Counselling Skills training workshop - October 2021

Counselling aids one to express their emotions and it promotes well-being in the society. It facilitates individuals to be self-sufficient and to be connected with social environment and to gain insights about their feelings, thoughts and behavior about oneself. 

As there is an increase in day-to-day stress levels, and stress-related illnesses have increased – the numbers who need counselling has also increased. To match the demand for counsellors, East West Center For Counselling and Training organized a workshop for those who have the aptitude and the need to use counselling skills in their work. This was an experiential learning in counselling and it provide an opportunity for the participants to sharpen skills and also to refresh counselling ideas. 

Counselling skills training workshop was conducted on 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st October, 2021. The timings of the workshop was from 10 am to 4 pm. A total of 12 participants took part in this workshop. various counselling skills were taught both theoretically and practically.  Mock sessions were conducted for the participants to learn and implement the skills learnt. 

Venue: Chennai     

Facilitator:

Magdalene Jeyarathnam- Certified Psychodramatist

she is an expressive arts therapist and a board certified Psychodramatist and psychodrama trainer. She works with individuals, couples and groups including family groups in India. Magdalene has more than 25 years of experience in working with addiction, HIV/AIDS, and mental health issues, she has worked with several state and central government agencies in India, she has also worked with UNICEF and WHO as consultant on various counselling projects. She is the founder of East West Center for Counselling which is an Expressive arts therapy center providing therapy services to schools, universities and organisations; She also founded the Indian Institute of psychodrama which is the first psychodrama training institute in India, since 2009. She works with corporate trainers, therapists, and those from marginalised communities in India – sex workers, prisoners, People living with HIV, LGBTQ+ communities. She is currently pursuing her doctoral study.

 STORY OF THE SOUL

Storytelling is an art that uses facts and narrative to convey something to the audience. Thereby, it enables the individual to embrace and own the story of their lives. Whereas, psychodrama is a deep spontaneous action method that helps the individual to gain insight into their lives. 

Thus, the combination of the profound personal engagement in storytelling, and the equally profound exploration of image and character uncovered through psychodrama made this 4 session workshop unique and significant. The workshop was conducted on 6th,13th, 20th, 27th of August 2021 (Fridays) at 6:00pm to 8:00pm. It was facilitated by Laura Simms and Magdalene Jeyarathnam.

 Laura Simms is a Storyteller, Writer, Humanitarian, the Artistic Director of the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Center in NY and also the founder of The Center for Engaged Storytelling (new). 

Magdalene Jeyarathnam is a Certified Psychodramatist, Expressive Arts Therapist and the Director of the Indian Institute of Psychodrama. she is also the Director of the East West Center for Counselling and Training (an Expressive Arts Therapy Center based in Chennai, India); and a co-founder of the Expressive Arts Therapy Association of India.

Teachers retreat workshop at Kodaikannal International School - 8th July 2021

 East West Center for Counselling and Training in collaboration with Kodaikannal International School conducted a teachers retreat workshop using Expressive Arts Therapy. This workshop was held at KIS campus on the 8th of July 2021. 

India’s LGBTQ struggle and breaking down diversity barriers- 2nd July 2021

 India’s LGBTQ struggle and breaking down diversity barriers

Registration link: https://forms.gle/er9VDfLYDbLt9KLe6

India – ancient or modern have acknowledged sexual orientation exercisable by an individual though the same have been dogged with struggles of discrimination and criminalization. However, these are changing times and there is an acknowledgement that sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore those with different orientations have a right to live just like anyone else, which is part of the right of life. Multinational research firm IPSOS LGBT+ Pride 2021 Global Survey released this year reflects the changing nature of the Indian Population where sexual orientation reflects identification of at least 2% of the population to genders other than male or female and these include transgender, non-binary, non-conforming, gender-fluid and others. Further the report reflects that about 3% of the Indian Population identify as homosexual and 9% identify as bisexual with 1% as pan sexual and 2% identifying themselves as asexual. Hence we are looking at a population of 17%, which is no mean number, identifying themselves with different genders and sexual orientations. This 17% of the population have had to hide or deny or evade their sexual preferences and identity as society might call them unusual or not in conformity with the ordinary. This struggle with their inner selves has led to several battles with authority, selves society and family, one of which recently culminated into a victory of sorts with the Supreme Court of India decriminalizing Homosexuality and considering any discrimination or criminalization due to sexual orientation to be unconstitutional and an infringement of the rights to autonomy, intimacy, and identity and above all the fundamental right to privacy. The Supreme Court also directed the Government to take all measures to properly broadcast this message among the public to eliminate the stigma members of the LGBTQ community face.

Today CII-IWN bring in this very important discussion where though the judgment did open a world of possibilities for this group, the societal acceptance has not changed. The  discrimination continues and acceptance of sexual orientation to be a right by choice and preference is not forthcoming. Individuals struggle and hesitate to come out or freely live their sexual orientations and paths or support partners they have come to love. This hesitation is more identifiable or visible at the workplace. Today as the discussion on diversity has taken greater proportions and there is recognition of the fact that workplace has no place for one section or only a singular population to be visible, this dialogue or discussion on diversity needs to encompass that diversity is about humanity, it is about visibility and its about acceptance that an individual is known for their accomplishments or talents, they be identified for their work and their paths and the same should have little to do with gender, sexual orientation, class or caste.

Breaking the Silence: PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATION- 30th June 2021

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General Chennai cordially invites you, your friends, and colleagues to our Pride Month commemoration program “Breaking The Silence,” that includes a screening of American Film Showcase (AFS) short documentary “Share” followed by a panel discussion with filmmakers Barna Szasz and Ellie Wen and protagonist Tim Chau.  Moderated by Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Expressive Arts Therapist & Psychodramatist the discussion will focus on LGBTQIA+ perspectives on identity, family, and communication.   

Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021  

Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  

All interested individuals are requested to register at CLICK HERE with their First Name, Last Name, College/University Name, Contact Number, Email Id, and City to receive an invitation for the film screening and discussion.  Registered participants will be provided a ticket to watch the short documentary anytime between June 26 9:30 a.m. IST to June 30 10:00 p.m. IST via Eventive platform.   Please register at the earliest as the slots are limited and participation is on first-come-first-served basis.   

About the American Film Showcase (AFS): The American Film Showcase brings award-winning contemporary American documentaries, independent fiction films, and documentary know-how to audiences around the world, offering a view of American society and culture as seen by independent filmmakers. Funded by a grant from the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and produced by the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (SCA), the Showcase highlights the value of film in fostering understanding and cooperation, dialogue and debate.  

 About AFS documentary “Share”: Share is a short documentary following Tim, an Asian-American 18-year-old, who has 3 million followers on Instagram (@3.1415).  He lives online, grabbing his phone first thing in the morning and even taking baths with it sometimes.  Although Tim usually shares funny memes on his massively popular page, he occasionally posts about mental health.   As the film explores his reason for these posts, we discover that he has created a different identity for himself online than in real life.   Will he be able to reconcile the two identities?  Tackling issues of identity, family, and communication, the film is a heart-breaking yet ultimately uplifting story about a Generation Z teenager at an important crossroad in his life.  

  

For any questions or clarifications write to ChennaiAmCenter@state.gov.  We look forward to seeing you all at the screening and panel discussion.   

Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy - Transgenerational Trauma

East West Center for counselling & Training conducted a joint diploma program with the Department of Psychology, Women’s Christian College (WCC), Chennai offering Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy (DEAT). Expressive Arts Therapy (EAT) is an integrated approach that combines modules of Psychodrama, Art therapy, Dance/ movement therapy, storytelling as therapy, Music therapy, Counselling, and Expressive Arts Therapy.

On the 21st of June 2021, Hande Karakılıç Üçer Psychiatrist & Psychodramatist - Expressive Arts Therapist from Turkey facilitated a one day online session for the Diploma students of batch 9 & 10 on the topic Transgenerational Trauma. 

Mental health of LGBTQ through the pandemic - 16th June 2021

 East West center for counselling and training in collaboration with Nirangal is conducting a session in celebration of PRIDE MONTH. 

Title: Mental health of LGBTQ through the pandemic

Time: 5 pm to 6.30 pm

Platform: Google meet (online)

Exploratory Expressive Arts Therapy - Resilience in the time of the pandemic (June - July 2021)

East West Center for Counselling and Training presents Exploratory Expressive Arts Therapy a 5 weekend certificate course from June to July 2021. Expressive Arts Therapy is the practice of using storytelling, singing, instrumental music, movement and dance, drama, and visual arts, all together; in an integrated way, to foster human growth, development, and healing. It is predicated on the assumption that people can heal through use of imagination and the various forms of creative expression and is an inter-modal therapeutic discipline in which the therapist and client may move freely between drawing, dancing, music, drama, poetry, etc.

Dates: 

June 2021 : 26th, 27th

July 2021: 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th

Timing: 2 pm to 5 pm 

Course fee: Rs 10,000 + GST

For further details contact us 9884700104/ 9884700106

Email us: training@centerforcounselling.org 

Art therapy sessions for children- Every Saturday

 EAST WEST CENTER FOR COUNSELLING AND TRAINING 

These expressive art group sessions help children become aware of their emotions and enables them to manage and regulate it. This is a safe space to express themselves through the medium of art.

REQUIREMENTS:
Basic Art Materials (colors pencils/ crayons, A4 paper, pencil, eraser)

AGE GROUP: 10 to 15 years

DATE: Every Saturday

TIMING: 10:00 am - 11:30 am

PLATFORM: Zoom

FEE: Rs.100 (per child for one session)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

For further information kindly contact us on 9884700104/ 9884700106

Email us : training@centerforcounselling.org/ centerforcounselling@gmail.com

Exploring Fairytales through Psychodrama

 Indian Institute of Psychodrama in collaboration with the World Storytelling Institute is announcing a 5 weekend workshop on “Exploring Fairytales through Psychodrama” 

 A workshop via Zoom – Ten three-hour sessions

Dates: 29th and 30th May and all weekends in June (5th, 6th, 12th 13th, 19th, 20th, 26th, 27th)

Timing: 8:30 to 11:30 AM (New York- USA) 

              2:30 to 5:30 PM (Rome- Italy)

              6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (IST)

For further information, click 

https://centerforcounselling.org/portfolio/exploring-fairytales-through-psychodrama/

Facilitators: Eric Miller and Magdalene Jeyarathnam

Eric would assist participants to bring to mind and think about the kinds of stories mentioned above.

  

Magdalene as the Psychodrama director would facilitate re-enactment of the characters and symbols from the fairytales. This process assists participants to explore, and find deep messages and interpretations from their stories.

About the Workshop

The classic oral tradition fairytales now known world-wide came into being primarily in Europe, Scandinavia, and the Slavic countries in the centuries after Christianity was implemented, and are composed in-part of re-cycled pre-Christian Goddess lore (note the fairy godmothers, the old women who live in the forest and who have special powers, etc).  Fairytales tend to concern the need for the feminine principle (feelings, fertility, nature, love, connection) to join the masculine principle in order to create mature individuals and cultures.  Fairytales take place in a magical realm in which all matter can be transformed instantly.  This realm is the opposite of the laborious, mechanical, scientific realm.  In fairytales, just wishing can make it so (sometimes). 

The principle of reciprocity is paramount in these stories: Mother Nature rewards kind and generous characters; while greedy characters come to bad ends. Fairytales are mostly coming-of-age stories.  Early in a fairytale, the protagonist may seem to be a failure.  The protagonist can’t do things like everyone else can — often due to being dense and/or authentic.  This sometimes leads to the protagonist being sent away from home.  Fairytales present the adventures of young people struggling to make their ways in the world.  In spite of obstacles and pitfalls, fairytale protagonists may accomplish tasks, and gain wisdom and wealth.  The protagonist may undergo trials which may lead to inner and/or outer transformations.  These stories often portray suffering and renewal, and loss and finding of fortune — and of self. Protagonists of fairytales often move to the next stage of life with help from magical allies — friends and teachers found along the way are often essential to the protagonist’s success.  The fairytale protagonist often has a deep connection with the natural and supernatural worlds.  For example, this character can often understand animal languages.  Fairytales typically end with the protagonist’s marriage.  Having earned a treasure and a wonderful life-partner, the protagonist is now on track to “live happily ever after”.
In this Workshop we would work with nine stories: five fairytales collected by the Grimm brothers in Germany in the early 1800s, one traditional story from England about fairies, and three stories from India.  The list of stories is here.

Through Psychodrama we would seek to enact and experience the issues, conflicts, and choices of the characters of the stories, and we would seek to discover related elements in our own lives. In the process we might come to understand various perspectives and as a result might gain more empathy and compassion towards ourselves and those around us

   

Experiential session on Expressive arts therapy

 

East West Center for counselling & Training conducted a joint diploma program with the Department of Psychology, Women’s Christian College (WCC), Chennai offering Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy (DEAT). Expressive Arts Therapy (EAT) is an integrated approach that combines modules of Psychodrama, Art therapy, Dance/ movement therapy, storytelling as therapy, Music therapy, Counselling, and Expressive Arts Therapy.

On the 11th and 12th of March, a presentation was held in the Women's Christian College campus where students from batches 7 and 8 of DEAT explained their Project work to an audience chaired by Ms. Magdalene Jeyarathnam, along with Assistant Professor Sruthi from the Department of Psychology, WCC. Among the audience were students from the 9th batch of DEAT and interns at the East West Centre who also got an opportunity to assess the presentations and gained an experiential exposure into the field of Expressive Arts Therapy through the various activities conducted by the presenters to demonstrate their work with their respective target groups.

 

Some of the presentations were on:

Enhancement of self esteem among Middle Adolescents using EAT;

Enhancement of Self-esteem and Academic Self Confidence through EAT interventions in Adolescents;

Effectiveness of EAT interventions in improving communication skills of young children;

Creating free space for children to develop mindfulness skills using yoga and creative arts;

Enhancement of Self esteem and Self Concept in early Adolescent girls using EAT;

EAT for preteens who have experienced bullying or peer rejection;

Impact of EAT in overcoming homesickness among residential school children in their early adolescence;

Well-being in transformation: an expressive arts intervention to look at individual's identity in relation to ecosystem contributing to well being;

Enhancing emotional health and diminishing psychological distress in adults working in NGOs through EAT;

Impact of EAT and well-being through creativity in a population of expatriate women in Chennai;

Enhancing resilience through EAT among children exposed to traumatic situations.

 

12th of March also marked the closure of Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy for its 9th batch which became a memorable day for the students who had taken up the course as they bid farewell to each other.

Gender Talks- Mental health and LGBTQIA community, 19th February 2021

 Gender Talks 

Ms. Magdalene Jeyarathnam has been invited to facilitate a discussion on the topic "Mental Health and LGBTQIA community". This program is organized by Nirangal Organization, Department of Women's studies Bharathidasan University and Open space foundation for the 19th February 2021 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm.

  

Online experiential course on Introduction to Play Therapy, March 2021

 Online experiential course on Introduction to Play Therapy

East West Center for Counselling and Training is conducting a 4 weekend experiential course on Introduction to Play Therapy. 

This 4 weekends Play therapy training for therapists interested to use Play in their Therapy sessions.

Dates:

March 2021: 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th

Timings: 5 PM - 8 PM

Course fee: Rs 8,000 + GST= Rs 9,440

The training only aims at providing an overview of play therapy concepts and the toolkit, the training will be conducted over four weekends in March 2021, with 3 hours of training on each day of training.

The entire training will be conducted online. As Play Therapy involves a lot of tactile and kinesthetic elements as part of the toolkit, participants will be required to bring specific materials for each session, failing which, they cannot participate in the hands-on exercises and activities which in turn form the basis for experiential learning.

Facilitator: Ms. Mina Dilip, certified Play Therapist from Leeds Beckett University, UK, in affiliation with the Association for Play and Child Psychotherapy (APAC) and Play Therapy United Kingdom (PTUK).

For further details visit our website: https://centerforcounselling.org/portfolio/online-certificate-course-on-play-therapy-march-2021/

Contact us on 9884700104/ 9884700106

Loving Ourselves: Mental health & Self-care for Queer and Trans People

 

Valentine's Day and discussions of love and romance elicit mixed emotions in the LGBTIQA+ communities.

While some of us look forward to celebrating the day with our significant others, for others the day seems no more than  a ploy to reinforce heteronormative ideals and further consumer capitalism.

Further, memories of relationships  that have ended,  discomfort with being single, peer pressure, and/or projection of  coupledom as a universal life  goal, can all contribute to angst, the blues, or worse.

Magdalene Jeyarathnam, a noted queer- and trans- affirmative counselor, will facilitate a discussion on romantic relationships, singledom, self-care and coping with the V-day frenzy. Participants are encouraged to share their feelings and seek support in  a non-judgmental and affirming environment.

Saturday, February 13, 2021: 3pm-5pm. Register online at tinyurl.com/saathii-feb13.  

For more information, email leoganguly@saathii.org or call +91 99588 95350

#mentalhealth #love #wellness #selfcare #healing #queer #lgbtqcommunity #inclusionmatters  

I'll show you mine if you show me yours: Working experientially with couples, February 2021

 I'll show you mine if you show me yours: Working experientially with couples

Indian Institute of Psychodrama is beginning their SERIES IV- I'll show you mine if you show me yours: Working experientially with couples this February 2021. This course is a 3-weekend online training for counselors and therapists and other professionals to learn how to move couples from conflict to connection. Working with a couple can be challenging unless both partners are prepared to be vulnerable and share their early wounding. In this workshop we will experience creative ways to guide partners to greater understanding and compassion for self so they can share their vulnerabilities with each other. 

The goal is to externalize their wounded child(ren) so they can get on with the healing process.

ALL THERAPISTS AND COUNSELLORS WORKING WITH COUPLES AND RELATIONSHIP ISSUES ARE WELCOME TO JOIN.

Dates: 6th, 7th, 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th February 2021

Time:

5.30 pm to 8.30 pm Kolkata

1 pm – 4 pm Rome

7 am – 10 am New York

Facilitators:

Pamela Goffman, LCSW, TEP, CIRT, Psychotherapist, Psychodramatist and Imago Relationship Therapist.

Ms. Magdalene Jeyarathnam, MSW, CP

For further details visit our website: https://centerforcounselling.org/portfolio/3-weekends-in-feb-2021-series-iv-working-with-couples/

High bred teaching Programmes- Dr Daniela Simons, 22nd - 24th January 2021

 Diploma in Psychodrama & Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy 

 “High bred teaching programmes” Dr Daniela Simons president of American Society of group psychotherapy and psychodrama, teaches our diploma students of psychodrama and Expressive arts therapy on 22nd to 24th January 2021.

Colorful Serendipity- A fortunate discovery of Self, January 28th- 29th 2021

 Colorful Serendipity- A fortunate discovery of Self 

“Art opens the closets, airs out the cellars and attics. It brings healing.”

   –Julia Cameron

East West center for counselling and training is conducting a 2 day workshop on discovering oneself using Expressive Arts Therapy. This workshop is opened to all those who would like to explore Expressive Arts Therapy. 

Dates: 28th, 29th January 2021

Time: 10.30 am - 12.30 pm 

For further details visit our website: https://centerforcounselling.org/portfolio/colorful-serendipity-fortunate-discovery-of-self/

Contact us on 9884700104/ 9884700106

Diploma course in Expressive Arts Therapy- BATCH 10

 Diploma course in Expressive Arts Therapy- Batch 10

The course is a 1 year Diploma that have modules as Psychodrama, Art therapy, Dance/ movement therapy, storytelling as therapy, Music therapy, Counselling, and Expressive Arts Therapy.

This is a 14 credits course. You will cover 300 hours class work, 50 hours in assignments, 70 hours on your project, 10 hours of supervision and 40 hours of personal therapy. This is a total of 470 hours.

ADMISSIONS ARE OPEN !!!

Website: https://centerforcounselling.org/portfolio/deat/

Certificate course on Storytelling and Psychodrama (40 hours), January & February 2021

 Storytelling and Psychodrama- 40 hour certificate course, January 2021

Indian Institute of Psychodrama in collaboration with World Storytelling Institute presents a 40 hour certificate course on Storytelling and Psychodrama this January 2021. This course will consist of 11 session spread across January and February, where two days of training will take place in each week. The major goal of the course is to dramatize their personal story/ parallel story / their personal healing story. Participants would be enabled to explore, and to find meanings, interpretations, and messages in their stories through Psychodrama (which is dramatizing through roles).

Dates: 

Jan: 13th, 15th/ 20th, 22nd/ 27th, 29th/ 

Feb: 3rd, 5th/ 10th, 12th/ 17th 

Time: 5 pm to 8 pm (3 hours)

Structure of the course:

40 hours

11 (3 hour) Classroom Sessions = 33 hours.

7 hours of Fieldwork = 7 hours.

Facilitators: 

Dr Eric Miller, Folklorist and Counsellor (PhD in Folklore, MSc in Psychology).Director, World Storytelling Institute .World Storytelling Institute facilitates training in, performance of, and discussion about, forms of storytelling.  Storytelling, in the literal sense of the word, involves social events in which participants can give near-instantaneous feedback to each other.  Other ways of presenting stories are of secondary interest to us.<a href="http://(https://storytellinginstitute.org/#stp)

Ms. Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Founder Director of Indian Institute of Psychodrama, She is an Expressive Arts therapist and board certified Psychodramatist. She is currently completing her PEP Certification, she is in the international committee of ASGPP and is also on the board of directors of International Association of Group Psychotherapy and Group Process (IAGP).

Christmas special workshop - Expressive Arts Therapy, December 2020

East West Center For Counselling and Training conducted  a 2 day introductory online workshop on Expressive Arts Therapy, an exclusive Christmas gift for all those who are interested to know of art and its therapeutic effect on them. There was a total of 7 participants who attended this 2 day workshop on Expressive Arts Therapy. 

A chance to help your self uncover parts of “You” through Expressive Arts therapy this Christmas

Website: https://centerforcounselling.org/portfolio/christmas-special-is-here/

Integrating Body work in Counselling : SERIES- I in August & September 2020

 Integrating Body work in Counselling

East West Center for Counselling and Training  began a series with counselling and other art forms used as therapeutic tools in August & September 2020

This series was for 4 weekend “An Online Certificate course on using Dance Movement Therapy in trauma informed approach to Counselling”. 

Trauma can leave one feeling disconnected from their body, their families and the world around them (Levine, 2010). “Trauma can be  defined as a sudden and forceful event or prolonged exposure to stressful life events which overtime overwhelms a person’s ability to respond. Trauma need not always involve actual physical harm to oneself; an event can be traumatic if it  contradicts one’s worldview and overpowers one’s ability to cope  where one’s sense of safety, hope and agency have severely been compromised. “ A trauma-informed approach comes from understanding the body-mind connection and how the impact of trauma affects the nervous system ,the brain’s neurological processes  and emotional regulation. Addressing  trauma by integrating body work in counselling can facilitate resource activation and healing processes.

Inviting all mental health practitioners and counsellors who wish to integrate arts in their work.

Facilitators: 

Katia Verreault – Group facilitator, dance movement therapist, dance instructor and Founder of A Moving World-We dance

Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Founder Director of East West Center for Counselling and Training

SERIES II - Integrating Visual Arts for healing in Counselling Children, October & November 2020

 Integrating Visual Arts for Healing in Counselling

East West Center for Counselling and Training  conducted Series II- Integrating Visual Arts for Healing in Counselling

“A trauma informed approach using arts in counselling with children”

This is a 4 weekend course which was conducted in the month of October and November 2020. The course introduced skills and techniques of using visual art for healing in a trauma informed approach in counselling children. The training paves way to an experiential learning which increased practitioners tool kit for working with children. 

Visual Art and collages give way to understand and expression of the extent of emotions and feelings experienced by the individual or the creator near to perfection than in verbal expressions. Individuals having trouble verbalizing what they are feeling, can mirror their emotions through spontaneous collage. For individuals who are more visually oriented to see and perceive better. Children whose linguistic skill are still developing can use collage to express themselves better. Art is easy, quick, safe and less intimidating to the client who are new or who feel resistant toward Therapy, It does not need specific skill sets, yet tends to be very insightful. It gives the creator a sense of contentment in the end of creating something of themselves which is psychically concrete to feel and see. Facilitates catharsis and self-exploration. 

Facilitators:

Ms. Roshni Bhatia, Artist and Art Therapist (Bangalore, India)

Magdalene Jeyarathnam(Course Director) –  Expressive Arts Therapist and Certified Psychodramatist

Website: https://centerforcounselling.org/portfolio/integrating-visual-arts-for-healing-in-counselling/