Author: RachelHoward

Feelings Rocks – fostering emotional intelligence through psycho education and Art Therapy.

Hello and welcome to this entry in my professional journal!   In this entry, I share an Art Therapy exercise that also acts as a metaphor that aides my clients to understand their feelings a little easier. As a clinician, I like to use metaphor when talking about feelings due to the complexity, overwhelm, and/or…
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My Animal Friends: a creative children’s book/resource.

Hello! In this entry, I get to share the recent children´s book/resource that I made! I have put the book in the resource store for you to purchase and here I will talk about what the book is about and who and how it can be used. My Animal Friends was so fun to make…
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A mandala a day art practice.

Welcome to this new professional entry! This entry is going to be short and sweet. I am tuning in to share a video I made of a little art journal, each page/spread filled with a mandala for the day. This practice was something I learned about as an Art Therapist. It is simple and easy…
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Victim Shaming: when ignorance is not bliss.

Welcome to this professional entry! Here, I write about a very important topic in the trauma and psychology field of study called: “victim shaming”. I remember learning about this topic very early on in my career while in my first internship at an Emergency Domestic Violence shelter. Even though I learned about this topic, I…
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Suicidality, Trauma, & Veggie Burgers

In this professional journal entry, I talk about a topic that is often a difficult one. Upon finishing a recent training specifically on suicidality (that is now required for continuing education for maintaining my MFT licensure in the state of California) I have a lot to share! Licensed therapists in every state in the U.S.…
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“Just Like Us” Mural Painting Art Therapy Professional Research Project

The image above shows the mural I painted and left behind for the children at the end of my research project. The finished mural we painted over the course of 8 months is not shown as it is a confidential piece of art that lives in an emergency domestic violence shelter at a protected location…
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Closure Art in Group Therapy Setting

In this professional entry, I share one of my favorite Art Therapy directives that I enjoy using in group therapy! The image above depicts my finished Art Therapy “product” or special art object. This was done during our group’s last Art Therapy group session together. The Art Therapist cuts little pieces of card stock, Bristol…
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Debunking the “Twin Flame” Theory

A little friendly disclaimer here (insert smiley face!): if you resonate or identify strongly with the theory of twin flames, this entry might not be for you. My intention behind this writing is to provide my perspective as a psychotherapist (around this widely used term) who is both spiritually oriented and grounded in psychology. My Perspective…
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Individuation, Art Therapy & Astrology

In my studies in Astrology and Spirituality, I love the belief that although we are born pure and as a blank canvas as little human babies (awaiting the excitement of natural human development) we are also born with innate gifts: each one of us. These are not talents or skills, but effortless gifts; it is…
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