Conversation 16 - “Yes, and…” How Improv and Counseling Intersect

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we talk with Diana DePasquale, a current Clinical Mental Health Counseling master’s student and counselor trainee here in Ohio. Diana talks with host Dr. Marisa Cargill about how her path to counseling  has been about connecting the dots between different passions in her life, including improv and advocacy. She speaks to how the literature and her own experiences reveal how improv can be utilized to enhance therapeutic settings and approaches. Tune in to hear Diana’s wisdom on the potential of improv in counseling as well as the conversations she believes counselors in Ohio should be having. Resources from the Episode:https://www.dianadepasquale.com/The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der KolkPlay with Fire Improv - https://www.playwithfireimprov.com/Comedy is Therapy - https://www.comedyistherapy.com/enrollLegislative Advocacy Day - https://www.ohiocounseling.org/legislative-advocacy Governor DeWine’s August 2023 Announcement - https://governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and-media/governor-dewine-announces-90-million-investment-to-strengthen-local-behavioral-health-crisis-repsonse-servicesCleveland Clinic Expands Psychedelic Research - https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2024/03/06/cleveland-clinic-expands-psychedelic-research-and-launches-first-psilocybin-trial-in-northeast-ohio/#:~:text=Cleveland%20Clinic%20is%20now%20part,200%20types%20of%20fungi%20species.***If you would like to provide any feedback for the podcast, we invite you to do so at the form linked here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfV0u5jSuQ4hNaGM3Nioymbj4ZuQAIlcxIJrYr98fUgfiwnNQ/viewformIf you or your division have a PSA you'd like Ohio Counseling Conversations to share, you can complete the form linked here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDWNUFWbzJ6OclTzEh8WvBFdgCi_cXtRq3XYKVQClGwLfUpA/viewformBoth of these links are always available on the OCA Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/ohiocounseling****If you’re a counselor in Ohio and would like to get involved as part of production or as a guest, or know someone who might be interested, please email us at [email protected]!****Created by the OCA's Media, Public Relations, and Membership (MPRM) Committee & its Podcast Subcommittee·Hosted by Marisa Cargill·Pre-Production & Coordination by Kailey Bradley, Marisa Cargill, Zachary Dispirito,  & Leah Wood·Editing by Leah Wood·Original music selections by Elijah Satoru Wood·Closing song: Accretion Discotheque by Who AD