We offer high quality individual, couples and group psychotherapy services provided by Licensed and
The Living Arts Counseling Center (LACC) is a 501(c)3 organization offering specialized sliding scale therapy in the Bay Area (California, USA). Our approach often utilizes the healing power of drama and the expressive arts to activate personal change. While many of our clients do not consider themselves actors or artists, they enjoy and benefit from the therapeutic engagement of their creativity. The Living Arts Counseling Center is founded on the belief that the arts are alive, and that living is an art; that the incorporation of drama and the expressive arts in therapy is an effective and empowering method for problem-solving, promoting growth and well-being within individuals, families and groups; and that the arts can build bridges between cultures and different segments of society. We are committed to making the benefits of drama and expressive arts therapies available to the community by offering quality professional services, in accordance with the highest ethical standards, to individuals, couples, children, and families of all backgrounds.
08/27/2024
Dear Friends and Colleagues! We would love your support in sharing this post about our training course this Fall: Foundations of Creative Arts Therapy. Participants will learn the theory and practice of creative arts therapy and may experience the transformative potential of the arts.
Facilitated by Maude Davis, PhD (c), RDT, REAT
15-Session (45-hour) Drama Therapy Training Group - Live/Online
September 14th - December 10th
Tuesdays, 9:00am-12:00 pm PST
Plus 2 Saturday Sessions 9/14 and 12/7
Healing the Wounds of HistoryHealing the Wounds of History09/20/2024 - 12/13/2024 @ 9:00 am- @ 12:00 pm at Live Online via Zoom $75.00 – $1,500.00More Info
12/13/2023
The Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble is excitedly rehearsing for our show coming up on December 16th, 2023! You are invited, and please share this information with your friends:
An Evening of Playback Theatre
On Saturday, December 16, 2023, from 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, at the Goldman Theater – David Brower Center ( 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 )
Get tickets here: https://livingartscenter.org/event/an-evening-of-playback-theatre-december16/
Ticket price: $25 General Admission Pre-sale ($30 at the door) $20 Students & Seniors (Pre-sale & at the door)
Hope to see you there!
Foundations of Expressive Arts: Weekend Training Intensive (10 CEs)Foundations of Expressive Arts: Weekend Training Intensive (10 CEs)01/20/2024 - 01/21/2024 at Live Online via Zoom $50.00 – $275.00This experiential 15-hour training group will offer both a first-hand experience of the healing powe...
09/06/2023
Dear Friends and Colleagues! We would love your support in sharing this post about our Healing the Wounds of History Training Course this Fall. Participants learn peacebuilding and conflict transformation approaches to heal generational, historical and ancestral trauma through drama therapy!
Facilitated by Armand Volkas, MFT, RDT/BCT
15-Week (45-hour) Drama Therapy Training Group - Live/Online
Wednesdays, 9:00am-12:00 pm PST
September 13 - December 13
One-Day Intensive working with members of the Vietnamese Community and the legacy of the War in Vietnam on Saturday, December 9th
Fee: $1,005 ($70 per session)
(Payment Plans Available)
Continuing Education credits available (for an additional fee)
Fulfills NADTA Education Requirements for Drama Therapy with Specific Populations (with additional coursework)
For more information and to register, visit our website! https://livingartscenter.org/.../healing-the-wounds-of.../
(Image: Armand Volkas working in Lebanon in factions of their civil war)
08/24/2023
Dear Friends and Colleagues! We would love your support in sharing this post about our Healing the Wounds of History Training Course this Fall. Participants learn peacebuilding and conflict transformation approaches to heal generational, historical and ancestral trauma through drama therapy!
Facilitated by Armand Volkas, MFT, RDT/BCT
15-Week (45-hour) Drama Therapy Training Group - Live/Online
Wednesdays, 9:00am-12:00 pm PST
September 13 - December 13
One-Day Intensive working with members of the Vietnamese Community and the legacy of the War in Vietnam on Saturday, December 9th
Fee: $1,005 ($70 per session)
(Payment Plans Available)
Continuing Education credits available (for an additional fee)
Fulfills NADTA Education Requirements for Drama Therapy with
(Image: Armand Volkas working in Lebanon in factions of their civil war)
01/12/2023
Tired of just talk in therapy? Try healing through action! I have taught Principles of Drama Therapy for over 30 years, and I am still passionate about imparting the powerful tools of Drama Therapy to therapists, coaches, social workers, facilitators and students. Register for our Winter/Spring courses!
Theatre as a Therapeutic Act: Transform Your Life through Autobiographical Therapeutic PerformanceTheatre as a Therapeutic Act: Transform Your Life through Autobiographical Therapeutic Performance01/17/2023 - 04/17/2023 @ 9:00 am- @ 12:00 pm at Live Online via Zoom $75.00 – $1,500.00Autobiographic...
01/09/2023
Delighted to announce that my Autobiographical Therapeutic Performance group starts next week. Please help me spread the word about this powerful, creative and transformative form of therapy. Feel free to contact me personally for more information.
Theatre as a Therapeutic Act: Transform Your Life through Autobiographical Therapeutic PerformanceTheatre as a Therapeutic Act: Transform Your Life through Autobiographical Therapeutic Performance01/17/2023 - 04/17/2023 @ 9:00 am- @ 12:00 pm at Live Online via Zoom $75.00 – $1,500.00Autobiographic...
02/11/2022
Don't miss out on the Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble's FREE upcoming performance!
AN EVENING OF LOVE STORIES
Saturday, February 12th @ 4pm PST
Celebrate love in all its colors, textures, and complexity. Enjoy as our ensemble instantly transforms your story into improvised theatre pieces.
REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK (link in bio): https://livingartscounseling.org/.../love-stories-feb2022/
Join us for our upcoming *FREE* online performance:
An Evening of Love Stories!
Saturday, February 12th @ 4pm
During this event, the audience is invited to share their personal stories of love in all its colors, textures, and complexity … a first love, a best friend, a beloved pet, a long lasting love, a cherished grandparent. Our ensemble will instantly transform these stories into improvised theatre pieces and provide a public forum for our emotions, reflections and responses.
Join us for our upcoming *FREE* online Living Arts Playback Theatre performance:
An Evening of Love Stories!
Saturday, February 12th @ 4pm
During this event, the audience is invited to share their personal stories of love in all its colors, textures, and complexity … a first love, a best friend, a beloved pet, a long lasting love, a cherished grandparent. Our ensemble will instantly transform these stories into improvised theatre pieces and provide a public forum for our emotions, reflections and responses.
REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK!
Witness the magic of Playback Theatre! Audience volunteers will be invited to share their personal stories of love in forms. In response, Playback actors will instantly transform these stories into improvised theatre pieces and provide a public forum for our emotions, reflections and responses. FREE...
01/28/2022
Healing Generational Trauma, Conflict Transformation & Peace Building through Drama Therapy & the Arts.
A 13-Week Experiential Training – Live Online.
Facilitated by Armand Volkas, LMFT, RDT/BCT, Nermin Soyalp, PhD, Marjorie Florestal, MA JD, and Janna Browning Weir, MA P-RDT.
Tuesdays 9am to 12noon Pacific time starting on February 22nd.
Visit our website for more information and to register. Link in comments.
09/07/2021
Last call to register for our Drama and Expressive Arts Therapy Groups & Trainings! Spaces are limited. Reserve your spot today! www.livingartscounseling.org/events
Principles of Drama Therapy | Begins Sept 10
Foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy | Begins Sept 11
Healing the Wounds of History | Begins Sept 13
Autobiographical Therapeutic Performance | Begins Sept 21
Experience the healing power of the arts!
09/02/2021
Principles of Drama Therapy 14-Week Training Group begins Sept 10th. Put healing into action with Drama Therapy!
Facilitated by Armand Volkas, MFT, RDT/BCT
Fridays, 9am - Noon PST
Sept 10 - Dec 17 (14-Weekly Sessions)
$995 for 45-Hour Training. Payment plans available.
- Learn how to facilitate Drama Therapy with individuals, couples, families & groups.
- Continuing Education credits for licensed therapists & NADTA Course Credit Available!
- No previous drama or theatre experience required.
Register today ~
This 42-Hour Drama Therapy training group will provide participants with an experience of being in a drama therapy group. A variety of drama therapy techniques will be utilized, including improvisation, acting techniques, psychodrama, Playback Theatre and other action methods. The experiential porti...
09/02/2021
Everyone has a STORY! Bring your story to life with our upcoming 12-Week Autobiographical Therapeutic Performance (ATP) Drama Therapy Group. Use theatre to recreate your life as a living, breathing work of art. No previous theatre experience required!
Tuesdays, 9am - Noon PST
Sept 21 - Dec 7 (12-Weekly Sessions)
Group Facilitated by Armand Volkas, MFT, RDT/BCT
Fee: $900 ~ Payment plans available
Designed for both therapists and individuals seeking personal healing! Continuing Education & NADTA Course Credits available.
Spaces are limited ~ Reserve your spot today!
REGISTER:
Participants will explore formative moments in their lives and identify self-limiting beliefs transmitted by family, society and personal traumas. Group and individual therapy sessions will include an engagement with memories, images and emotions. Through the creation of your Autobiographical Therap...
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The Living Arts Counseling Center (LACC) is a 501(c)3 organization offering specialized, low cost, sliding scale therapy in Emeryville, Oakland, San Francisco, Burlingame, and Folsom, California. Our approach often utilizes the healing power of drama and the expressive arts to activate personal change. While many of our clients do not consider themselves actors or artists, they enjoy and benefit from the therapeutic engagement of their creativity.
Our Mission
The Living Arts Counseling Center is founded on the belief that the arts are alive, and that living is an art; that the incorporation of drama and the expressive arts in therapy is an effective and empowering method for problem-solving, promoting growth and well-being within individuals, families and groups; and that the arts can build bridges between cultures and different segments of society.
We are committed to making the benefits of drama and expressive arts therapies available to the community by offering quality professional services, in accordance with the highest ethical standards, to individuals, couples, children, and families of all backgrounds. Our primary objectives are:
To provide the public with clinically effective and affordable therapy services that incorporate drama and expressive arts processes.
To provide professional training and supervision in the therapeutic use of drama and the expressive arts for qualified interns and clinicians.
To promote the continuing development of drama therapy and expressive arts therapy as recognized methods for facilitating personal and social well-being.
Our Programs
Outpatient therapy clinic
Advanced drama therapy and expressive arts therapy training program
Consultation with therapists and community mental health
Clinical Services
We offer counseling for individuals of all ages, couples, and families, incorporating drama therapy and expressive arts therapy approaches in accordance with the needs and preferences of clients. These services are available at moderate fees and with a sliding scale.
Clinical issues addressed include: depression, anxiety, relationship and marital problems, life transitions and adjustment, grief, substance abuse, recovery from trauma, and self-understanding.
Ongoing and weekly groups using drama and expressive arts to address specific issues and populations. Examples include: adolescents, women's issues, diversity, spirituality, and professional training in the use of drama and expressive arts therapies.
Weekend workshops using drama and art as tools for personal healing and growth.
