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...and I love romance novels and campy science fiction shows (anyone else a die-hard Supernatural fan?). I also like being my own boss. Doing what I want to do, when I want to do it. And treating work like play.
As a licensed and board-certified creative arts therapist, I’ve spent more than 15 years helping adults struggling with insecure attachment styles, rediscover their power, become more self-confident, and find the relationships of their dreams.
Attachment styles and healing attachment wounds is a topic so near and dear to my heart, because I don’t just teach this stuff, I’ve lived it. As a child of divorce, my parents were always on the move, and we lived on the edge of poverty most of the time. I became a high achiever to compensate until my relationship struggles tore down everything I’d accomplished, and I wound up a divorced, single mom.
Then, both my parents and my brother were diagnosed with serious, chronic illnesses. And the new partner I had fallen madly in love with couldn’t prioritize me or stay faithful. When he left, my heart broke anew, and I miscarried what would’ve been my second child.
I decided to dive straight down into my demons and write a contributed volume about attachment and grief. Writing the book emboldened me to shed my shame, and learned how to move from an insecure to a secure attachment style! This led to creating the curriculum for my online courses, using The MacWilliam Method™, and building an online community for support. Much to my delight, both caught fire, and I’ve never looked back!
It has been my honor to work with all of the wonderful contributors that have made these published works possible! You can also find online publications with The Good Men Project, Tiny Buddha, Choosing Therapy, The Elephant Journal, and Up Journey.
This wide-ranging book on art therapy and grief provides everything an art therapist needs to feel confident in creating an effective treatment plan. It features fourteen clear-cut protocols, outlining 4-8 week curriculums for working with Complicated Grief, and explains the theory which informs the practice, including popular and evolving models such as Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Art Therapy Relational Neuroscience (ATR-N).
Suitable for a variety of settings and clinical populations, the book breaks through the analytical jargon of the field and provides first-person narratives of art therapists exploring their own experiences of grief and client case studies.
Providing theory and practical interventions, this book is the perfect companion to creative arts therapy students and professionals who wish to work with the LGBTQ community and the unique challenges that sexual minorities, transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) clients face today.
Considering ally development, unconscious bias and intersectionality, the book provides theory, case studies and practical guidance for working with this client group, as well as experiences emerging from within the LGBTQ and CATs community. The contributors cover a wide range of topics, from exploring sexuality and gender identity through portraiture to facilitating a music therapy group with transgender clients, and foster ally development in senior living communities through a multimodal approach.
With research finding that people from the LGBTQ community are at increased risk of depression and anxiety, Creative Art Therapies and the LGBTQ Community provides indispensable guidance for therapists.
With Me Online
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If you believe content is king, and want someone to give it to you straight when it comes to love, follow my YouTube channel on Attachment in Adult Relationships. I post between 4 new videos per month (if not more), based on subscriber questions. So be sure to like, subscribe, and ring the bell for notifications
Facebook is probably where I hang out the most, because that is where I get to interact with my online community. Inside my private group for Attachment and Adult Relationships, is really where the party’s at, with monthly livestream Q&A’s, new video postings, special discounted offers on my courses, and occasional live challenges.
Instagram is where I share my artwork and meditative moments of insight. If you’re looking to feel inspired by some mind-blowing reels and memes, the ‘gram is your jam.
More success stories…
“Finally getting away from the toxic push-pull dynamic between me and my ex allowed my nervous system to calm down, and gain perspective. Letting go of what I thought a family “should” look like, allowed me to finally welcome a family into my life!”
Sally
“I used to think no one could ever love someone like me, because I was too damaged and had too much baggage. Once I challenged that belief, I found a partner that I could relate to, and in loving each other, we learned to accept ourselves.”
Maddie
“I thought I just wasn’t a creative or emotionally ‘in touch’ person, but it turns out that was a story I bought into. I can relate so much better to my wife, and she is really happy with the changes she sees in me. I definitely recommend the course.”
Paul
“Briana breaks this down in a very clear and nonjudgmental way, for the laymen. The activities she offers are fun to do, and I feel like I have a stronger grasp of what my triggers are when it comes to personal boundaries. Highly recommend this course.”
Nick Patten, 42
“Briana’s course is full of information and very practical. My favorite exercise was ‘The Healing Tree.’ Whenever I am feeling anxious, I make one and it calms me right down. I have so many of them now!”
Jitka, 38
“Briana’s courses clarified so many things for me. Especially the emotional and body boundaries lessons. I have a history of trauma, and this felt like a very clear and creative way to address my confusion around boundaries. Thank you, Briana!”
Mandi Cole, 33
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