Specializations / Addiction & Recovery
Addiction & Recovery
When words fail us, we have our bodies and motion to express our feelings. What happens when our bodies unexpectedly fail us, but we haven't yet had time to prepare how to cope with that change?
Drama Therapy helps rehabilitation clients understand the importance of re-framing and creating an alternative story to the one they tell about themselves, in turn encouraging them to change perspective and action.
Traditional therapies hold that the main focus of the therapy work should be working around the issue of illness and healing, but often times, when someone is in rehab for any number of reasons, what they need/want is a sense of escape and release, or the the chance to be someone else for an hour, which is what Drama Therapy provides safely and effectively.
“I had the pleasure of meeting Alexis earlier this year when I drove a friend to his therapy sessions with her who was struggling with addiction issues after his business had collapsed a couple of years ago.
It affected every area of his life including his marriage, and he was really trying to figure things out.
Alexis was really welcoming and you could tell she genuinely cared about him, and he was not just another client in her busy day. There are some people who you just know when you meet them naturally have a kind heart and gentle spirit, and just talking to her briefly I could see why she had so many clients. Drama Therapy is something I would have never known about, but the difference in my friend was night and day after working with her, and I could not recommend her and this style of therapy highly enough to anyone needing help.”
Joey M, Yelp Review
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Drama Therapy in Academia introduces students to the basic theories and practices of Drama Therapy, focusing on how these techniques can enhance the student’s personal experience within the performance realm.