START UP! ART THERAPY PRODUCTS & SERVICES
UNCOVER THE SECRET POWERS OF THE START UP! PROGRAM AND DISCOVER HOW IT WILL HELP YOU TO:
Discover the fundamentals of Art Therapy and why it is a proven trauma treatment so you can help your clients & students heal and thrive!
START UP! Art Therapy™ utilizes a whole-brain healing approach in Neurodevelopmental Art Therapy (NDAT) for acute and chronic trauma treatment, coping skills and empowerment.
This holistic model is an evidence-based, trauma-informed, Culturally Competent, neuroplasticity-based approach, demonstrating its efficacy in neurobiologically rewiring the brain from trauma, resulting in long-term symptom reduction of PTSD, depression, anxiety, ADD/ADHD, suicide prevention and other maladaptive stress responses.
START UP! can be used in the K-12 Classroom as prevention and early intervention, in private practice for mental health professionals/coaches and at home for parents and children.
START UP! Art Therapy™ is culturally competent/relevant and can promote the preservation of Cultural Heritage in Native American and other underserved communities.
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START UP! Art Therapy To Rewire Your Brain™
Trauma Treatment Training:
A 4-Step Whole Brain Healing Approach To Help Your Client’s & Student’s THRIVE!
VIRTUAL Trainings & ONLINE Courses are offered to:
VIRTUAL LIVE TRAININGS
IF YOU HAVE AN ORGANIZATION, OR SCHOOL WITH A STAFF OF MORE THAN 10, THE VIRTUAL LIVE TRAININGS ARE RECOMMENDED
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“Every lesson in Art must also include cultural teachings. It's very difficult to separate the two, because Native American children are sensitized to all of nature which also includes spirituality, needing to incorporate all senses in order to formulate complete ideas. This creates an additional challenge to a teacher, to teach holistically, and this is why art therapy will work well with our cultural Ways”
Sherwyn Zephier
Art Educator
Ihanktowan Nation (Yankton Sioux Reservation), South Dakota
The START UP! Art Therapy™ Facilitator’s Manual
The START UP! Art Therapy™ Facilitator’s Manual is a year long therapeutic arts curriculum designed to rewire the brain from trauma utilizing our proprietary Whole Brain Healing Approach that is evidence-based, to reduce trauma symptoms, Permanently!
START UP! is being talked about by therapists and Art Therapists as being the #1 Book in the Art Therapy and Trauma Treatment field!
SPEAKING
CREDIBILITY IS EVERYTHING…
“Take it from me, the trauma expert……”
I have been speaking on Art Therapy Trauma Treatment to large audiences since 2001.
I am seen as an expert in trauma, specializing in Native American historical and Inter-generational Trauma. I have lived on Native American reservations working extensively with many Tribal nations in: Behavioral Health, Tribal Government, Tribal Historical Preservation, Tribal Schools, Social Service Organizations, and speaking at many American Indian/Alaska Native Behavioral Health Conferences.
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ART THERAPY SESSIONS
PRIVATE & GROUP
“Work with me privately or in a group….I am here for you!”
Together We Can Heal:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
All Trauma: Chronic, Acute, Racial Trauma, Medical Trauma, Vicarious or Secondary Trauma
Depression
Anxiety
ADD/ADHD
Anger & Aggression
Substance Abuse
Suicidal Ideation
“Mystery Illnesses”
And Other Conditions
START UP!™ assists in the development of:
Cultural Identity & Self-Expression
Self-Esteem & Self-Identity
Emotional Regulation/Development & Emotional Distancing
Adaptive Coping Strategies
Eye/Hand Coordination & Visual/Spatial Organization
Decision Making & Problem Solving Capabilities
Understanding the Past & Installation of Hope
Cognitive Restructuring & Positive Future Orientation
Healthy Relationships
Relaxation Techniques
Community Building
Spirituality
Personal Growth
People of ALL ages and ALL Cultures who use the START UP!™ Program will feel a deep sense of relaxation, positive mood, inner-peace, elevated esteem and personal empowerment; rewiring their brains through Art Therapy for a long-term solution.
START UP!™ is creative and enjoyable for ALL and makes healing FUN, so you don’t even know you are doing therapy!
“We invited Carey to present for 45 sixth grade Native students. The content was sensitive using words that a sixth grade student would understand about trauma. A lesson on how to talk to a trusted person at school, suggesting counselors, teachers, social worker or others. I observed the students quieting down as they listened to her words. Carey’s gentle and humble approach was part of her ability to capture the students’ attention. She used humor appropriately, in the way Native people (students) use humor when sensitive topics are verbalized. There was one student who spoke up with comments that indicated that she understood what to do for a friend. The behavior of the group of energetic sixth graders indicated that they did get the message. The adult chaperones and teachers who accompanied the students did share that the speaker presented the content of trauma in the “right way” [Culturally Competent] and were appreciative, acknowledging that it is needed.”
Bev Warne MSN, Lakota
Professor of Nursing, Native Nursing Programs
South Dakota State University
Rapid CIty, South Dakota
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