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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 Chicago Ridge, the suburbs of Chicago Ridge, other nearby places such as Oak Lawn, Palos Heights, or anywhere else in Illinois, 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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Jelena Bulic Milenovic
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As someone who grew up in unstable socio-political circumstances and as an immigrant, I have reinvented myself many times, and I can help you do the same. I am a fierce fighter for social justice and a supporter of oppressed people.


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As someone who grew up in unstable socio-political circumstances and as an immigrant, I have reinvented myself many times, and I can help you do the same. I am a fierce fighter for social justice and a supporter of oppressed people.

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I am a bilingual (English/Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian) therapist. I offer culturally informed therapy and acknowledge individual, intergenerational, historical, racial, and social trauma. These traumas are often at the root of modern human issues.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Academic Issues
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Career Counseling
  • Children of Immigrants
  • Chronic Disease
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • End of Life
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  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Neurodivergence
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Women
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Ajunwa Nwogu
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We will uncover knowledge & skills you have acquired from your lived experience (strengths) & apply them in achieving your goals. My approach is a mix of narrative therapy, mindfulness, somatic practices, polyvagal theory-based therapy, etc.


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We will uncover knowledge & skills you have acquired from your lived experience (strengths) & apply them in achieving your goals. My approach is a mix of narrative therapy, mindfulness, somatic practices, polyvagal theory-based therapy, etc.

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I guide clients on working with their autonomic nervous system, which is the base of our self-healing mechanism, rather than going against it. We would do embodying & mindfulness practices as well as talk therapy to bring about the life you hope for.

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  • Anxiety
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  • Grief
  • Panic Attacks
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Liz Ciukaj
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We will understand what your goals are and what may be holding you back from achieving them. We will also develop a plan to learn new skills and stack your tool box which can help get you unstuck and start making the progress you want to see.


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We will understand what your goals are and what may be holding you back from achieving them. We will also develop a plan to learn new skills and stack your tool box which can help get you unstuck and start making the progress you want to see.

Something to know about my approach is:

I strive to provide a safe, supportive, honest, and empathic space for my clients. We will create an individualized plan based on your needs and goals. I am trained in several approaches that can create new insights about your thoughts and behaviors.

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Tyler Goldsberry
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Utilize mindfulness, empathy, creativity, and personal strengths as we collaborate to rewrite the story of your life - past, present, and future. You deserve a chance to be who you want to be.


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Utilize mindfulness, empathy, creativity, and personal strengths as we collaborate to rewrite the story of your life - past, present, and future. You deserve a chance to be who you want to be.

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What makes you, you is something we should embrace. There's no right way to "do therapy". We can figure out what works best for you, together.

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  • Couples
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  • Life Transitions
  • Men
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Terminal Illness
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Kelsey Place
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Explore your needs, values, strengths, and emotions, build coping strategies, navigate relationships, and foster personal growth. Creating a safe space, we'll address stress, anxiety, depression, and work towards a balanced, fulfilling life.


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Explore your needs, values, strengths, and emotions, build coping strategies, navigate relationships, and foster personal growth. Creating a safe space, we'll address stress, anxiety, depression, and work towards a balanced, fulfilling life.

Something to know about my approach is:

A blend of empathy and evidence-based techniques. Tailoring each session to your unique needs, we'll collaborate on a journey of self-discovery and healing. Together, we'll build resilience and empower you to thrive.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Depression
  • Identity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Disorders
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