In this Voices From the Expressive Therapies Summit Episode, I interviewed psychodrama therapist Rebecca Walters. She shared about the evolution of the field over her 30+ years and about the Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute which she co-founded in 1989. 

Rebecca Walters, MS, LMHC, LCAT, TEP, is the co-founder and director of the Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute, which provides professional training in action methods. She is certified as a Trainer, Educator and Practitioner by the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy. Rebecca was the director of Child & Adolescent Psychodrama Services at Four Winds Psychiatric Hospital where she ran psychodrama groups on in- and out- patient child, adolescent and adult units for over twenty-five years. Rebecca is a Fellow of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) and was the recipient of their 2018 JL Moreno Award for lifetime achievement in the field. Rebecca trains internationally on the use of Psychodrama and Sociodrama with Children and Adolescents and on DBT in Action.

In this episode, Rebecca shares about her work as a psychodrama therapist and the vast changes of how the practice of therapy has evolved over her esteemed career. She breaks down the differences between the practice of psychodrama, drama therapy and sociodrama. Rebecca highlights how skills development, such as those learned through DBT, can be taught using Action Methods and how these are excellent approaches to breakthrough resistance. She shares tips and strategies for using dramatic approaches through telehealth. Additionally, she shares about the diverse training programs to enhance clinical skills and intensive workshops where therapists can do their own work using psychodramatic methods at the Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute. Rebecca will be presenting at the Expressive Therapies Summit on how to integrate Psychodrama within Individual Therapy. She truly is a WEALTH of knowledge! 

RESOURCES:

• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hvpsychodrama 
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hudson-valley-psychodrama-institute
• Instagram - www.instagram.com/hudsonvalleypsychodrama
• The Hudson Valley Pyschodrama Institute - https://www.hvpi.net/
• International Association of Group Psychotherapy & Processes - https://iagp.com/about/index.htm
• American Society of Group Psychotherapy & Psychodrama American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP)
• Tele'Drama - http://www.teledrama.org/ 
• Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking  by Malcolm Gladwell
• Expressive Therapies Summit NY, 2020 
• Psychodrama in Individual Therapy 

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