• Primary Research Question:How does project-based behavioral therapy, as an integrative, task-oriented intervention, influence executive functioning, self-efficacy, emotional regulation, and overall mental health outcomes across diverse client populations compared to established experiential modalities such as play therapy, art therapy, and sand-tray therapy? Dissertation Question:To what extent does participation in project-based behavioral…

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  • The Belief

    Project based behavioral therapy is a modality being further developed and researched by Blythe Zemel, a current UC Graduate Student. Blythe Zemel currently is completing her internship under supervision with Communities in Schools San Antonio and will be moving into private clinical practice in 2027 to pursue her Ph.D to…

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I’m Blythe

I am currently a child and adolescent therapist in Texas. I founded the project-based nonprofit Girl with Grit in 2020. In 2025, I was approached by instructional coordinators at Region 20 Education Service Center to develop a project-based curriculum for schools within one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States – San Antonio, TX. After years of advocating for project-based learning, I became a child and adolescent therapist to implement my belief of project-based interventions into therapeutic practice. I believe that project-based behavioral therapy can improve confidence, executive functioning, task-orientation, skills-based learning, and improve emotional health.

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