Hello, my name is Dawn Ringenbach.  I am a Licensed Counselor and Registered Art Therapist.

EDUCATION

MA IN TRANSPERSONAL COUNSELING/ART THERAPY; NAROPA UNIVERSITY

LICENSURE

I AM LICENSED AS A PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR IN THE STATE OF COLORADO.

SPECIAL TRAINING

I AM A REGISTERED ART THERAPIST.

I HAVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT, PLAY THERAPY, SANDTRAY, YOGA, AND MINDFULNESS.

THEORETICAL ORIENTATION

I AM A HOLISTIC AND EXPERIENTIAL  PRACTITIONER. I PRACTICE STRENGTHS-BASED,  CLIENT-CENTERED ART AND PLAY THERAPY.  I DRAW ON ASPECTS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT), DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY (DBT), AND MOVEMENT/MINDFULNESS SKILLS.  WHEN WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS. I ALSO UTILIZE FILIAL THERAPY,  NARRATIVE THERAPY, AND BIBLIO-THERAPY TECHNIQUES WHEN APPROPRIATE.

CLINICAL APPROACH

GENERALLY, I BELIEVE THAT ART AND PLAY ARE NATURAL COMMUNICATION TOOLS  THAT HELP TO CONNECT MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT IN ORDER TO FIND INSIGHT, MEANING  AND SUCCESS.  I WORK TO HELP CLIENTS RECOGNIZE  THEIR STRENGTHS AND PERSONAL WISDOM, BALANCING THIS RECOGNITION WITH THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO MAKE CHOICES FOR CHANGES IN THINKING AND BEHAVIOR ON A PATH TO ACHIEVING PERSONAL GOALS. 

She, Her, Hers - What is a pronoun?