Innovative Psychotherapy Services through Drama and Expressive Arts
Are you…
- Working through grief, trauma, depression or anxiety?
- In a life transition and needing guidance?
- Scared to make a change in your life and want support?
Our intake line is available 24 hours a day.
Dial: (510) 595-5500 Ext: 10
E-mail: contact@livingartscenter.org
We offer high quality individual, couples and group psychotherapy services provided by Licensed and Pre-Licensed therapist on a sliding scale.
All of our practitioners use talk therapy, and if desired and useful, may incorporate the healing power of expressive arts and/or drama therapy.
We provide the highest standard of care under the supervision of our clinical director, Armand Volkas . . . Read more....
We offer innovative Drama and Expressive Arts Therapy workshops, groups & trainings for both personal and professional growth. Our counseling center offers high-quality individual, couples and group psychotherapy services provided by Licensed and Pre-Licensed therapists. All of our practitioners use talk therapy, and if desired and useful, may … Read more...
Join us for this low-cost Expressive Arts Therapy Introductory Workshop! In this 2.5 hour workshop, we will use a variety of creative art methods including visual arts, writing, movement and role playing to explore the arts as therapeutic tools. The expressive arts help us reignite our creative sp...
June 21 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
In this 8 week expressive arts therapy group, designed for anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+, we will use the tools of the expressive arts to identify, discover, and heal feelings of internalized homophobia, questioning of queerness, and any other complex, uncomfortable feelings that have to do with b...
June 22 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join Maggie Silverman and Janna Browning Weir for a 4-week workshop series: Post-Pandemic Identity: Who Am I Now? A Therapeutic Drama, Somatic Movement, and Expressive Arts Workshop. Join us as we support each other in beginning this new chapter in this collective story! In this workshop, we invite ...
July 7 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Join Maggie Silverman and Janna Browning Weir for a Healing the Wounds of History workshop, where we will explore and process Jewish identity. How can we take steps towards healing personal and collective wounds as Jews, especially during these troubled times? How do we process our feelings about be...
July 11 @ 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
In the last few months and years, we have seen a great rise in anti-semitic sentiment around the world, from brutal attacks on Jewish People in reaction to the current crisis in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the deadly demonstrations in Charlottesville, VA, and the violent insurrection January...
July 20 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
This online 5-hour workshop is designed specifically for mental health professionals to explore and expand their clinical toolbox. We will provide a foundational overview of the field of Expressive Arts Therapy and give you a variety of creative tools you can utilize with your clients. In this works...
July 24 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join us for this low-cost Expressive Arts Therapy Introductory Workshop! In this 2.5 hour workshop, we will use a variety of creative art methods including visual arts, writing, movement and role playing to explore the arts as therapeutic tools. The expressive arts help us reignite our creative sp...
August 14 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pmThe skillful use of drama and the expressive arts in individual, couples, and group therapy is an effective, empowering method for problem-solving. While playful and often fun, it sparks insight — promoting ease, growth and well-being.
In addition, we are affiliated with Living Arts Playback Theatre and Healing the Wounds of History.Read more....
We offer innovative Drama and Expressive Arts Therapy workshops, groups & trainings for both personal and professional growth. Our counseling center offers high-quality individual, couples and group psychotherapy services provided by Licensed and Pre-Licensed therapists. All of our practitioners use talk therapy, and if desired and useful, may incorporate the healing power of expressive arts and/or drama therapy. We provide the highest standard of care under the supervision of our Clinical Director, Armand Volkas, MFT, RDT-BCT.
Living Arts Counseling Center is one of three organizations under the umbrella of the non-profit, Center for the Living Arts. Our sister organizations are:
HEALING THE WOUNDS OF HISTORY
