professional Development faq
Workshops/presentations
What types of presentations do you offer?
Our creative therapists have been presenters across Virginia for many organizations to include the Brain Injury Association of Virginia, Virginia Law Institute, Greater Richmond Performing Arts Association, VCU Health, Massey Cancer Center, the Virginia Department of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University, and many more to include local school systems, women’s groups and small businesses. We enjoy designing interactive workshops to engage your audience into the therapeutic power of creative arts. Workshops can be multi-modal or be specific to music, art, play or movement.
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- managing stress through creative expression
- music and mindfulness
- altered book making for burnout prevention
- the use of art for clients in crisis
- arts based calming strategies
- why use creative arts therapy for your clients
- utilizing creative arts techniques to improve mood
Through our grant funded services via the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative, we are able to provide free workshops about the use of music therapy and/or art therapy to improve symptoms caused by traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury. Learn more about these free services here.
Team Building
How do you use the expressive arts for team building?
Our team members have worked with a variety of organizations across the greater Richmond area, utilizing their specific therapeutic modalities to help teams connect, communicate, and grow together.
Our staff can help your team connect through:
- music based experiences
- art based experiences
- play based experiences (to include board/card games, etc.)
Additionally, we have a team member trained in the Enneagram personality system who is available for team building events as well.
Business Consultations
Do you offer consultations to other small businesses?
Anna provides coaching calls to other creative arts therapists looking to build, sustain, or grow a group practice. Calls are individualized and will include targeted coaching and topic exploration. Contact Anna McChesney at Anna@creativehealing.center for more information.
supervision
Do you offer supervision for pre-licensed therapists?
Anna provides supervision to pre-licensed counselors in Virginia dually qualified as music therapists. Currently, she offers individual supervision on a limited basis. Alyssa provides supervision to pre-licensed counselors in Virginia, and art therapy supervision to people desiring board certification. Individual supervision is catered to each individual. Group supervision includes preventing provider burnout and processing difficult cases through creative therapies.
Internships
Do you offer music therapy internships?
Yes! We partner with local universities for university affiliated music therapy internships. We are not an AMTA national roster internship site. Internships typically begin in January and July of each year. Click here for information about due dates and how to apply.
What do you look for in an internship applicant?
Good clinical musicianship, strong communication skills, willing to work with diverse groups and populations, good documentation skills, good integration and implementation of feedback, self-awareness, and being self-motivated.