Mika Mclane Email & Phone Number

Cross River, New York

Talking about loss, pain, and grief is a struggle. Art Therapy offers a spontaneous and compassionate way to address that struggle in a safe and healing environment. Her private practice, based in Lewisboro, New York, includes the facilitation of women’s circles that focus on self-care and identity after motherhood, individual therapy for womxn and teens, as well as in-home therapy for clients with limitations due to medical illness.Areas of focus:Life… Show more Talking about loss, pain, and grief is a struggle. Art Therapy offers a spontaneous and compassionate way to address that struggle in a safe and healing environment. Her private practice, based in Lewisboro, New York, includes the facilitation of women’s circles that focus on self-care and identity after motherhood, individual therapy for womxn and teens, as well as in-home therapy for clients with limitations due to medical illness.Areas of focus:Life transitionsIdentity after motherhoodAnxiety/guilt/shameGrief/LossChronic or life-threatening medical illness​End of life and bereavement support Show less

Greater New York City Area

Counseling in Schools is a non-profit community based organization that provides counseling services to students and their families in New York City public schools. Helping children stay in school and providing support programs to administrators, teachers, guidance counselors and other support service providers.

Child Life Specialist/ Art Therapist at Maimonides Infants and Children's Hospital for the in-patient Pediatric and Pediatric Critical Care Units. A 36-46 bed unit with patients age ranging from birth to 21 years. • Provide assessment and services on a 25-35 bed General Pediatric Unit and 11 bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for patients age 0-21 years.• Provide procedural preparation, support and distraction for patients.• Bereavement support for parents and siblings… Show more Child Life Specialist/ Art Therapist at Maimonides Infants and Children's Hospital for the in-patient Pediatric and Pediatric Critical Care Units. A 36-46 bed unit with patients age ranging from birth to 21 years. • Provide assessment and services on a 25-35 bed General Pediatric Unit and 11 bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for patients age 0-21 years.• Provide procedural preparation, support and distraction for patients.• Bereavement support for parents and siblings and berevement services on adult units on a referal basis.• Provide Art Therapy assessments and interventions for patients and their families.• Create, facilitate and lead weekly groups including; support group for parents of patients with cancer, art and medical play group and medical education group. • Provide developmentally appropriate activities in the playroom and bedside.• Educate patients and families on medical procedures, testing, diagnosis and provide psychosocial therapeutic interventions.• Supervise and train Residents during weekly developmental and behavioral rotation.• Supervise and train graduate student interns, playroom assistants and volunteers.• Coordinate and supervise 25 volunteers, special events, donations and entertainment for the in-patient floor: holiday parties; weekly clown, pet therapy, yoga group, medical play group, parent knitting group, music group, NYU Starworks fellow poetry and writing group, medical bingo, art groups; monthly Brooklyn Public Library visitations, Prospect Park Zoo visitations and Only Make Believe interactive theatre performances.• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team for patient care and treatment planning. • Maintain case documentation and program statistics. Show less

Mps, Art Therapy

Ba, Art Therapy/ Psychology