DRAMA THERAPY
What is Drama Therapy?
Drama therapy is a therapeutic modality that uses embodied techniques to facilitate creativity, imagination, learning, insight and growth. It utilizes artistic expression to help explore emotions, improve self-awareness, and cope with psychological challenges such as trauma, depression, or anxiety. It is used with individuals, couples, families, and groups and in a wide variety of settings.​
Drama therapists utilize multiple tools and techniques during sessions, including but not limited to, improvisation, theatre games, mask making, storytelling, art making, group play, writing, and enactment or performance. You do not need to be an actor/performer/someone with theatre experience to participate in drama therapy!
Watch a powerful moment above from 2nd Act’s Encore 2024 as our participants engage in a moving drama therapy exercise. Join us for Encore 2025 here.
Who does our program support?
Anyone with lived experience with SUD/mental illness or working with people impacted by substance use/mental illness including:
Peer Recovery Specialists
Peer Recovery Coaches
Community Health Workers
Peer Outreach Specialists
Case Managers
Peer Advocates
Behavioral Health Peer Specialists
Medical Staff and First Responders
What services are offered through the program?
Drama therapy workshops & ongoing groups
Group supervision/processing
Trauma support
Grief support
Professional development
One-on-one drama therapeutic services
One-on-one supervision for mental health professionals
​Our drama therapists collaborate with clients and groups to explore personal challenges through embodied creative expression. Our drama therapeutic techniques support personal development, creativity, emotional resilience, and overall well being.
Why should you book a session?
Our program supports the unique difficulties faced by those impacted by SUD. Drama therapy encourages participants to process challenging experiences and emotions through embodiment rather than verbal processing. The creative process allows multiple entry points for support and healing. Book a session to maintain your recovery, to process the challenges faced in the workplace, or simply to gain a deeper understanding of yourself.​​​
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Disclaimer
Services provided by a Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) are not a substitute for psychotherapy or mental health counseling provided by a licensed professional. Drama therapy focuses on self-expression and personal growth and does not include diagnosis or treatment of mental health disorders.