Season 2 Episode 22 | Rachel Brandoff & Astra Czerny | The Empowerment Wheel & Art Therapy: An Integrated Approach to Helping Clients Heal from IPV & Abuse

FEATURED GUESTS:  Dr. Rachel Brandoff is a Registered, Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) and credentialed supervisor (ATCS). She is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Art Therapy Concentration in the Community and Trauma Counseling program at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Brandoff maintains a clinical practice specializing with individuals who are coming out of crises and coping with trauma. She provides supervision and consultation to art therapists and professional counselors. Dr. Brandoff has served on the boards of various professional organizations and is a regular presenter at regional and national conferences. Her new book, "The Empowerment Wheel: Helping Clients Heal from Relationship Abuse", comes out in early 2024 and is available for pre-order.

FEATURED GUESTS:  Dr. Astra B. Czerny is a licensed counselor (LCMHC-NC & LPC-PA), a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and a Board Certified Telemental Health Provider (BC-TMH). She maintains a small private practice for clients and a supervision and consultation practice with clinicians. Dr. Czerny is an associate professor at Lenoir Rhyne University in Hickory, NC, where she is the clinical coordinator and the developer of the Trauma Certificate program. Dr. Czerny is an active presenter at both state and national conferences. Her areas of interest include healing from trauma and empowerment.

LISTEN & LEARN: 

• Gain a deeper understanding of The Empowerment Wheel model
• Learn more about the 6 main core elements of The Empowerment Wheel 
• Red Flags
• Boundaries
• Relationship Authenticity
• Locus of Control
• Self Talk
• Integrated Self
• Tools and structure for clinicians to help clients move through and process the domestic violence
• The importance of the therapist exploring implicit bias when it comes to working with victims and perpetrators

RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

• Connect with Rachel Brandoff on Linkendin 
• email Dr. Rachel Brandoff at rachelbrandoff@gmail.com
• Connect with Dr. Astra Czerny on Linkendin 
• email Dr. Astra Czerny at astra.czerny@gmail.com or https://www.lr.edu/about/directory/astra-czerny
• Find out more about about the new book 
• Order their new book here "The Empowerment Wheel: Helping Clients Heal from Relationship Abuse" coming out early 2024

UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS:

• Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC) conference, Nov 2-4th, Melbourne, FL
• American Counseling Association (ACA) conference, April 11-14th, New Orleans, LA
• American Mental Health Counselor's Association (AMHCA) Virtual Summit, Date TBA
• Expressive Therapies Summit, Spring 2024, Date TBA