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When you think about therapy, more than likely, you think about a traditional therapy session with someone sitting on a couch and talking to a professional. However, therapy can include more than just talking and sometimes art can be used as a tool for a therapist to use to help their patients express their...
There is no parent in the world that wakes up and says “I’m going to be a terrible parent today”. As a parent you are doing your very best, and sometimes it can seem like doing your best means that your parenting needs to be perfect and you need to have a perfect, happy...
Knowing the way therapy with kids looks different than therapy with adults can help you feel more relaxed in the process of bringing your child to therapy. Once I point out the fact that there is a difference, it seems obvious. However, when you are concerned about something going on with your child, you...
One of my favorite things about Anna Pirkl, MFT, ATR, LAADC is that she is committed on every level to growth and healing. For herself, for her clients, and for her community. Over the years of working together (over 6 years!), Anna has shown me that commitment through the prolific ideas she brings forward...
There are lots of first phone calls that start with “my child needs therapy, but I don’t know what is going to work”. Some parents will say: “maybe I’m the one who needs help!”. Or they say: “we’ve tried therapy before, but it didn’t work. I don’t know what to do!” It’s...
Are you a counselor, therapist, or other helping professional who wants to use art with the people you serve? These free art therapy coloring pages can help you bring the therapeutic value of art into your work. Do you notice that the people you help sometimes open up and...
A new Art Therapy resource for Orange County! One Heart Counseling Center is excited to announce its new location in Costa Mesa, close to the 405, 73, and 55 freeways. Our new satellite office offers mindfulness based therapy, art therapy, and counseling services for children, teens, and adults dealing with a wide variety of...
Grieving is a natural response when someone you loved has died. It is such a tricky and challenging process to navigate and it will be a different journey for everyone. Children, in particular, will grieve their own way. But because children and even teenagers understand death differently than adults do, often times their responses...