On Our Mind: Thoughts from Mark & Michelle Dean
by Michelle Dean 22-07-2014 | 7:53PDT | Comments (6)
Art in a psychotherapy practice is so much more than a series of directives and ingredients rattled off like a recipe in a cookbook. Although recipes may get the cook in the kitchen, what separates the novice from a chef is a discerning appreciation of the individual ingredients and their synergetic effects. Likewise, the ability to […]
by Michelle Dean 29-06-2014 | 12:33PDT | Comments (0)
Food prices go up, gas goes up, your utility bills go up, your insurance premiums go up, your office rent goes up, as well as taxes, and, well, pretty much everything else related to your cost of living goes up, but how easily do you ask for a raise when you are in private practice […]
by Michelle Dean 19-05-2014 | 9:28PDT | Comments (2)
Group therapy works! In studies comparing group psychotherapy to individual therapy, group therapy has been shown to be as effective and sometimes even more effective. In cases of medical illness, there is substantial evidence that this form of therapy helps people cope better with their illness, enhances the quality of their lives and, in some cases, […]
by Michelle Dean 28-04-2014 | 3:30PDT | Comments (0)
In terms of relationships and the ability to bridge at least two terrains, I personally like Hermes as a possible mascot for art therapy. All humor aside, Hermes was most commonly described as a Greek Olympian god of boundaries and travelers who cross them. He was a translator and messenger from the gods (the spiritual […]
by Michelle Dean 20-03-2014 | 5:34PDT | Comments (0)
by Michelle L. Dean I am often asked how I became an art therapist and my best answer is that it was a marriage of passions: Art and working with others. I came to this realization at a young age. I had always been interested in art, drawing, painting, calligraphy, you name it, I was […]
by Michelle Dean 20-03-2014 | 5:33PDT | Comments (2)
The quote “Hardening of the categories leads to art disease” is attributed to Kenneth Snelson, and his defiance to define his work as science or art. He described his work, a cross between aesthetic vision and the scientific inspiration behind the engineering of his sculptures, which defy the neat categorization of art or science. Art […]
