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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 Richmond, the suburbs of Richmond, other nearby places such as Berkeley, Oakland, 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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Breakthrough trauma and get you feel better about yourself fast. The talk therapy part breaks down many problems that are influenced by societal/cultural pressures while the somatic work helps heal trauma, attachment wounds, and performance issues.


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Breakthrough trauma and get you feel better about yourself fast. The talk therapy part breaks down many problems that are influenced by societal/cultural pressures while the somatic work helps heal trauma, attachment wounds, and performance issues.

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I work with adults and teens who struggle with neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism) and complex trauma. In my sessions, I use a unique talk therapy as well as an effective deep brain-based therapy called Brainspotting.

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We will deconstruct negative self beliefs, widen curiosity about body image, practice boundaries and self empowerment. Much of our work together consists of building awareness of patterns and challenging them.


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We will deconstruct negative self beliefs, widen curiosity about body image, practice boundaries and self empowerment. Much of our work together consists of building awareness of patterns and challenging them.

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Sometimes it's hard to be a human, have a body, and be in relationships. By healing ourselves we can heal in community. I practice a blend of Narrative, Relational-Cultural, and Feminist Therapies. Because context, language, and identity Matter!

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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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Lauren Matern
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Work on unpacking your childhood, family, culture, education, relationships, friendships, inner dialogue & begin to explore. Where do you want to be & how do you get there? What are we doing in session to help you feel more grounded, safe, & seen?


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Most of us didn't grow up in perfect families or a perfect culture & it has lasting impacts. In my clients, it often presents as perfectionism which can be an exhausting place to live in every day. Clients feel burnt-out, irritable, lonely & anxious.

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Move forward on your journey with you as the driver. Together we will create new narratives and build on your strengths, mitigating unhelpful tools from the past however learning from them.


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Move forward on your journey with you as the driver. Together we will create new narratives and build on your strengths, mitigating unhelpful tools from the past however learning from them.

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The most important part to therapy is the relationship with your provider and I am always wanting feedback from you because this is your journey. I use a variety of therapeutic modalities as listed but aware not one model fits all.

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