About The Healing Stage
At The Healing Stage, we believe every organization has the potential to be a place where people thrive — not just survive.
We’re here to help you co-build that reality.
We offer:
- Consulting & Facilitation — culture transformation, conflict resolution,trauma-informed leadership, and creative team development
- Leadership & Creative Retreats — restorative, visioning, and team-building experiences for leaders and creatives
- Digital Resources & Training — toolkits, frameworks, and practices for ongoing culture work
We know that building a thriving workplace isn’t easy. It requires courage, honesty, and a willingness to do the deeper work — not just quick fixes.
That’s why we bring:
- Creative facilitation that helps teams navigate complexity with imagination and care
- Trauma-informed practices grounded in organizational psychology and cultural awareness
- Strategic support that leads to measurable outcomes — improved retention, stronger cohesion, and sustained performance
We don’t just consult. We co-create. We facilitate transformation.
A MESSAGE FROM DR. B
Hi Folx!
I’m so glad you’re here.
I’ve spent my career exploring how identity, culture, and creativity shape the way we show upin the world. As a drama therapist, organizational consultant, and facilitator, I’ve had the honor of partnering with Fortune 500 companies, hospitals, nonprofits, universities, and social justice organizations — helping them navigate conflict, rebuild trust, and create cultures where people can actually thrive.
My approach is rooted in research, informed by lived experience, and guided by deep care for people and communities.
I use creative facilitation, trauma-informed practices, and strategic frameworks to help teams:
- Navigate burnout and transition
- Resolve conflict with honesty and imagination
- Build cultures of connection, creativity, and care
Outside of work? I’m obsessed with pugs, love both comedy and horror (talk about balance), and believe that joy and humor belong in our stories — even amid the pain and challenges.
So here’s to intentionally committing to real cultural change and shift.
Let’s get to work.
With care,
Britton W
Research & Publications
Rooted in deep research, and backed by extensive studies in the areas of Trauma Informed Practices, Community Care, Anti-Oppression, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Britton has published and presented on a national and international level. Her research serves as a foundational gateway to her roles as both facilitator and consultant.
Peer Reviewed Articles
Sajnani, N., Williams, B., Low, M. Y, Bell, W., Dixon, S., Edwards, J., Li, S.Y, Morris, M., Rodriguez, C., Stevens, A.,(in press) Meeting between the real and ideal: Participatory action research on the needs of creative arts therapists and creatives who identify as Black and People of Color. Drama Therapy Review 9:1
Williams, B. (2021). Tracks on Repeat. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v21i1.3227
Norris, M., Williams, B., & Gipson, L. (2021). Black Aesthetics. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v21i1.3287
Williams, B., (2020), The R-RAP revisited: Current conceptualizations and applications. Drama Therapy Review 6:2, 183-201
Williams, B. M. (2018), Unapologetically black: Seven questions and poems that explore how race performs in clinical practice, Drama Therapy Review, 42, 223–32, doi: 10.1386/dtr.4.2.223_1
Williams, B. M. (2017), Role power: Using role theory in support of ethical practice, Drama Therapy Review, 3: 1, 131–48, doi: 10.1386/dtr.3.1.131_1
Williams, B. M. (2016), Minding our own biases: Using drama therapeutic tools to identify and challenge assumptions, biases and stereotypes, Drama Therapy Review, 2: 1, 9–23, doi:10.1386/dtr.2.1.9_1
Commentary
Gipson, L. Williams, B., Norris, M., (2020) Three Black Women’s Reflections on COVID-19 and Creative Arts Therapies: Then and Now. Voices, 20: 2
Chapters
Landis, H., Williams, B., (2019) Creative Arts Based Approaches to Working with Adolescent Resistance. In C. Haen and N. Webb (Eds.) Creative Arts-Based Group Therapy with Adolescents: Theory and Practice (pp 173-187). Routeledge.
Trottier, D., Williams, B., (2019) Exploring Social Justice and Dismantling Heterosexism through Creative Arts Peer Supervision. In B. MacWilliam, D. Trottier, K. Long, B. Harris (Eds.) Creative Arts Therapies and the LGBTQ Community (pp. 17-46). Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Williams, B., Trottier, D., (2019) Queering the Conversation: Facilitating Dialogues on LGBTQ Microaggressions and Systems of Oppression. In B. MacWilliam, D. Trottier, K. Long, B. Harris (Eds.) Creative Arts Therapies and the LGBTQ Community (p. 47-74). Jessica Kingsley Publishers.