What is working with me like?
I will work with you to become self-compassionate and find the place within you that is well. I am both guide and collaborator, offering psychodynamic, somatic, and expressive practices that support healing, growth, and acceptance. We will spend time in the developmental aspects of self as well as the here-and-now to uncover unconscious motivations and drives. We can develop a relationship in which you begin to notice your internal cues and explore your authentic self. My therapeutic style is informed by Buddhist Psychology and Mindfulness-based approaches. I integrate Social Justice perspectives into my practice, taking into account the dominant role of White Supremacy and Eurocentric ideas of wellness and healing and the need to decolonize the field of therapy.
What is psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy is a collaboration that exists within a trusted, safe relationship. We can work together to increase your feelings of connection to others. I will support you to explore your internal dialogue that may be harming you, and safely increase your felt sense which may lead to healing from past traumas. We will work together to see beyond diagnosis and explore the human experience, finding acceptance in both the suffering and joy in humanity.
How does creative expression fit into therapy?
In addition to being a licensed psychotherapist, I am a Board Certified Art Therapist. I encourage the creation of imagery and form as a means of accessing conscious and unconscious information. I also facilitate the use of appropriate art materials to explore and accept difficult emotion, process events, understand relationships, increase self-awareness, make meaning and manifest values. Through authentic creative expression, individuals may be able to regulate their emotions more effectively, using metaphor and abstract expression to bring to fruition that which there may not be words for. My office is part traditional therapy office and part art studio.
About me
Mollie German, LCMHC, ATR-BC
I am a psychotherapist and artist. Through my path as an artist, I came to my practice as a therapist.
I have been studying and practicing Buddhism for two and a half decades.
I invite you to read my graduate capstone thesis:
Mindful Art Therapy and the Cultivation of Self-Compassion: Development of a Method.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/12
Education, Training, & Credentials:
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Ceramics, Minor in African American Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Art Therapy, Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Vermont (LCMHC)
Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) with the Art Therapy Credentials Board
Member of the American Art Therapy Association
Member of the Art Therapy Association of Vermont
Vermont License: 068.0134382
Access to Vermont Office of Professional Regulation: https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/
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Individualized Care
After you reach out, I offer a free 15 minute phone consultation to see if we may have a good fit for therapy together. If not, I will refer you out to other qualified therapists in the area.
I use an eclectic approach, finding the best fit for you. My style draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Art Therapy, Mindfulness, Self-compassion, and Psychodynamic theory.
I offer psychotherapy to both teens and adults in person at my office or via telehealth. Due to licensing regulations, I can only meet with clients physically located in Vermont.
Payments
I charge $120 for a 55 minute session. I accept credit cards, local checks, or Venmo for payment. I am an in-network provider with Medicaid, MVP and BC/BS. If you are using insurance, please contact them ahead of time to verify coverage. If I am out-of-network with your insurance, you are responsible for payment and I will provide you with documentation for reimbursement from your insurance company. I have a late cancellation (less than 24 hours) and no-show fee of $120. Medicaid does not allow late cancel/no show fees, so I reserve the right to refer you to another provider after 3 late cancellations/no shows. Payments and copayments are due at time of service.