Time2PlayBreak

Time2PlayBreak offers a safe virtual environment where you are encouraged to participate in expressive arts and action methods to gain insight into your life.  

Expressive arts and action method approaches are used to facilitate creativity and spontaneity so participants can experience a change in their emotions and perceptions to attain a better understanding of their behaviors, goals,  and values. 

Dramatization and other expressive arts modalities offer a fun, gratifying experience that improves a person's spirits and brightens his or her outlook on life. Dr.  Tanja L. Lee uses projective and embodiment techniques to assist you in processing and tolerating difficult feelings, improving social awareness, and increasing self-confidence, but Time2PlayBreak is not ‘therapy’ in the counseling form.  It offers the therapeutic principles that encourage individuals to “try on” different roles to learn more about themselves as well as express feelings and to gain insight about and resolution of inner conflict

Play allows individuals to express emotions, problem solve and practice life skills. The ability to play encourages an individual to be spontaneous, imaginative, take risks, explore roles, and practice behaviors in a safe enough environmental setting. Additional benefits are…
· Improves communication and listening skills

· Improves self-esteem and boost confidence

· Develops respect and acceptance of self and others.

· Cultivates empathy

· Improves ways to cope with stress and anxiety

Tanja L. Lee, Ph.D. is a member of the International Tele’Drama Team,  International Association for Group
Psychotherapy and Group Processes and The American Psychological Association. She is an online drama therapy facilitator, adjunct leadership professor, SAG-AFTRA and Equity theatrical, dance, and vocal arts performer, and credentialed multiple subject educator. 

She has over 15-years of experience utilizing her knowledge of the arts, psychology, and education as a means for providing individual and community engagement, personal and social development, and mental health wellness. She has worked with children, teens, and adults from diverse cultural, linguistic, socioeconomic, and ethnic populations. Her expertise with clients and in research has been in the areas of drama therapy and other expressive arts modalities used in the online classroom, theatre in education, educational leadership, and incorporating expressive arts into the learning place.