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RP O’Brien, MA, MFA, MA in Ed.,
REACE, ICAF

The creative arts–especially music, writing, the visual arts–are at the essence of who I am and how I experience my world.

I received my undergraduate degree in Art/Fine Arts (and education,) I have a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, a Master of Arts Degree in Education in Language Arts & Curriculum Design, a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing, and a Diploma in Nursing. I have a Certificate (4-year program) in Voice from the New England Conservatory of Music.

I have studied expressive and creative arts therapy, biblio/poetry therapy, spirituality in healing, art therapy, storytelling, narrative and memoir writing, writing as a therapeutic modality, music therapy. Over the past 30 years, I have worked as a musician, performer, expressive and creative arts facilitator, psychotherapist, nurse, educator, program and curriculum designer, case manager, consultant, in my own business, for larger organizations, and with nonprofits.

A lifetime of making art, of creating spaces to explore and share, alone and with others, continues to inspire and drive me—-to connect through the arts and use our creative expression for deeper clarity, deeper understanding, health, healing, and transformation.

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Certification:

• ICAF – Intermodal Creative Arts Facilitator (The Center for Expressive Living & Creative Arts)
• REACE – Registered Expressive Arts Consultant/Educator (International Expressive Arts Therapy Association)

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Certificates:

• Medicine & the Arts: Humanizing Healthcare (University of Cape Town)
• Music Psychology (Griffith University)
• Making Music with Others (Trinity laban Conservatoire)
• Poetry and the Holocaust (Yad Vashem)
• Unseen Poetry (University of Reading)
• How to Make a Poem ( Manchester Metropolitan University)
• How to Read a Poem (University of York)

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