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Allyson Norwood Bush
Counselor, ATR-BC, LCPC, LCAT
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
723 5th Avenue East, 126S, Kalispell, MT 59901
Let's Connect (406) 284-0573
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In art therapy, we make things together to create a bridge to communication, sometimes staying in the metaphor, and other times using the art product as a jumping off point for verbal discussion. When using narrative therapy, we find new and creative ways to look at old, unproductive stories. We create goals together. I provide the solid, predictable framework and ongoing support, as well as parent coaching. We create opportunities for deep insight, meaningful growth and healthy risk-taking.
With children, teens and adults, I use evidence-based, neurobiological, trauma-informed, CBT and psychoanalytic art and verbal approaches, while offering opportunities for connection, compassion, emotional regulation, flexibility, and enhanced personal competency. I am especially fond of somatic and mindfulness approaches to support emotional regulation.
Art-making, poetry and movement offer fresh perspectives; new endings to old stories. You don't have to be an artist to connect with the authentic parts of yourself that are engaged and alive. For more information on art therapy, check out the American Art Therapy Association website, arttherapy.org. Let’s find your ta-da!
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $200
- Couple Sessions $200
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Venmo, Visa
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Allyson Norwood Bush
Counselor, ATR-BC, LCPC, LCAT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Montana / MT-1482 Allyson Norwood Bush
- In Practice for 31 Years
- License: Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB) 97-080 ATR-BC / 2010
- License: New York 002378-01 / 2019
- Attended New York University , Master of Arts- Art Therapy, Graduated 1997
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
- Emotional Disturbance
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Intellectual Disability
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- School Issues
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Thinking Disorders
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Family ,
Group
Communities
Queer Allied
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Family ,
Group
Communities
Queer Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Experiential Therapy
- Expressive Arts
- Family Systems
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Relational
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Location
Primary Location
Flathead Valley Art Therapy, LLC
723 5th Avenue East
126S
Kalispell, MT 59901
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Nearby Areas
Neighborhoods
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Allyson Norwood Bush
Counselor, ATR-BC, LCPC, LCAT