Barbara McKechnie

Barbara McKechnie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist. She is also a registered drama therapist and a certified psychodramatist.

She has worked for the past 24 years in a day treatment program for dual diagnosed clients, with children, adolescents and adults on both inpatient settings as well as inpatient and out patient partial hospital programs.

She has presented nationally and has been a faculty member of the Creative Arts and Healing Program at the New School University since 2005.

I use Creativity in Counseling, action oriented methods of psychodrama and the playfulness and the projective techniques (including sandplay, story, role-play, masks and puppets) of Drama Therapy. Clients will be able to explore issues that create obstacles in a safe and affirming environment.