"If words are not enough to access the core of who you are and how you might address your issues and struggles, consider Art Therapy as a treatment modality. "Art therapy engages the mind, body, and spirit in ways that are distinct from verbal articulation alone. Kinesthetic, sensory, perceptual, and symbolic opportunities invite alternative modes of receptive and expressive communication, which can circumvent the limitations of language. Visual and symbolic expression gives voice to experience and empowers individual, communal, and societal transformation." -American Art Therapy Association

About Robert
Do you have a child adversely impacted by the ongoing war at home? Does your child shut down when you try to get them to talk about the toll the abuse is taking on them?  Are you at a loss sometimes for words to fully express what your are experiencing?  I would like to offer you the opportunity to approach your issues and struggles using not only words, but also by symbolizing your own experience through graphic means. Together we will identify and address the barriers you face in realizing your goals and aspirations.

Robert Morrissey is a licensed Board Certified Art Therapist and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor with over 20 years experience in mental health and addictions in New York City, Los Angeles, and Portland. His work has involved serving underrepresented communities in a multicultural environment.  In New York City, he worked with communities of color who were living with AIDS while struggling with addictions and mental illness. In Los Angeles he worked with Holocaust survivors, sexual minority youth in the juvenile justice system, youth with gang affiliations, and was on the faculty of Loyola Marylmount University in the Department of Marital and Family Therapy.

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Treatment areas that I work in include:

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•  Childhood Trauma 

• Narcissistic Abuse 

• Domestic Violence 

• Trauma and PTSD 

• Highly Sensitive Person/Empath Growth

• Men's Issues

• Depression and Anxiety

• LGBTQ Issues

• Life transitions

• Family Conflict /Parenting Issues

• Drug and alcohol abuse and recovery

• Grief and Loss

• Stress Management

•  PTSD

• Individual Growth

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