Case study vignettes will showcase the therapeutic journeys of parents attending a group that was carefully designed to provide a balance of mother nature metaphors, expressive art and writing, psycho-education and mutual support. The neurobiology of attachment, ecology, feminist therapy, humanistic art therapy and poetry therapy are woven together to support clients’ brain integration and build resiliency in parenting.
Nicole Le Bihan is an art therapist, educator and clinical supervisor. She has 23 years of combined experience working with a variety of populations in therapeutic, educational and community settings. Nicole has been teaching at Kutenai Art Therapy Institute for nine years and provides individual and group supervision in both face-to-face and distance formats for students and professional art therapists.