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The past collides with our precarious present in Steve McQueen’s bravura documentary Occupied City. From the streets of Amsterdam, McQueen creates two interlocking portraits: a vivid journey through the last years of pandemic and protest, and a door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts his adopted city. What emerges is both devastating and life-affirming, an expansive meditation on memory, time, and where we’re headed.
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Ariel Landrum is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Art Therapist who has been in practice for over a decade. As a proud Filipina American, she brings a unique perspective to her practice, which is based in Reseda, California. Ariel's therapeutic approach involves a combination of Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Art Therapy, with an innovative twist. She is a self-identified Geek Therapist who integrates her clients' passions and fandoms into the treatment process, emphasizing skills-based, solution-focused methods, and the mind-body connection. Her practice, Guidance Teletherapy, was founded with the aim of providing affordable mental health treatment to individuals across the United States. Ariel's therapeutic reach extends beyond California. She is licensed in multiple states, including Oregon, Kansas, Nevada, Florida, Colorado, and Utah, and has been providing teletherapy since 2015, utilizing HIPAA-compliant software. Ariel's clientele is diverse, spanning age groups from children to senior citizens, and including individuals, couples, and families. She has a particular focus on serving military members and their families, the LGBTQIA+ community, survivors of sexual assault, and the Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) diaspora. Her expertise includes but is not limited to issues related to grief, sexual abuse, trauma and PTSD, anger management, anxiety, behavioral issues, coping skills, depression, fostering self-esteem, and managing stress. In addition to her individual therapy sessions, Ariel offers services such as Emotional Support Animal (ESA) assessment and certification, Gender Affirmation Surgery letters, and Organizational Mental Health (Consulting and Training). Her professionalism and skills have earned her high praise from her peers, further solidifying her reputation as a remarkable therapist and trainer. In her free time, Ariel enjoys catching them all on Pokémon Go.
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