In this episode of the Constructed Awareness Podcast, Tyler Orr is joined by psychotherapist Lei Rhyne, LPC, to explore how she integrates Constructed Awareness (CA) with Expressive Arts Therapy. Together, they discuss the role of creativity in the therapeutic process, how expressive arts can deepen awareness, and the ways CA and expressive approaches can complement one another in clinical practice. Guest: Lei Rhyne, LPC 00:00 Introduction 00:21 Meet Lei Rhyne, LPC 02:44 What is Expressive Arts Therapy? 07:28 The history and foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy 10:56 Training and certification in Expressive Arts Therapy 12:48 Why expressive arts goes beyond traditional talk therapy 14:31 What an Expressive Arts Therapy session looks like 19:03 Externalizing thoughts and emotions 20:20 How Constructed Awareness complements Expressive Arts Therapy 21:27 Why externalizing experience matters 22:44 How do you actually process emotions? 26:05 Introduction to Constructed Awareness 27:39 The three building blocks of experience 29:30 Understanding orientation 33:32 CA resourcing, tuning, and memory reconstructing 36:16 Lei's experience integrating CA into clinical practice 38:15 Bringing Expressive Arts Therapy into Constructed Awareness 42:37 What a combined CA + Expressive Arts session looks like 50:26 Using art to understand emotions 52:08 A nonverbal pathway to trauma healing 53:51 Constructed Awareness training updates and reduced tuition 58:00 How to connect with Lei Rhyne 59:00 Closing
Host: Tyler Orr, PhD, LPC
Guest: Lei Rhyne, LPC
00:00 Introduction
00:21 Meet Lei Rhyne, LPC
02:44 What is Expressive Arts Therapy?
07:28 The history and foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy
10:56 Training and certification in Expressive Arts Therapy
12:48 Why expressive arts goes beyond traditional talk therapy
14:31 What an Expressive Arts Therapy session looks like
19:03 Externalizing thoughts and emotions
20:20 How Constructed Awareness complements Expressive Arts Therapy
21:27 Why externalizing experience matters
22:44 How do you actually process emotions?
26:05 Introduction to Constructed Awareness
27:39 The three building blocks of experience
29:30 Understanding orientation
33:32 CA resourcing, tuning, and memory reconstructing
36:16 Lei's experience integrating CA into clinical practice
38:15 Bringing Expressive Arts Therapy into Constructed Awareness
42:37 What a combined CA + Expressive Arts session looks like
50:26 Using art to understand emotions
52:08 A nonverbal pathway to trauma healing
53:51 Constructed Awareness training updates and reduced tuition
58:00 How to connect with Lei Rhyne
59:00 Closing