ABOUT
SUSIE SCHUTT, MA, MHC-A, RDT
Susie (she|her|hers) is a mental health counselor associate, an intimacy director, an arts educator, a theatre director, a former non-profit administrator, and a registered drama therapist focusing on trauma-informed drama therapy and expressive therapies. Susie created Third Person Therapy as a way to offer workshops, in-school services, and intimacy directing in the community. She also works at Thrive Behavioral Health in Warwick, RI and with The Meghann Perry Group. She lives in Rhode Island with her dog Gordon (pictured above).
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Mental Health Counselor Associate #MHC00087-A
Rhode Island Department of Health, 2023
Registered Drama Therapist #833
North American Drama Therapy Association, 2022
Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Lesley University, 2021
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Social Inequality
University of Michigan, 2004
WHAT IS INTIMACY DIRECTING?
Intimacy Directing is a consent-based practice focused on the safety and wellness of actors. An intimacy director is part of the production team, creating a safe work environment for vulnerable acts on stage, while upholding the integrity of the production. An intimacy director acts as a choreographer, an advocate for actors, and a liaison between actors and production for theatrical scenes that involve intimate physical contact.
WHAT IS DRAMA THERAPY?
Drama Therapy is an active, experiential approach to facilitating change. Participants are invited to rehearse desired behaviors, practice being in relationship, expand and find flexibility between life roles, and perform the change they wish to be and see in the world. Drama therapy uses play, embodiment, projection, role, story, metaphor, empathy, distancing, witnessing, performance, and improvisation to help people make meaningful change. (Source: North American Drama Therapy Association)