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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 Salem, the suburbs of Salem, other nearby places such as Malden, Peabody, or anywhere else in Massachusetts, 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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I use a variety of methods based on years of experience and training, and don't try to fit everyone into the same mold. What you are wanting to work on in therapy?

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get curious about where trauma lives in your body and we will work together to reset your nervous system. I offer a concierge style approach to treatment because you DESERVE therapy that is tailored to YOUR needs. I'd be honored to work with you.


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get curious about where trauma lives in your body and we will work together to reset your nervous system. I offer a concierge style approach to treatment because you DESERVE therapy that is tailored to YOUR needs. I'd be honored to work with you.

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that this is more than just "talk therapy". Big Trauma or little trauma, the symptoms are VERY real. The truth about trauma is that it lives in our bodies long after we've experienced the event(s), which is why my approach is somatic or body based.

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Clients should expect growth through their own work, and the ability to address sometimes difficult situations and material in order to advance from the good work done through therapeutic gains. Be willing to be uncomfortable to create what you want.

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I use a direct, and affirming approach in order to address forward thinking and support clients in working toward meeting their goals. While it is necessary and significant to address the past, it is also essential to be able to move into the future.

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Better understand the patterns which make you feel like you're on a hamster wheel you can't get off, recalibrate, and slow down your cycle with each other enough to do something new. You will reconnect and find each other again!


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Better understand the patterns which make you feel like you're on a hamster wheel you can't get off, recalibrate, and slow down your cycle with each other enough to do something new. You will reconnect and find each other again!

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My clients gain significant insight, which we combine with in-the-moment experiences to actively change how you interact as a couple. You will feel what it's like to reconnect, and I will support you in repeating the "new" until it's your norm.

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Together, we will work towards realizing your true potential and achieving your goals on a collaborative journey defined by healing and unconditional support.

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I create space to meet your individualized needs on a session-by-session basis. I strive to create a safe, warm, and collaborative environment in which we prioritize all your healing goals in the most supportive and empowering way possible.

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