On Our Mind: Thoughts from Mark & Michelle Dean
by Michelle Dean 15-11-2016 | 6:43PST | Comments (0)
Adolescence can be a challenging time in a child’s development, but when losses, adjustment issues, or trauma affect the child, it makes it all the more difficult. Teenagers often feel self-conscious, under stress, and shut down. Sometimes teenagers in traditional talk therapies fail to feel engaged. Imagery and art tap into our earliest ways of […]
by Michelle Dean 29-06-2015 | 5:03PDT | Comments (0)
This is an excerpt from the chapter: Dean, M. L. (2013). Cultural Considerations of Eating Disorders Through Art Therapy. (pp. 277-288). In Howie, Prasad and Kristel (Eds), Using Art Therapies with Diverse Populations: Crossing Cultures and Abilities, London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. While biological, genetic, and psychological factors contribute to the etiology of eating disorders, the influence […]
