Building Mountains: Perspective & Insight through Creativity - 7/27/24

Alysan Marie Aachen, MA, LCCE, P-RDT, is a mental health advocate and practitioner, specializing in drama therapy and its transformative power in healing and personal growth. As the founder of Mama Drama Therapy, Alysan supports clients in navigating the challenges of parenthood and promoting emotional well-being. She also serves as a mental health group facilitator at Postpartum Support International (PSI) and is an expressive arts group facilitator at the UCLA/VA Veteran Family Wellbeing Center. She is currently pursuing her Master of Social Work from Capella University and is completing her Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) credential. She also earned a Master of Arts in Theatre from California State University, Northridge. Driven by a deep sense of compassion and a belief in the resilience of the human spirit, Alysan is dedicated to creating spaces where individuals and families can heal, grow, and thrive.

• Please choose materials that can be cut or manipulated, such as paper, a cereal box, magazines, photographs, cloth, pens/pencils/markers, paint, etc. 
• Items collected from your physical space to stack. For example, collect several favorite books to stack, or items that have personal meaning to create a mountain scape.

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Note that Zoom breakout rooms are not recorded.