor in solo private practice on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She specializes in working with members of the LGBTQ+ community and clients struggling with spiritual or existential concerns. She provides clinical supervision for those seeking counseling licensure in Mississippi as well as business consultation for therapists starting...

Today's Guest: Annabelle Coote, MA, LMHC, BC-DMT,  is a licensed mental health therapist, certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist, and board-certified dance/movement therapist based in Massachusetts. She has more than 25 years' experience using somatic, creative, and experiential approaches. At Mind Body Matters, Annabelle offers consultation and training for therapists who want to develop their cl...

Today's Guest: Katie Curran, MA, LMHCA, is a licensed mental health counseling associate located in Spokane, WA. She specializes in working with young adults, artists, grief, witchy folks, and identity/purpose struggles. She utilizes art, ritual, normalization, and alternative approaches to meet individuals where they're at, recognizing that counseling is definitely not "one size fits all." SHOW T...

Today's Guest: Sandy Cohen, NBC-HWC, is a national board-certified health & wellness coach and a writer and podcaster who studies the science of well-being. Her work with The Associated Press has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and hundreds of other newspapers and websites around the world. She is now working toward a Master's degree in Public Health at the Univers...

Today's Guest: Julia Vering, LSCSW, LCSW, REAT, is a performance artist and musician, licensed clinical social worker, and Registered Expressive Arts Therapist based in Kansas City. She has integrated the arts into social work for 20 years, centering her practice in joy, humor, imagination, and the strengths perspective. She has received grants from The Charlotte Street Foundation and Andy Warhol...

Today's Guest: Elizabeth Davis, MFA, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT, is a board-certified, state-licensed art therapist and an EMDR consultant and trainer through EMDRIA. She has more than 25 years of experience working in the field of trauma. Her approach integrates art therapy, EMDR therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, and play therapy. She has conducted dozens of workshops, including...

Today's Guest: Phil Hartman is an Adjunct Professor of Music Education at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.  He previously taught at Centennial High School in Boise for 27 years. He has enjoyed many awards and accolades during his time as an educator, including the Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, presented by Boise Mayor David Bieter to Phil and his wife, Wendy. SHOW TOPICS Realizi...

Today's Guest: Sarah Mathews graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, with a bachelor's degree of Individualized Studies in Psychology, Relationship Studies, and Communication. She obtained her master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, California. Sarah has over 15 years' experience and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Th...

Today's Guest: Not a stranger to struggles and possibilities from decades of life and career changes, profound loss, and personal reinvention, Kelly Hutton, LMFT, is a queer anti-racist ADHDer who specializes in queer grief, loss, and trauma recovery in the unique grief experiences of neurodivergent LGBTQIPA2+ people. Her passions include hospice care, EMDR, and talking about death, dying, bereave...

Today's Guest: Valerie Ellis is an artist and former psychotherapist with a studio near west London. She uses paper to represent human experience and intrapersonal dynamics. Valerie gained her psychology degree from the prestigious University of Queensland, Australia. After 20 years in private practice, she moved back to the UK, where she'd lived as a child. In September 2023 she will begin attend...

Today's Guest: Dr. Jamie Marich began her career as a humanitarian aid worker in Bosnia-Herzegovina from 2000 to 2003, primarily teaching English and music. Jamie now travels internationally teaching on topics related to trauma, EMDR therapy, expressive arts, mindfulness, and yoga, while maintaining a private practice and online education operations in her home base of Akron, OH. She is the founde...