Danny Reinan

I understand that starting therapy can be nerve-wracking. The prospect of sitting down in front of a stranger and sharing deep feelings and secrets is daunting. That's why, at the beginning of the therapy process, my focus is on getting to know clients and building trust. In our initial session, I invite clients to explore our variety of artistic mediums and pick a form of expression that feels right. We'll then use those materials together to structure a "get to know you" artmaking activity.

I love to utilize tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) such as Dungeons and Dragons or Powered by the Apocalypse as a therapeutic tool. These games allow for clients to create and embody a character that faces obstacles in an ongoing improvised story, inviting opportunity for many clinical issues and topics to be explored from an aesthetic distance. I also utilize other drama therapy approaches such as Role Theory and somatic play. I supplement my arts-based and exploratory approaches by bringing in elements of CBT/DBT, supporting clients in bringing skills that they develop through play or artmaking into their broader lives. I am currently training at DvT Boston to become certified in Developmental Transformations (DvT), a drama therapy method that utilizes free play in a dramatically heightened space to help people practice ways of coping with instability in their lives.

I am an aspiring birder/birdwatcher and my goal is to be able to recognize the birdcalls of local MA species!