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Anna Rodriguez, MA, PLPC
Supervised by Darrell Provinse, License # 2004003789 Independent Contractor Anna Rodriguez earned her degrees from Gordon College (Wenham, MA) and Lesley University (Cambridge, MA). She is an Art Therapist currently pursuing her credentials for being a registered Art Therapist. She is a member of the American Art Therapy Association and the Missouri Art Therapy Association. Before working at Agape, Anna interned at a partial hospitalization program for children and teenagers, then inpatient with adults before moving onto working inpatient with adults and then at an intensive outpatient for adolescents and adults. As a therapist, Anna utilizes a variety of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Art Therapy…
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Surfing the Urge: Implementing Skills for Emotion Regulation
By Amanda Stutz, MA, LPC To stand in the sea, immersed in the water, at the mercy of the powerful surf, is awe-inspiring and incredibly humbling. To be surrounded by the vastness of the ocean and see the power of the waves can cause one to pause. To splash about near the beach, being playful, and experiencing the water can be fun and exhilarating, but may leave one wanting to experience more. It may leave you with a desire to swim out further, explore the depths of the ocean and have a different kind of adventure. Leaving the comforts of the beach can evoke fear as the waves hurl themselves…
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Who Am I, Really?
By Ryan Sosman, MA, LPC You may have found yourself asking the question, “What is my purpose on Earth?” Although this is a very common question that everyone has asked themselves at some point in their life, it’s one that cannot be answered before we first learn who we are. So, why do we need to know who we are? Hosea 4:6 says it best by stating, “My people perish from a lack of understanding”. In other words, we must gain insight into how God has made each of us and use that knowledge to find who we are in Christ Jesus, before we can feel confident to navigate this…