Posted May 13th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.
by Karen Stefano Ed.M., M.A., L.P.C., NCC
How can you unwind your body and mind, listen to the inner stirrings of your spirit, and supercharge your creativity? It’s easy. Tissue Paper Collage!
Mythologist Joseph Campbell said, “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” The truth is that our culture is motivated,…
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Posted May 8th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.
Photographing the beauty of New Mexico. …
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Posted May 5th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under SWC Blog.
First Year Art Therapy and Counseling student Caitlin Harper explores the magical ways in which great literature has informed her interest in Psychology…
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Posted May 1st, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Where do SWC Grads Work.
by Jessica Callaway, LPAT, LPCC, ATR-BC
I didn't know what to expect when I decided to go to Haiti. I realized when I was on the plane that I was partly, or mostly, going for selfish reasons. I was excited to practice art therapy and teach yoga in an environment I had never experienced,…
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Posted April 30th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under SWC Blog.
This is episode 8 of the Aspiring Coaches and Therapists podcast, by Emilah Dawn DeToro and Jacob Gotwals. In this episode (recorded in November 2013), we talk about various ways of attracting new clients: what we’ve tried, what we like, what’s worked for us, and what hasn’t.
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Posted April 30th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Where do SWC Grads Work, People of SWC.
This is episode 9 of the Aspiring Coaches and Therapists podcast, by Jacob Gotwals. In this episode (recorded in January 2014), I interview Tejal Murray, who completed a master’s in art therapy / counseling at Southwestern College.
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How Tejal’s background as an artist supports…
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Posted April 25th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.
An exploration of the stories, memories and personal significance behind the jewelry we wear. …
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Posted April 15th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More, SWC Blog.
I am a big fan of reusing materials into new forms. Broken bits glued together to make guardians; Torn fabric to make new yarn or a rug; Old shoes into a Journey; Or large boxes into castles. After reading, Endangered Threads: Socially Committed Community Art Action, by Janis Timm Bottos (2011), I knew that there…
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Posted April 14th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More, SWC Blog.
I'll start with an ending. One Art Therapy Techniques class in 2014 ended with each member of the group creating an altar of the art that was made during the quarter. We made Mandalas every class, as well as masks, body tracings, finger painting, inner guides and characters, and containers. In that class, I made…
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Posted March 22nd, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under SWC Blog.
Sancho was an official Southwestern College cat – he was born under the development trailer (there used to be art therapy offices in that location). I think it’s rather serendipitous that he came into the world right underneath my old office. He had kind of an unfortunate name which he was given by someone who…
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Posted March 13th, 2014 by counseling center & filed under SWC Blog.
If I may mount my high horse for a moment I might have something important to say. And it’s quite fitting that I be way up here and you down there because it’s true what they say – it’s all about the view. Up here I can say things like ‘stay positive’, ‘just…
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Posted March 10th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Where do SWC Grads Work.
1996 Grad, Jack Lehman, MA, LPCC, Certified Trainer – Center for Nonviolent Communication.
In Thailand, north of Chiang Mai, I worked individually with workshop participants in front of a group. It was a 2-day Introduction to Nonviolent Communication. I spent much of the winter of ‘10 -’11 in Thailand and gave 3 workshops there and…
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Posted March 9th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Where do SWC Grads Work.
Alex (Pschorr) Calhoun, LMHC
I completed my internship in Albuquerque, NM as part of the Southwest Family Guidance Center and Institute’s Suicide Assessment Team. I must say that 2011 was a big year for me! In 2012, I found myself graduated and happily married. Currently, I am working as a psychotherapist counselor and coordinating bi-lingual…
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Posted March 9th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Where do SWC Grads Work.
David Hudson, M.A., ATR-BC, LPCC, is employed by the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs as a Readjustment Counseling Therapist. He specializes in the treatment of chronic, combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as military sexual trauma. Using a variety of modalities and interventions in long- and short-term psychotherapy, he serves veterans from the conflicts in…
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Posted March 9th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Where do SWC Grads Work.
Jennifer G. Albright, MA, ATR, LPC/MHSP
Graduated in 2003.
Professionally, I am working with Experiential Healing Center in private practice serving children, adolescents, and adults with individual, family and group services. In addition, I am teaching Methods and Principles of Substance Abuse Counseling at Southwest TN Community College. I continue to work with at-risk boys…
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Posted March 8th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.
First year Art Therapy/Counseling student Caitlin Harper discusses how her nerdy interest in Viktor Frankl helped her to heal her cat...…
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Posted March 6th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.
Lessons shared through a series of fleeting moments. …
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Posted February 22nd, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Consciousness & Mindfulness.
Vice President Katherine Ninos shares her understanding of the essence of Quimby/Southwestern College...…
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Posted February 15th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Wild Heart Gallery, Creativity & More.
By Natascha Holmes, M.A., LMHC
Opening Reception was February 28, 2014 at Wildheart Gallery, Southwestern College Campus, Santa Fe, NM
When I am working with the materials and an image comes forth, I am aware that a story is unfolding. It really is my honor to be the channel for the colors, shapes and…
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Posted February 12th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Ecotherapy, SWC Blog.
Natascha Holmes first year Art Therapy and Counseling student from Florida hikes through the wilderness of the Atalaya Mountain Trail connecting with the sacredness of winter.…
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Posted February 11th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories.
In the face of so much destruction, injustice and greed, I ask myself what can I do?…
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Posted February 10th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, Student & Alumni Stories.
by Amy Hautman Bates
As a student practicing therapeutic work, I have been uncomfortable with the power dynamic between clients and therapists. As a counselor, I don’t like “playing the expert” and as a client, I don't like talking to someone when they act like they know more about me than I know about myself.…
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Posted February 9th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness.
Claudia Escareno-Clark shares how Consciousness Class leads to transformation in unexpected ways...…
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Posted February 8th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Counseling at SWC, Student & Alumni Stories.
Counseling student Sylvan Schneider shares what it is like being a male at Southwestern College, and in the field of Counseling. …
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Posted February 7th, 2014 by Southwestern College & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness.
What I have learned at Southwestern College is that each quarter brings with it new experiences. Sometimes they are wrapped in neat little packages with cute little bows, and sometimes whatever I receive I’d like to send back and pretend it was addressed to someone else. That being said, sometimes the most painful experiences lead…
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