Safe Haven Art Therapy

"SAFE HAVEN" was the exact words one of my first clients used to describe our time together.  It was this sense of safety and connection that allowed her to explore life events that had previously kept her: isolated, fearful and angry.  Our work together, incorporated directive based and open therapeutic art-making to help her share the burden of her trauma, understand how she was feeling in relation to what she had experienced and to facilitate forming a new sense of direction.  

                                              Irises, L. Murphy 2006

I have been working as a clinician in the mental health field for over fifteen years, utilizing my psychotherapy, art therapy and counseling skills to serve a variety of populations.  I am passionate about the work I do because I have experienced alongside my clients the transformative power of the creative process, when guided through and structured by the therapeutic relationship.

AREAS OF SPECIALTY INCLUDE:

• anxiety
• child and adolescent development
• separation/loss/bereavement
• attachment issues
• depression
• trauma
• inter-personal/relationship concerns

Life-Work Balance, Lorraine Murphy, 2016

To hear a podcast about my work and Art Therapy go to: www.rocklandworldradio.com

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