VFTS 2022 11 | Laryssa M. Creswell | Fearlessness and the Role of Value in Therapy as Parallel Process

FEATURED GUESTS: Laryssa M. Creswell Ed.D., MT-BC, LCPC, LPC, ACS, LPMT, Dr. Creswell earned her master’s degree in music therapy from Loyola University New Orleans and a Doctor of Education in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University/Washington DC. She is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland, a Licensed Professional Counselor in the District of Columbia, a Board-Certified Music Therapist and a Licensed Professional Music Therapist in Maryland. Dr. Creswell is a Maryland Board Approved Supervisor and maintains the Approved Clinical Supervisor credential. She provides supervision for interns, pre-licensed and licensed clinicians. She also serves as an associate adjunct professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at the Washington DC Campus. Dr. Creswell has a wealth of knowledge in trauma, substance use disorders, depression, anxiety, individual and group therapy. Dr. Laryssa M. Creswell believes that women & teen girls thrive on relationships, whether good or not so good. She creates a warm environment for women & teen girls to explore themselves and their relationships to become their best self.

LISTEN & LEARN:

• The role of fear in our growth process.
• The parallel process of therapists facing their fears as we guide clients to do the same.
• Fear as a marker of progress in business development.
• The importance of counting your small wins to help maintain your momentum and your why.
• How not accepting insurance allows more creativity in how you structure your practice.
• How Dr. Creswell used creative solutions through collaboration to serve clients that can't afford her full fee.
• Understanding how the way in which we construct meaning around value for being called to do the work we do as therapists impacts how create our practice.
• How value becomes a parallel process.

RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

• Laryssa's website https://fearlesslyinspiredsolutions.com
• Email Laryssa at Laryssa@fearlesslyinspiredsolutions.com
• The Hole in 5 Short Chapters by Portia Nelson

EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES SUMMIT SESSION:
November 17th, 2022 2PM - 5PM via ZOOM with Laryssa Creswell, Deirdre Cogan & Ryan Carrol on Art-Based Treatment for Women with Trauma Histories & Substance Abuse Disorders.