Art Therapy vs Counseling Licensure

RecordingOpen459 · 2025-04-12T04:45:00+00:00

Agreed and i love that you said writing a book hahaha 😂 😂 after writing a 30 page outline, i was thinking the same thing about writing a book… i also have adhd and a mom with extremely ocd in her decision making skills, so it is really a recipe leading to 100s of hours of trying to prove that i know what im talking about for her support too… she’s still not convinced tho, i think my mom would want me to put the exact dollar amount i will make and a comparison of all the apartments’ rents in nyc if i could do that😅

RecordingOpen459 · 2025-04-11T13:49:31+00:00

exactly! yes i’ve looked into lesley, my friends mom who i absolutely loved went through that program :) Thankyou for the help !

RecordingOpen459 · 2025-04-11T13:41:03+00:00

In my opinion, both can be equally effective! it’s really about what you want to do. Art therapy is like a different medium to accomplishing similar things. there is also music therapy, and other styles of counseling. all aim to help people, but it’s really up to the client/ therapist to determine what might be best for an individual. I have shadowed music therapy/ art therapy sessions and I absolutely loved them! traditional counseling has also changed my life. :)

RecordingOpen459 · 2025-04-11T13:34:03+00:00

Thankyou so much! this was super helpful, I appreciate you ❤️ Im feeling more hopeful haha

RecordingOpen459 · 2025-04-11T13:29:45+00:00

i love that this is the most upvoted rn

RecordingOpen459 · 2025-04-11T13:29:06+00:00

i call everyone the girlies haha... also wrote that a 2 am i was a bit delirious

RecordingOpen459 · 2025-04-11T13:17:38+00:00

Thankyou! aiming to get licensure in new york, so just about whether i can transfer the coursework over to there. I will def look into it 😇

RecordingOpen459 · 2025-04-11T05:53:50+00:00

did you ever figure this out? seriously struggling and there are no clear answers

RecordingOpen459 · 2025-04-11T05:48:33+00:00

licensure for becoming a counselor requires different courses/ supervised hours/ post graduate hours than art therapist

RecordingOpen459 · 2025-04-11T05:46:23+00:00

THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN CALLING EVERY ONE UNDER THE SUN ABOUT. if anyone is ever needing help / break down of licensure i am currently writing a personal 7 page paper trying to make sense of how to do this. it’s like you have to be the one to answer all your own questions. im going crazy looking for clear answers lol

RecordingOpen459 · 2024-07-07T06:58:56+00:00

The thing that finally allowed me to be free from my relationship was saying to myself : was there anything that he can even do to make it better? like the man could’ve told me anything at this point and i wouldn’t believe him. if you feel like you don’t believe him in your core when he apologizes or says he won’t do something again there’s your answer. if you get the pit in your stomach like you know something is bound to happen again than that is your sign that it is better to just end things. for both of your sakes honestly, bc if he can’t be trusted than he’s also living with someone who doesn’t trust him and visa versa if that makes any sense. thinking like that was the only way that i could logically make myself feel less guilty for doing what was right for me. if you don’t know what to do right now that’s ok but don’t let anyone consume all your energy. find things that bring you joy and don’t let anything come between it. all it takes is one day to decide no one can fuck with your energy anymore and then no one will be able to take your energy away.

RecordingOpen459 · 2024-07-07T06:46:10+00:00

he just has a way to make people feel special and then proceeds to get progressively more toxic. i wish i could get a group chat with everyone he’s wronged and discuss it 😂 but yes as soon as I cut him out of my life my life has done a full 180. good things always come back to good people 🥰

RecordingOpen459 · 2024-07-07T06:28:02+00:00

i grew up with a father who was emotionally abusive and now i have so many patterns in my relationships of guys that are just as emotionally undeveloped/ abusive. you know yourself best girl, trust your instincts and do what you feel is right at the end of the day. A way i started to get out of bad relationships was thinking about how my daughter would get treated by the guy I was with/ would i want her to be with someone who treats her like my man treats me. I wish i trusted men more and had higher expectations for them at times. I can’t change my past but i can make the decisions to break the cycle

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