Mental health for creative communities.

Mental health for creative communities.

Working in the performing arts is inspiring but it can also be demanding. Our goal is to create spaces where theater professionals can get the support they need to flourish both as artists and people.

How it works

We offer four different programs.

  • For a production

    Support for a single production with strong emotional content.

  • For a season

    Support or an entire season including crisis intervention and individual counseling.

  • For an organization

    Support for an organization throughout assessment, remediation, and transition.

  • Individual workshops

    Three hour workshops for teams on a variety of topics

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  • For a production

    Support for a single production with strong emotional content.

  • For a season

    Support or an entire season including crisis intervention and individual counseling.

  • For an organization

    Support for an organization throughout assessment, remediation, and transition.

  • Individual workshop

    Three hour workshops for teams on a variety of topics

As both licensed mental health professionals and members of the theater community, we take an integrated approach to fostering success and wellness across your entire creative team.

Can your creative community answer yes to the following questions?
If not, we can help.

  • Do staff and artists feel valued and supported?

  • Are roles, responsibilities, and deadlines clear?

  • Is communication clear among teams, as well as between leadership and staff?

  • Are the artists involved in your productions equipped to navigate potentially emotionally sensitive material?

  • Does your production team or organization have established protocol for handling crises or traumatic events?

  • Have there been any recent local or national events that the organization needs to address?

  • Do staff and artists feel valued and supported?

  • Are roles, responsibilities, and deadlines clear?

  • Is communication clear among teams, as well as between leadership and staff?

  • Are the artists involved in your productions equipped to navigate potentially emotionally sensitive material?

  • Does your production team or organization have established protocol for handling crises or traumatic events?

  • Have there been any recent local or national events that the organization needs to address?

FAQs

FAQs

  • Our work is short-term and embodied.  It is supported – financially and philosophically – by the producing organization and is conducted with artistic goals in mind.  

    For those individuals who would like longer term mental health support, we make referrals to outpatient therapists.

  • We are trained and licensed mental health professionals who love and understand the theater. Our therapists specialize in trauma and experiential therapies such as somatic psychotherapy and drama therapy.

    We are focused on supporting the entire creative team. This may involve individual counseling, group processes, and/or finding solutions on stage.

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core values in our work.  Our focus is on helping creative teams better prioritize, understand and attend to the mental health dimensions of DEI.  

  • You can contact us directly by email at info@supporting-roles.com.