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LPC Approved Supervisors
Gaylynn Clevenger MA, ATR-BC, LPC-S
Assistant Director of Special Education
(512) 268-8250 ext.6986
clevengerg@hayscisd.net
Irene E Corbit, PhD, ATR-BC, LPC-AT/S, LMFT, CGP
2439 Sunset Blvd
Houston, Texas 77005
713-522-1768
Sheryl L. Corbit, MA, ATR-BC, LPC-AT/S
2439 Sunset Blvd
Houston, Texas 77005
713-818-5718
scorbit@ev1.net
Melissa Dilworth, ATR-BC, LPC-AT/S
E-mail: artandplay@yahoo.com
Pat Grajkowski, ATR-BC, LPC-AT/S, LMFT
Austin, Texas
512-894-0422
arttx@flash.net
Deborah Lindeen, LPC-S, ATR-BC
Houston, Texas
713-463-9449
deborah@bhchouston.com
Deb Murphy, ATR-BC, LPC-AT/S
San Antonio, Texas, 210-490-6976
smurfcm@satx.rr.com
Susan Roller, ATR-BC, LPC-AT/S
Austin, Texas
512-450-0765
Renee van der Vennet, Ph.D., LPC, ATR-BC, CGP, as of August 18, 2008 will be taking on a new position as: Assistant Professor in Creative Arts Therapy at Nazareth College, Rochester NY.
She has a painting at the C.G. Jung Education Center in Houston and two paintings in a show at the Art League of Houston! Way to go, Renee!!!
Psychotherapy By Angelina
www.therapybyangelina.com
713-206-8429
6750 West Loop South, Ste. 225
Houston, Texas 77401
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Therapy by Angelina Newsletter
How Do I Begin Therapy?
August 2007
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Greetings, I am often asked, "How do I begin Therapy?" My answer is simple, "Be Honest, Open, and Willing".
Honesty with "Self" about frustrations,depression,substance abuse, relationships, and patterns that keep occurring.
Open to discuss and review your part, fears, and resistance to change.
Willing to let go and trust the process to begin a new way of living.
I believe you hold the tools and desires for a better lifestyle. It is my job to empower and guide you to be committed and true to yourself. I offer practical and motivating approaches to assist you inbuilding awareness and strength in facing your life's challenges.
Grief Depression Anxiety Anger Management
ADD/ADHD Conflict Resolutions Self-Abuse Drug-Abuse
Sex and Love Addictions Self-Esteem Career Change Healthy Relationships
Grief Depression Anxiety Anger Management
ADD/ADHD Conflict Resolutions Self-Abuse Drug-Abuse
Sex and Love Addictions Self-Esteem Career Change Healthy Relationships
My reputation is being direct, practical, and solution-focused. I offer Psychotherapy and Art Therapy as powerful tools to help you achieve understanding of yourself. In the process of creativity you face your inhibitions and fears. Explore the processes to encourage change.
For information on "Explore Yourself Workshop" visit: http://www.therapybyangelina.com/workshops.html
Angelina H. Rodriguez, LPC, ATR-BC
Psychotherapist & Art Therapist
Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy
6750 W. Loop South, Ste. 225
Houston, TX. 77401
713-206-8429
Face Life’s Challenges; Heal and Live More Abundantly
If you’re struggling in any area of your life: relationships, grief, learning disabilities, addictions or anything holding you back, then psychotherapy with Angelina Rodriguez could be the breakthrough you’ve been looking for.
Take the step to achieving your goals, having a better relationship and living life to the fullest.
Angelina H. Rodriguez, LPC-AT is a Houston Psychotherapist licensed by the Texas State Board of Professional Counselors. She is also a Registered Art Therapist certified by the Art Therapy Credentials Board since 1999.
She has spent the past 19 years as an educator and counselor. Angelina has a passion for helping others on their healing journey. As a counselor and art therapist, she has counseled individuals and groups on grief and trauma, coping with ADHD, eating disorders, conflict resolution, self-abuse, substance abuse, AIDS/HIV, sex abuse, and other disabilities to name a few areas.
Art Therapy workshops are a specialty of Ms. Rodriguez. Through the process of creativity and art making, one is forced to face and release their inhibitions and begin resolving their conflicts. Each art therapy session challenges ones abilities to establish courage and strength in their relationships, work, family, and most of all self. Children, adolescents, and adults all have participated in her workshops.
Seasonal themes are what Angelina uses in her art therapy workshops. She enjoys incorporating holidays and themes in therapy just like people do in life. “It’s a familiar and safe transition”.
One of her most popular workshops is her “Dia De los Muertos “, which is held late October. By creating “offrendas” clients are able to process grief and loss in a positive way. Keeping the memories of lost ones or even self in safe way is a healthy grieving process. Clients are encouraged to bring mementos of themselves or others in this and all of her workshops.
What I found so amazing about my visual work in the retalbo class is that, while I was totally immersed in the creative process, I created a beautiful answer to a problem that had been simmering on the back burner of my mind for years. Suddenly, there was the answer. It just flowed out. I had created the perfect solution in pictorial form. What a blessing! I'll be back for more art." Karen R.
“Becoming Your Beloved” is an art therapy four-week course Angelina offered in February. It was held once a week and each session focused on honoring yourself, staying committed to your dreams, and understanding more of yourself through creative costumes.
"Thank you for an opportunity to have an opening for closure and opening in several areas of my life. The magic of bringing the class forth with each one's contributions was seen by me as a true giver -." Sandy
By exploring oneself through art, Angelina hopes that clients can use the creative process as a metaphor for life. “It’s like seeing your life as a blank canvas. You have resistance putting paint or drawing on it because you might mess it up. But, by engaging in different art materials and creativity, you subconsciously release your fears and start to build self confidence on your real canvas, which is life.”
With Mother’s day around the corner, her next workshop will be on the healing, shaming, and bonding of the mother/daughter relationship. This is an excellent workshop for bringing closure to old wounds. Also, look for her “Teenage Tension” art therapy group this summer.
Angelina has several Art Therapy workshops through out the year leaving clients with an accomplished feeling of hope, expression, rebirth, and transformations. Read more about upcoming workshops and client testimonials at www.therapybyangelina.com
On September 16th, Jo Lagattuta and Pat Grajkowski attended the Annual
Award Recognition event of the Central Texas Chapter of the American
Red Cross in Austin, Texas.
Pat was the event Chair. When the
awards were handed out, Pat was surprised to receive "The Firecracker
Award" which "recognizes a volunteer who has devoted exceptional
time and effort in achievement of a special task or project."
The Director of Emergency Serivces' nomination read:
During our chapter response to Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita both our staff and volunteers (were) under a type of stress
that few of us had ever experienced. Many people were
working in roles outside of their training. Much of our
staff was new and most volunteers were unprepared for the
level of trauma we were witnessing. Pat Grajkowski was
a comforting presence among us. She was present at
shelters, service centers and our chapter. She used her
skills as a mental health professional to watch for signs of
in both our clients and our staff. Her experience at that time
was invaluable.
...Pat has since taken on the job of reinvigorating our mental
health volunteer corps...helped organize and teach a training
session for mental health professionals...has attended
professional meetings in San Antonio to seek our best
practices...to emulate.
Pat's work has begun to pay dividends. ...one of our new mental
health volunteers responded and provided services to both
clients and our volunteers. ...this core group of
volunteers can now return to playing a central role in our
disaster response function.
Evolving the Paradigm to Include the Environment:
Research and Therapeutic Considerations to involve the Environment, Electromagnetic Fields and Human "Canaries" in Wholistic Studies of Body, Emotions, Mind and Spirit
James B. Beal, (MS) and Roberta Shoemaker-Beal, MFA, ATR
EMF Interface Consulting Eco-art Therapist
Overview: The Beal’s have built labyrinths, coast to coast, in response to the need for sacred spaces for people to gather and deal with eco-angst and the difficult geo-sensitive tensions and transitions of the times we are passing through. Given Beal's NASA expertise with electromagnetic fields (EMF's) and Roberta Shoemaker-Beal's work as an eco-art therapist, they have increasingly 'grounded' their mutual concerns about the environment and the ways that subtle energy treatment and research are being conducted.
For those suffering with eco-angst and environmental illnesses, Jim Beal advises to evolve research designs that include subtle energetic dynamics in research, while Roberta focuses on Nature~Arts based clinical practices. Research and treatment designs need to have an informed awareness that is efficient, relevant and credible for a wholistic perspective that includes the Earth, as proposed by eco-psychologists (Swan, 1990 Roszak, 1995). Recently, Dr. James Lovelock has written in Gaia’s Revenge, saying that we may have passed the tipping point in our exploitive damage to the Earth. Let us hope, his is wrong and get to work “righting” the damage our species has done. Shoemaker-Beal has developed the concept of eco-angst, to describe her feelings of despair over this damage to our home planet. She suggests that we become geo-sensitives to transform our actions in the future.
Some suggestions: Jim Beal suggests that we study the problem to gain sound data about the electromagnetic spectrum of issues we are dealing with, since measuring tools have been created for the measurements of invisible, but, subtle fields of earth energies. He says that in any treatment or research site Environmental~EMF baseline measurement must be taken in any research laboratory, especially for subtle energetic and energy medicine research (Rauscher, 1991). This shifting research paradigm needs to include EMF Beal Baseline Measurements taken in building assessments that screen for any sick building syndromes, especially in treatment settings (Beal, 1993: Rubick, 2004).
When the Earth is acknowledged for its impact and potential in treatment, the anxiety felt by sensitives, healers and healees, around deforestation, over-population, over-fishing and exploitation of the Earth's resources beyond sustainability, can be addressed. ( Ehrlich, 1969; Becker, 1985; Smith and Best, 1989). Human canaries are trying to warn us, those of us with less sensitivity and response to these massive changes in the chemistry and elector-magnetism, for they have been profoundly effected. Much media makes fun of these sensitive folks who are warning us of the problems already existing and which will gather and compound our sensitivities to our surrounds in the future.
Nature and arts-based spas are opening across the continent, some based on ancient healing principles that can be called back across time to be reinstated for their healing potential (McGarey, 1977, Shoemaker-Beal, 1995). Sacred spaces, like the ancient 7-cycle Cretan labyrinth designs, can create a re-sacralized healing environment (Kryder). Those who suffer from unusual sensitivities, the human "canaries" among us, instruct us on the healing potentials to be tapped when we become Earth-aware (Shoemaker-Beal and Beal, 2000). Research with selected special cases, such as the Indigo people, provide insight into the evolving paradigm of body, mind, emotions, spirit AND environment.
A more complete reference list will be provided when requested.
Treatment that includes the environment: The many ways that effective treatment can be offered, considering our relationship with the Earth, and our disconnectedness form her will be presented, from an eco-art therapy perspective. For, example, one major addition to treatment centers could be labyrinths, which offer a way to quiet the self, to be more available for in-depth treatment work. Many more examples will be given and guided experientials will lead everyone to the significance of creating sacred space in our lives.
Research focus that includes the environment: New developments on the frontiers of science (the ‘creative edge’) start with observations of phenomenological effects. It will be pointed out that environmental factors (light, sound, chemical, electromagnetic fields, etc.) are highly influential at extremely low levels, and are often neglected in biological research. Bioeffects of natural and artificial energy fields must be considered ON life forms, as well as the effects of energy fields originating FROM life forms. Non-local phenomenological effects on the environment and objects therein (living and non-living), originating from groups and individuals, will be described. In recent years the information contained in all energetic phenomena associated with life forms is a form of basic ‘communication’, that is location-specific and specie-specific. This is an important feature of this Information Age. From Beal’s extensive experience with EMF as a retired NASA engineer, he will offer an overview of our experiences with electro-magnetic fields in our lives.
How we are affected by the positive or negative influences of the environments at physical locations, containing natural and/or artificial energetic influences from living and nonliving sources will be described. All of these influences can interact to aid/block intentional or spontaneous non-local energy effects from individuals or groups.
Collecting anecdotal information, and organizing the data into useful patterns and relationships is the next research step. The following related widespread characteristics seem to be associated with individuals or groups producing non-local phenomena, and would serve as useful baseline patterns for selection of test subject (s). These are: (1) Inherited: Multi-generational shamans, healers, ‘indigo’ individuals, artists, musicians. Often associated with electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), Familial Periodic Paralysis (FPP) and sodium/potassium imbalances; (2) Spontaneous: generally involves epileptoid brainwave excursions and uncontrolled emotions. Recurring Spontaneous Psychokinesis (RSPK), whic is intuitive or random actions affecting electronics and objects, and the "9/11 effect" on Random Number Generators (RNGs); (3) Controlled: focused Intentionality (Tiller, Radin); Training in mental, physical, emotional and spiritual disciplines to produce effects on materials and health; trance (ASC) work; (4) Stressful: Extreme natural, artificial or self-induced conditions, e.g, ecstasy, depression, survival reaction, emotion (especially anger), illness, allergic and drug reactions. EHS often present. Can include sudden life-threatening shock and near-death experiences.
Selected cases will be described of individual spontaneous effects, and what might be termed “group focused coherent Intentionality”. Potential quantum effect explanations will be described as possibilities, relating to healing, formation of crop circles, the 9/11 RNG events, and the non-local events which seem to be associated with many 'Indigo' individuals.
Preparation of research protocols and designs will be required to investigate the hypotheses of non-locality proposed herein, in order to maximize successful and reproducible results. It is anticipated that selecting gifted subjects for creating a harmonious group, and the subsequent research required, would produce advanced biofeedback training methodologies (EEG and MEG) and unique equipment for personal and environmental monitoring and induction of the mental patterns required. These research protocols and designs, to maximize successful and replicable results, would be determined by replicable mind/brain states, and controlled physiological and environmental conditions.
The research results will be used in development of individual and group training applications, primarily in the healing arts, and expanding knowledge about the bio-energetic aspects of the mind.
Short Biographical Sketches:
James B. Beal (MS)
Mr. Beal (retired) was a Staff Engineer in the Quality Department at Martin Marietta Manned Space Systems (18 yrs). He was responsible for new nondestructive evaluation (NDE) applications (acoustic, ultrasound, microwave, eddy current and thermal methods) on the Space Shuttle External Fuel Tank materials and welds. He is co-owner of a weld improvement patent, "Enhanced Electrostatic Cooling Apparatus”. Earlier, he was associated jointly with the Miami Heart Institute and Parkinson Foundation (2 yrs) as Research Engineer in electrotherapy, acupuncture electrophysiology, and environmental improvements to aid in healing. Before that he was with NASA (10 yrs) at Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. For over 40 years he has been investigating unexplained phenomena associated with consciousness and electromagnetic field (EMF) effects associated with living systems, the healings and hazards, supporting environmental improvements to enhance long-term mental and physical health, and improve the healing process. Website: EMF Interface.com
Detailed reports have been presented for, and published by, the Neuroelectric Society, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Journal of Holistic Health, the John E. Fetzer Institute, The Institute of Noetic Sciences, The Brain/Mind Bulletin, The Center for Frontier Sciences and the DOE/EPRI Annual Review. He has chapters in seven books.
Beal has obtained numerous grants for travel and lectures in the U.S.A., Canada, England, Netherlands, Switzerland, Israel, Czechoslovakia, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.
Roberta Shoemaker-Beal, MFA, ATR
Roberta Shoemaker-Beal, wife and mother, has worked as a clinical art therapist for 30 years. Working at the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, she later published, The Creative Expressive Journal: A Safe Place to Express Your True Self. Studying the characteristics of sacred, creative and therapeutic places, led to the publication of a chapter, “Creating a living Temenos,” in Dialogues with the Living Earth, edited by Dr James and Roberta Swan for Quest Publications (1996).
Roberta has served twice on the Executive Board of the American Art Therapy Association, and, as the Editor of the first AATA Conference Proceedings: Creativity and The Art Therapist's Identity (1977). She served on the Boards of the C. G. Jung Societies of New Orleans, Louisiana and Austin, as president of the South Texas Art Therapy Association and on the Austin IONS Council and INACS Board. She serves on the Advisory Board of The Dr. Gladys T. McGarey Foundation for Wholistic Education, Medicine and Research in Scottsdale, Arizona. She lectures and gives workshops around the country called Sacred Spaces~Healthy Places, with her husband, James Beal, where they build labyrinths. She travels the country assured that she can return to the "spirit of the place" at Hidden Creek in Wimberley, Texas, a living temenos, being created for her family, their animals, their creative work and for anyone who is interested in living artfully and in harmony with Nature.
James B. Beal, EMFEffects@aol.com 512-847-0371 Roberta Shoemaker-Beal, Creatas@aol.com
Hello Fellow Art Therapists,
As some of you may know, I've been working for some years now to become a children's author. My first book THE THREE BEARS' CHRISTMAS is finally out. Yea!. It will be launced at the Barnes and Noble In Town and Country on Saturday, November 19 at 2:00. If any of you are out that way, please stop by.
As part of the book promotion I have been interviewed for next week's This Week section of the Chronicle. There's a mention in it of my art therapy work at the House of Tiny Treasures.
I'd love to see you on the 19th!
Best to you all,
Kathy Duval
Homeless youths given outlet
ArtBridge offers classes, support to children staying in area shelters
By RUTH RENDON
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
RESOURCES
• What: Provides art classes for children living in homeless shelters
• Who: Founded in 1999 by art therapists Jo Ann Williams and Trish Robbins
• Where: Classes offered at the Houston Area Women's Center Shelter; Star of Hope Transitional Living Center; Star of Hope Emergency Shelter; A Friendly Haven: Casa Juan Diego; DePelchin Children's Center; and The Bridge in Pasadena
• How: Serves 2,000 homeless children annually during weekly hour-long art sessions
• More information: www.artbridgehouston.org
Her hands are petite, but the drawings created by 9-year-old Chelsea Cheramie reflect the work of a talented, committed artist.
With sunlight pouring into the small living room of the apartment she shares with her mother at the Star of Hope Transitional Living Center, Chelsea sits and draws or sketches for hours on end. Paper is scarce because the youngster uses it all, including her mother's grocery list.
"When I wake up, I'd rather draw than watch cartoons," says the perky girl with dark eyes and hair.
Chelsea, a third-grader at Thompson Elementary School, is one of many youngsters who take part in art classes sponsored by ArtBridge, a nonprofit organization that provides art programs for homeless children in the Houston area.
Classes are offered at the Star of Hope complex in the 6800 block of Ardmore two evenings a week. The goal of those classes is to encourage creativity among homeless youngsters and combat the despair of homelessness by nurturing hope and self-esteem through art expression.
Chelsea has been a regular at the ArtBridge classes since she and her mother, Cynthia, moved to the complex in April. At first the young girl, who aspires to become a veterinarian, was hesitant to attend the art classes because most of the children there were younger.
But after one class, she was hooked. Soon, the ArtBridge instructors saw that Chelsea was no ordinary doodler. Her potential led ArtBridge instructors to secure a scholarship for Chelsea to attend the Glassell School of Art last summer.
E. Joseph Deering / Chronicle
Her life plan is one of the many things 9-year-old Chelsea Ceramie has drawn at ArtBridge.
Chelsea still proudly shows off the work she created while at the art school. One of her favorites is a self-portrait created on pink paper. The brown-haired girl with perfect pink lips was created using oils.
"They told us to draw ourselves the way we think we look," she said.
A self-portrait done while a mirror stood in front of her is another favorite. The multicolored creation was inspired by Vincent van Gogh.
And still another is done on purple paper showing a vase full of flowers. "It's a still-life painting," Chelsea says.
Chelsea spread out many of her works, done in a spiral notebook or regular 8 1/2 -by-11-inch paper, on the floor of her apartment to show her diverse portfolio. Next to an abstract profile of a girl with very pronounced facial features was a picture of Garfield, one of a fairy, another of a butterfly, a flower and a dragon all sketched in pencil.
"She'd go through a whole pack of paper if I let her," Cynthia Cheramie says of her daughter. "She can draw on anything."
Cheramie credits the ArtBridge program with encouraging her daughter to develop and appreciate her talent.
Art was a much-needed outlet for a youngster who has seen her mother go through a nine-month rehab to kick drug and alcohol addiction. Her mother celebrates one year of sobriety next month.
Art therapists Jo Ann Williams and Trish Robbins started ArtBridge in 1999. The two began the program after they found that a 6-year-old boy who loved art was abandoned at a hospital and sent to a shelter. The two women soon quit their jobs to bring art to the various Houston-area shelters.
"We decided to dedicate ourselves to go from shelter to shelter all over to provide art services at the shelters," Williams said.
During the past three years, ArtBridge has had about 2,000 children in its program at seven to eight Houston-area homeless shelters.
ArtBridge serves a population of children already exposed to serious loss and pain such as family upheaval, chaos, neglect and domestic violence.
The program is geared for younger school-age children, although some programs for adolescent children are being held.
ArtBridge is patterned after a similar program in San Francisco.
That group — DrawBridge — provided ArtBridge with its initial $5,000.
Since then ArtBridge has received funding from the Houston Endowment and the Brown Foundation, among others.
The group's annual budget is approaching $200,000.
Among Chelsea's drawings is an essay she wrote in May, soon after she and her mother moved to the Star of Hope center.
"My first day at Star of Hope I felt new. When I saw all my old friends, I was excited. I made new friends. When I got to my new school Tomthson (sic) I made even new friends. Gosh!!! Was I happy. Day after day I ride the bus to and from Star of Hope. I like it there."
ruth.rendon@chron.com
Pati-Mengden-Eckhardt
Houston, Texas
Pati-Mengden-Eckhardt, a former STATA president uses art
therapy in the chronic pain management program at the Houston Center for
Pain Management. When faced with the adjustment to chronic pain and a
more limited range of activities, art therapy helps the patient express
feelings about their loss as well as about the anxiety and/or depression
that often accompany their condition. Art therapy helps patients create
a new picture of themselves as they express feelings, increase awareness,
define stress factors, set goals and re-establish identity. The benefit
of art therapy continues to gain recognition in medical fields.
Megan Van Meter
Austin, Texas
Many thanks to Megan Van Meter for choosing STATA as the
beneficiary of a $300 donation from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Company.
Austin Den chose Megan's new home as the meeting place, April 25. Julia
Deal and Jo Lagattuta helped Megan move in as a gesture of appreciation
for the donation. Thank you Jo and Julia.
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