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CREATIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
Presenter: Renae Carapella-Johnson, LMHC, NCC

​Thursday, April 3, 2025
9:00 am - 4:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time) - In-Person (FSS Training Room, Corning, NY) or online via Zoom
$99 (includes CE if needed - see included licensing boards below)
Coffee & donuts, a simple lunch, and an afternoon sweet treat are provided to in-person attendees.
*In-person seating maximum is 30 attendees

***ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM***

"I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn" 
~Anne Frank

This workshop will focus on the benefits of utilizing creative interventions, specifically journaling, poetry, stories, music and nature therapy in our clinical work to facilitate positive therapeutic outcomes. Renae will provide an overview of the neuroscience and literature
supporting the use of these interventions and the positive benefits they yield. Attendees will also have an opportunity in a safe setting to utilize writing, journaling, poetry, and music to experience first-hand the profound effects these interventions can have. We will also identify
how to bring these creative interventions into our clinical work to foster healing, hope and resilience with our clients.

Objectives
  • Review neuroscience behind writing, music, and poetry that supports their capacity to heal trauma and other mental health conditions.
  • Practice utilizing writing, poetry, and music interventions.
  • Review the neuroscience and research supporting Ecotherapy/nature therapy in the treatment ​of trauma and other mental health conditions.
  • Identify strategies for using all these creative interventions in our clinical work.
Presenter: Renae Carapella-Johnson, LMHC, NCC

Renae Carapella-Johnson is a licensed mental health counselor and owner of Ray of Light Counseling and Consulting in Savona, New York. Renae is committed to supporting people on their journey of healing, hope and recovery. She believes that we each have an innate inner wisdom and in her clinical work she strives to support people in connecting with this wise self. Renae is certified in Eye Movement
Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and specializes in the treatment of trauma and suicide. She has provided numerous training courses and workshops on mental health topics to community members and mental health professionals. More recently, Renae has begun incorporating creative interventions, such as poetry and music, into her clinical work. She is also a part-time instructor at Alfred University in their Graduate Mental Health Counseling Program and deeply enjoys serving as a teacher to future counselors. When she isn’t working, she loves to read, write, travel, and spend time with her family and friends.