Trainings

Disaster Relief for Art Therapists [Recorded Training]

In this pre-recorded training, I discuss art therapy for disaster relief and how to engage community outreach amidst the pandemic. I begin with by reviewing my background and involvement with the Sandy Hook Healing Project, followed by an interactive presentation.

 

Psychological Safety during Mass Trauma Response for Community Leaders

Custom workshops for community leaders and adults looking to elevate their leadership skills and calm focus while working with children or families affected by mass trauma. Consists of experiential art therapy practices rooted in trauma response.

Certificate Program for Creative Arts Therapists

Our in-depth clinical training covers all of the Emerald Sketch trauma sequences applied post-mass trauma. Whatever your clinical setting, these innovative, yet ancient practices will bring your work into the modern era at a pace that is uplifting and comfortable to work with the most challenging clients of all ages. Upon completion of this training, clinicians are awarded an Official Emerald Sketch Art therapy Trauma Response Training Certificate.

 

An American Nightmare, The Play

This play is a direct response to the tender revelations that I was fortunate to experience in building relationships with many of the families that survived the Sandy Hook School Tragedy. I chose to create this play first and foremost to educate other creative arts therapists on the inner workings of masterful art therapy trauma response.

 

Past Trainings

  • 2021, Art therapy for Disaster Relief: A Crisis Training

    Colorado Art therapy association, Half day advanced practice, Virtual zoom for Boulder, Co, USA

  • 2020, Art therapy Immediate Needs Trauma Response

    Wisconsin Art therapy Association, Half day Advance practice, Virtual zoom for Wisconsin, USA

  • 2019, Teaching Your Community How Art therapy Heals Trauma Following Mass Disaster

    The Inaugural International art therapy Conference, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom

  • 2019, Trauma therapy Post Massacre through the Art therapy Lens: Artwork and application

    The Inaugural International art therapy Conference, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom

  • 2019, How Art therapy Heals Trauma in aftermath of mass tragedies

    The Art therapy Project, Performance Educational workshop, School of Visual Art, NYC, NY

  • 2019, Inside the Eye of American Terror

    New York Art therapy Association, Half Day Advanced Practice Trauma Course, NYU, NYC, NY

  • 2019, Creating Community: A trauma care in Creative arts therapies

    4th Annual Integrated Creative Arts therapy Conference, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, Chicago, Illinois

  • 2018, Mass Shootings and immediate Art therapy Response

    American Art therapy Association Conference, Panel Discussion, Miami, Fl

  • 2018, Advanced practice course

    Beyond the ethics of therapist self-care

  • 2018, Educating your Community on how the Creative Arts therapies heal trauma

    Clinical Training, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

  • 2018, March for Our Lives Emerald Sketch Art therapy Trauma Response

    Emerald Sketch A.R.T., Inc. sponsored Educational Workshop, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C,

  • 2018, Panel presentation

    at the 49th Annual American Art therapy Association Conference, Miami, FLA