Psych1on1

Leslie Cardell, LCSW, a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in Manhattan, talks about creativity, creative blocks and her experience working with this issue in her private practice.  She discusses concepts such as internal and external audience, disowned self and aggression as they relate to creativity.  In addition to being a psychotherapist, Leslie has a background as an actor and teacher of acting.

Some resources regarding this topic include:  Understanding Writer’s Block:  A Therapist’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment by Martin Kantor.  Two websites that offer information about creativity and creative blocks are creatingminds.org and creativity-portal.com.  Please note that I found these resources in an information search prior to this interview and do not have enough information to offer them as specific recommendations - but they do look interesting.

Leslie Cardell, LCSW can be reached directly at her private practice contact number (212) 252-5345

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Cindy Barrilleaux, writing coach and editor, discusses her work with psychotherapists who are interested in writing.  Ms. Barrilleaux talks about some of the common writing problems people encounter, her strategies as a writing coach and some things therapists can do to become better writiers.  Ms. Barrilleaux works with therapists (and others) who want to publish books or articles or who just want to write for the sake of writing.  Ms. Barrilleaux is the former managing editor of Psychotherapy Networker magazine, where she worked with therapist-writers for twenty-five years.

For more information about Cindy Barrilleaux and her work visit her website at www.writeyourbest.com or send her an e-mail at cindy@writeyourbest.com.  Her contact telephone number is (505) 323-2514.

On the next edition of Psych1on1 psychologist Kelly Camilleri, Ph.D. will discuss using a systems approach in her work the developmentally delayed.

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Kristin Mitchell, LCSW talks about the use of play therapy in her private practice.  She describes what play therapy is, when to use it, who should use it and some of the challenges of working with families.  Kristin Mitchell is a licensed clinical social worker with offices in Manhattan and Hoboken, New Jersey.  She works with all age ranges.

For more information about play therapy visit http://www.playtherapy.org/ or http://www.a4pt.org/

Kristin Mitchell’s private practice telephone number is (917) 334-8449.

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