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Dec 10, 20202 min read
Finger Knitting & Fiber Arts: Adolescents with Complex Trauma
In some ways, this post feels like an homage to a client that chose to trust me and teach me. Working with a client with suicidal...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Crochet/Knitting for Older Adults with Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Media Process: Crochet/Knitting Population: Older Adults Disorder: Substance-Related and Addictive disorders For this process I first...
Dec 9, 20201 min read
Process Painting: Adolescents w/ Anxiety
Reflection: I began with an 8” x 10” canvas board. I used paints, tissue paper, collage, tape, chalk pastels, and matte medium. I worked...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
El Duende
Media Process: Mini el duende Population: Adolescents Disorder: Depressive disorder The process of creating an el duende has always...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Tear and Release
Hot glue and paper for an adult with hoarding disorder, compulsive spectrum · Heat · Smell of warming glue · Ripping tearing of paper ·...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
The Threads of a Story
Sewing for an older adult with medical trauma · Can work with many participants- into a quilt, or round-robin · Rhythmic, meditative,...
Dec 9, 20201 min read
Both sides of the body, both sides of the brain: Older adults and therapeutic knitting
I used knitting to explore two-handed processes that engage bilateral body and brain function. Yarn is a medium that I used extensively...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
The clay body, trauma, and rehabilitation
Media: Clay and Ceramics Population: Adults to Older Adults Condition: Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders This time, I began with a...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Tear apart to rebuild: Papermaking with people experiencing gender dysphoria
My approach to papermaking was to tear up junk mail and scrap paper from projects that no longer felt helpful. I added tiny squares of...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Talking with Clay
Clay for a child with selective mutism · Clay touches you back- haptic sensation (Elbrecht and Antcliff, 2015) · Cold at first warms to...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Papermaking and Tangible Change
Papermaking for Adults with depression · Tearing when dry, easy to tear when thin, becomes harder with more layers. · Fine motor skills,...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Clay for adolescents with eating disorders
My recent experiences working with clay have been a part of a tumultuous journey of professional growth. My internship, unfortunately...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
El Duende + Feeding and Eating Disorders+ Adolescents
A mini El Duende was difficult for me to process to understand because I felt it removed time to reflect, add, or change the artwork...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Papermaking + Trauma & Stressor Related Disorders+ Adults
The first experiential of the quarter and I was excited to make paper with items found in my home. I had taken a papermaking course...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Clay with children with trauma and stressor-related disorders
Media: Clay Population: Children with trauma and stressor-related disorders I was quite excited to try the lint clay because I love...
Dec 8, 20203 min read
Sewing-Week 4
Journal 4 Sewing Population: Adolescent Diagnosis: Depressive Disorders I found sewing to be incredibly natural for me. I have sewed...
Dec 8, 20203 min read
Knitting and Crochet-Week 3
Journal 3 Knitting & Crochet Population: Older Adults Diagnosis: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders For this week I chose to knit a...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Clay-Week 2
Journal 2 Material: Clay Population: Children Diagnosis: Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders When working with clay I immediately knew...
Dec 8, 20203 min read
Papermaking-Week 1
Journal 1 Material: Paper-making Population: Adults Diagnosis: Substance Use Disorder The process of making paper has always been...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Clay Manipulation & Older Adults
One of my favorite art therapy publications is Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff and Morgan Gaydos’s work using clay manipulation with Parkinson’s...
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