Humanizing the Therapist and Therapy with Gabrielle Burton S01 EPS410

In the latest episode of the Empowerography Podcast, my guest is Gabrielle Burton. Gabrielle Burton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She graduated from Bethel University where she obtained her Bachelors degree in communications and a minor in leadership. She took a year off to serve in Los Angeles at a shelter for women who were survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking. She has worked in a variety of clinical therapeutic settings from St. Jude's Ranch for Children serving teens in the foster care system, to working in a K-8 charter school as a clinician onsite, to an Intensive Outpatient Program at Loma Linda Hospital where she worked with teens with chronic illnesses. She has also facilitated therapeutic retreats in Utah with Evoke Therapy Programs where attendees process through childhood trauma through psychodramas. Gabrielle is creative at heart and uses various art mediums with her clients from music, drawing to movement. Gabrielle has put on a performing arts camp for middle and high school kids where she was able to combine her love for the arts and mental health. Gabrielle refers to herself as a “Gold Digger” as she believes everyone has wealth and value and won’t stop until her clients discover the hidden treasures they possess within. Gabrielle hosted a show online called, “The Wealthiness of Healthiness Show” where she covered topics from anxiety, depression to how to build healthier relationships. She has spoken at several conferences, hosts workshops, creates educational content on social media about mental health and currently has a podcast called “Therapist Off Duty” where she has candid conversations with other therapists as they take off the clinical hat to discuss their own mental health, passions and dreams. In this episode we discuss mental health advocacy, counselling, the arts, self-care, boundaries and de-stigmatizing mental health.

Website - https://www.gabriellemburton.com/

IG - http://www.instagram.com/gabriellemburton

TikTok - @gabriellemoniqueburton

"What motivated me honestly was my own family background" - 00:03:12

"Communication is probably the biggest thing that bring people to therapy" - 00:31:52

"The world needs the gifts that you have inside of you" - 00:56:41

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