I can remember times when our visits were cut short because she was unable to stay awake. Although controversial and not approved by traditional medicine, bee venom therapy is fast gaining many enthusiastic fans who have taken to this alternative form of self-medicating. Bees can be bought from special mail order sources and come with instructions on keeping and caring for the bees as well as demonstrations on how to apply stings. But you may not know about other, intriguing and innovative uses of acting and actors in therapy. Couples generally sign up for a 6-session unit.
Groups are rather small.
After discussion and interviews, the actors use intuition and skills to enact situations or symbolic interactions, hoping to instill reflection and reactions in the group participants. In a short demonstration by this trio designed to illustrate how they usually conduct sessions, I was amazed at how quickly I found myself immersed and reacting to a very situation that seemed to involve me personally. In addition to extensive academic and professional training in theatre, both Justin and Amy are trained experts in Playback Theatre , which was developed in 1974 by Jonathan Fox and currently exists in different forms throughout the world. Columbus Playback Theatre is the only troupe of its kind in Ohio. Members of the audience relate personal stories to the actors who then portray them in scenes.