art and healing, Art Therapy, art trauma, arts and health, compassion fatigue, creative arts, creative process, creativity, expressive arts, expressive arts therapy, expressive arts training, Internal Family Systems, narrative, professional training, therapist burnout

Celebrating Creative Arts Therapy

Posted on by Sibel Golden
20
Mar

“Art can permeate the very deepest part of us, where no words exist.”     This quote by Eileen Miller illustrates the power of expressive arts to discover latent parts of ourselves and the world around us. When words are not accessible, the creative arts allow us to speak in new ways. In order to […]

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Art Therapy, creative arts, creative process, creativity, expressive arts, expressive arts therapy, expressive arts training, storytelling, stress

Growth and Gratitude

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Growth and Gratitude As the Executive Director of Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute, one of the things that I am most grateful for is the opportunity to work with an organization that promotes the arts as a fundamental part of life. Art is truly for everyone. This is a core value held by NWCEAI […]

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art and healing, Art Therapy, creative arts, creative process, creativity, drama therapy, expressive arts therapy, expressive arts training, IFS, Internal Family Systems, partswork, professional training

Internal Family Systems + Expressive Arts: Powerful Partners

Posted on by Sibel Golden
31
Oct

“The more we can learn to recognize and honor all of our parts, the more we can find inner peace and balance.” This quote by Dr. Richard Schwartz, the founder of Internal Family Systems, illustrates the importance of allowing space for each distinct aspect of ourselves, including the parts that developed out of a need […]

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art and healing, Art Therapy, art trauma, arts and health, creative arts, creative process, creativity, drama therapy, expressive arts therapy, inner critic, journal writing, narrative, stress

Meeting Your Inner Critic with Creativity & Curiosity

Posted on by Sibel Golden
30
Sep

  “They’re all going to know I’m incompetent. They’re going to find out I’m a fraud. I’m not good enough to be in this position; I should just give up.” Negative thoughts about yourself and your capabilities flood your mind as you try to remember the important points of the presentation you’ve prepared to give […]

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aesthetics, art and healing, Art Therapy, arts and health, creative arts, creative process, creativity, expressive arts therapy, Nature, nature-based arts

Nature-Based Expressive Arts & WTH is Biophilia?

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“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” -Rachel Carson I dig my heels into the balmy sand, feeling connected to and grounded by the solid land beneath me. The sound of waves crashing on nearby rocks before receding resolutely back into the […]

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art and healing, Art Therapy, arts and health, creative arts, creative process, creativity, expressive arts therapy, expressive arts training, professional training

Healing Though Expressive Arts

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Healing through Expressive Arts By Sarah Engelskirchen-Bugler, MA, LMHC “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” This quote by Thomas Merton illustrates that art is a powerful tool not only for self-discovery but also for developing a profound sense of wonder, imagination, and creativity. For as long as humans […]

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art and healing, compassion fatigue, creative process, creativity, expressive arts therapy, soul collage, supervision, therapist burnout

Soul Collage® for Therapists: A Powerful Method for Supervision

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SoulCollage® is a creative and transformative process, in which you create your own personal deck of collaged cards, using your intuition and imagination. Seena Frost, a Marriage and Family Therapist in Watsonville, CA developed it by uniting her passions for spirituality, psychotherapy, and creativity. You can learn more about SoulCollage® at http://www.soulcollage.com. If you are already familiar with […]

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art and healing, Art Therapy, arts and health, creative arts, expressive arts therapy, expressive arts training, narrative, storytelling

Happy New Year from Sibel Golden

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Happy New Year! from Sibel Golden   The need and desire for the arts to take a vital role in individual and collective wellness throughout all aspects of society is clear. NWCEAI applied this mandate to everything we achieved in 2022, and will continue to do so going forward. All our workshops, training, and outreach […]

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Our Picks for Holiday Gifts that Inspire Creativity!

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Our Picks for Holiday Gifts that Inspire Creativity! We hope you’ll find this curated selection of gifts inspiring, unique, and meaningful. From all of us at Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute, have a peaceful, light-filled, and healthy holiday season. We’ll see you in the New Year! Art Supplies  Whether you’re thinking about getting some […]

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