I believe we all have the capacity and innate strength to engage in the therapeutic process. Through a psychodynamic and humanistic approach, I cater and support our sessions around your level of comfort, readiness and willingness for engagement. As an alternative to talk therapy, I offer the creative arts therapies as a means to safely and comfortably facilitate self-expression. By utilizing the non-verbal art process, clients can gain insight and a greater sense of awareness of how their thought patterns, behaviors, strengths and challenges play into their current life.
Bari michele langbaum
I am a licensed professional counselor and board certified art therapist in Oregon state. I received my Bachelors of Science in Textile Design from Syracuse University and Masters in Art Therapy from the School of Visual Arts. I come with 16 years of experience specializing in supporting patients moving through life transitions, grief and loss incorporating both compassion and virtue towards the therapeutic relationship. I am trained as a psychodynamic creative arts therapist with areas of interest in Buddhist psychology and dream work. I also incorporate polyvagal theory to support nervous system regulation and mind/body connection. I have also been practicing as a KAP therapist for the past four years offering it as a tool for treatment resistant depression and folks moving through existential distress. I often utilize art making as a way to inform and support the KAP preparation and integration portions. A unifying thread to all of this work is a mindfulness somatic approach, utilizing the body as a resource, outlet and guide to our inner knowing and emotional landscape.
I was privileged to be raised in a small beach town in NYC, enjoying the vibrant cityscape as well as the sounds and smell of the ocean as the backdrop for most of my life. I moved to the PNW after graduate school, making Portland my second home. On my time off, I enjoy making time for my own play and art process, spending time with friends, coastal trips, mossy walks and hikes, music, karaoke, yoga and solitude. Life is precious, a mystery and a gift. I continue to learn and unlearn as I move through it all alongside my patients and loved ones.
credentials
LPC # C4423 Licensed Professional Counselor, 2017
ATR-BC #11-211 Board Certified Art Therapist, 2011
LCAT #001601 Licensed Certified Art Therapist in NY, 2012
MPS in Professional Studies of Art Therapy, SVA, 2009
Foundations in Psychedelic Medicine Training, PRATI, 2023
End of Life/Existential Distress Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Training, PRATI, 2024
Relax and Renew Restorative Yoga Training, 2014
Facilitator for Skills for Psychological Recovery, Project Hope 2012-2014
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Training, 2010