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If you’re dealing with internal struggles or conflicts, or are searching for an interactive outlet that can help you improve your life, drama therapy is a promising option to consider.

Drama therapy incorporates drama principles and activities, in addition to psychology and behavioral health techniques, to help you achieve mental health objectives.

It helps you to tap into your feelings, attitudes, and behaviors through theatre and drama-based activities. Drama therapy can include storytelling, improv, role-playing, and theater games. This is a good option for someone who is having difficulty articulating their stories, goals, feelings, and thoughts through talk therapy alone.

Whether you are located in downtown Gilroy, the suburbs of Gilroy, other nearby places such as Campbell, Salinas, or anywhere else in California, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Drama Therapy Benefits

Drama therapy is a proven approach. Here are some ways that drama therapy helps people:

  • Improved self-awareness and self-understanding.
  • Greater self confidence.
  • Healthy and effective interpersonal communication.
  • New coping skills.
  • More expression of emotions and feelings.

This is not an exhaustive list of drama therapy benefits.

If you are interested in learning more about Drama therapy and other forms of expressive art therapy, check out this article by Licensed Mental Health Counselor Jennifer Bishop.

Get Started with Drama Therapy Today!

A drama therapist or counselor can help tremendously, regardless of your creative skill level or social ability. And Mental Health Match is here to help you find a local therapist or counselor in minutes! Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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get curious about your story and what drives you, observing and rewriting the narratives of the vastness of your lived experience, gradually learning to hold the wounds, and leaving lots of room for play.


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get curious about your story and what drives you, observing and rewriting the narratives of the vastness of your lived experience, gradually learning to hold the wounds, and leaving lots of room for play.

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I like to work relationally and narratively, bringing in a creative, conversational and strengths-based lens. I specialize in working on identity formation, values and self-esteem, especially around ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation.

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Help you live your one precious life with purpose and meaning, even when you are faced with big stressors, losses and pain (physical and emotional).

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I've been a psychologist for 20+ years. Prior to 2023, I worked in hospitals - providing care & training hundreds of young professionals to do the same. I am proud to report that the folks I trained are my biggest referral source. They trust me.

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I will meet your child where they are on their road to self-discovery, allowing them to show up to therapy as their authentic selves without judgment.

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make strides towards body-brain based healing through brainspotting, mindfulness, narrative, and other modalities. I offer a corrective emotional experience to those who have had attachment or other relationship struggles.


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make strides towards body-brain based healing through brainspotting, mindfulness, narrative, and other modalities. I offer a corrective emotional experience to those who have had attachment or other relationship struggles.

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I'm process-oriented, and enjoy when issues come up organically. We have a framework of goals of our work together but I enjoy to allow the time and space for issues to come up and address them as they come up.

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Take control of the present, by challenging negative thought patterns that hold you back. As a team we will process the triggers and stressors of the past, future and today that hold you back from reaching your full potential.

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I operate from a more eclectic perspective and use many different tools and techniques to create a completely personal and tailored approach to therapy.

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