The creative arts can be a powerful tool in releasing and transforming COVID-19 related stress. Pandemic Healing & Play is a 7-session online therapy group for members of the QTBIPOC (queer, trans, black, indigenous, and other people of color) community.
Each session, we draw from the creative well, which includes music, imagery, poetry, video, movement, role play, and more to facilitate healing and growth.
The full program lasts 10 weeks, which includes an individual session at the beginning, middle, and end of the group.
- Meetings: Thursdays 5:30-7:00 pm
- Start date: TBD
- Cost: $20-60 sliding scale (based on income) per session. Pro-bono spots are available.
- Max participants: 10
- Group leader: Jacqueline Victor (Jaq) Associate MFT #110537, supervised by Ariel Shidlo PSY #28631.
About Jaq
Jaq identifies as a queer, non-binary, Vietnamese-American artist, healer, and activist. They are also the Founder of Dig & Demand, a healing justice program that “flips the script” on traditional Western mental health services through critical literacy training and embodied play skills.
Jaq holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Drama Therapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).
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