
The Creative Psychotherapist
By Reina Lombardi

The Creative PsychotherapistMay 24, 2023

S2.14 Zachary Van Den Berg | On Being a Social Change Agent at any Stage of Your Career
FEATURED GUESTS: Zachary D. Van Den Berg, MA, LPC-A, ATR-P (he/they) is a recent graduate of Adler University, in Chicago, IL with a Master of Arts in Counseling: Art Therapy, and received his BFA at the School of the Art Institute (SAIC). He is Past-President of the Adler Art Therapy Student Association, founder of the international online forums Art Therapy Students Associated and Coalition for Queer Creative Arts Therapies, past Chairperson of the American Art Therapy Association’s Multicultural Committee, member on the Membership Committee, Creative Director of Expressive Media’s Film Library and founder of the annual Expressing Pride Symposium. He is currently working at Community Arts, LLCand is supervised under Wanda Montemayor, LPC-S ATCS ATR-BC RPT-S (she/her) in Austin, TX. Clinically, he utilizes queer, social justice, anti-oppressive approaches to art therapy, working primarily with adults in kink, queer and trans communities in Central Texas.
RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
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RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
Check out Zack's site: https://zacharyvandenberg.com/
Art Therapy Students Associated Facebook Group
Coalition for Queer Arts Therapies Facebook Group head there to learn more about the
Expressing Pride 2023: A Celebration of Emergence Saturday June 17, 2023 (3rd Annual Symposium)
coalitionforqueercats@gmail.com
Zachary.vandenberg@gmail.com

VFTS 2023 6 | Dr. Renee Turner | Disenfranchised Grief & Gestalt Therapy
FEATURED GUESTS: Renee Turner, Ph.D., LPC-S, RPT-S™, is an author and speaker specializing in treating children and adults with grief and childhood trauma. Her advanced training includes EMDR, SE, Integral Breath Therapy, and various expressive therapy modalities. She is passionate about helping others navigate through grief and soul pain associated with disenfranchised grief and loss, complex trauma, and identity and spiritual issues. In her clinical work, Renee integrates existential, gestalt, embodiment, and expressive therapies to create a dynamic and experiential form of therapy. She is the co-editor of the book Disenfranchised Grief: Examining Social, Cultural, and Relational Impacts (2023).
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How Dr. Turner defines disenfranchised grief. The power of connecting what is happening within the body to that which is not spoken or expressed. Framing therapy as a co-creative space. The role of shadow in parts work with gestalt therapy. Dr. Turner's Website: www.drreneeturner.com Dr Turner's Email: drreneeturner@gmail.com Her new book Disenfranchised Grief: Examining Social, Cultural, and Relational Impacts (2023)RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
SESSIONS AT THE SUMMIT: Friday June 2nd, 2023 8:30AM-9:30AM KEYNOTE The Magic of Curiosity: Facilitating Relational Embodiment With Gestalt Play Therapy
Friday June 2nd, 2023 10:00AM - 5:15PM Claiming Lost Parts: Using Gestalt Play Therapy to Address Disenfranchised Grief

Encore Episode 13 22 | Colin Carr | Five Things You Need to Know BEFORE You Lease or Buy An Office Space
Today's episode is all about what you need to know before leasing or buying an office for your practice. My guest is Colin Carr, founder of CARR Healthcare Realty. He and his nationwide team of realtors specialize in working with commercial real estate services for healthcare tenants and buyers. They are the leaders in this niche nationwide! Colin is a wealth of knowledge and shared fantastic tips that will be of benefit to anyone looking to buy or lease commercial property. I wish I would have known some of these things before I got into my last lease!
Resources:Carr Healthcare Realty https://carr.us/
Free Lease or Purchase Evaluationhttps://carr.us/lease-or-purchase-evaluation/

S2.13 Becca Rich | Reclaim Your Time, Work Less & Live Aligned
FEATURED GUESTS: Becca Rich is a visionary, cutting through the BS of the billion-dollar productivity industry creating a ripple effect with Holistic Time Management. She helps business owners and professionals heal from time scarcity and shows them how to team up with time to work less and live more. As a trauma-sensitive, certified holistic coach with a background in engineering and mindfulness, she knows traditional time management is outdated and harmful. If you’ve been searching for a different way forward, Holistic Time Management™ is here to help you create a life of peace–at work, at home, and within. Learn more about working with Becca at theholistictimecoach.com.
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Key questions to ask yourself in order to manage your time more effectively. How to motivate yourself with compassion. The power of finding "enoughness" in your work. The problem with placing an emphasis on productivity as a marker of success. The myth of time scarcity as it pertains to work.RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
Becca's website: https://www.theholistictimecoach.com Becca's Giveaway: https://www.theholistictimecoach.com/work-less Becca's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theholistictimecoach/

VFTS 2023 5 | Kate Merkle | Psychodramatic Methods In the Treatment of Eating Disorders
FEATURED GUESTS: Kate Merkle, LCSW, MPH, RDN, PAT, CDWF is a clinical social worker, registered dietitian, and certified psychodramatist. She's also a certified Daring Way™ facilitator, an experiential methodology based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown. Kate has over 18 years of experience helping people struggling with disordered eating and body image issues heal their relationship with food. She is the founder and director of Nourishment Works PC, a group therapy and nutrition practice specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. She is a co-director of the Chicago Center for Psychodrama, a training center offering trainings and workshops to hospitals, schools, and mental health practices throughout the Chicagoland area. Kate has been incorporating psychodrama into her group and individual work for the last 10 years.
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RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
Kate's practice www.nourishmentworks.com https://www.facebook.com/NourishmentWorksPC/ Email Kate at kate@nourishmentworks.com for your FREE GUIDE to Nourished Eating Email Kate at kate@nourishmentworks.com for a CHANCE to attend an Intro to Psychodrama Workshop with the www.chicagopsychodrama.com https://www.instagram.com/ @chicagocenterpsychodrama Body candles (Small Goddess Sculptures that were on Kate's Shelf)SESSIONS AT THE EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES SUMMIT:
Integrating Brené Brown’s Daring Way with Expressive Arts for Courageous Healing and Transformation via Virtual Summit Sunday May 21st – 6 HR Zoom; To Promote the Midwest Summit in Chicago Action Techniques for Transforming the Treatment of Eating Disorders: Embodied Healing on June 25th 10AM - 1PM along with Brittany Lakin-Starr The Importance of Nutrition in Trauma Recovery for All Counselors and Therapists on June 25 2:30-5:30PM
