Water&StoneCATConference2020Presenters

ShoshanaAverbach,MA,LMSW,MT-BC,LCAT,CDP,AccreditedHealerShoshanaearnedhermaster’sdegreesinmusictherapyandsocialworkfromNYUandYeshivaUniversity,respectively,andcertificationsasaCertifiedDementiaPractitioner,LicensedCreativeArtsTherapist,Board-CertifiedMusicTherapist,CaseManager,andaccreditationasahealerthroughtheJewishAssociationofSpiritualHealers.Forover35years,shehasworkedwithprimarilygeriatricsasasocialworker,musictherapist,andrecreationleaderinnursinghomes,hospice,short-termrehabilitation,dementia,seniorcenter,homecare.Shehasperformedinover85geriatricfacilities.Shehasstudiednumerous

healingmodalitiesandoffersthemtoherclientsforself-healingwhenappropriate.Shoshanaenjoyspresentingatprofessionalconferencesforsocialworkersandcreativeartstherapists.SheproducedtwoCDsoforiginal,healingsongsandmusicalcompositions:TheTimeIsComing(2011)andIReclaimMyHeart(2015).ShoshanacurrentlyworksasasocialworkerinhomecareandperformsinnursinghomesintheNYCarea.Formoreinformation,seeherwebsite,www.healingnotes.com.

AnnaDziechowski,LCAT,MT-BCAnnaisabilingualcreativeartstherapistworkinginoutpatientmentalhealth.ShecompletedundergraduatestudiesinExpressiveArtTherapywithaminorinholisticpsychologyatLesleyUniversityandamaster’sprogramatNYU.Havingworkedincommunitynon-profitsandinpatientpsychiatricsettings,shedrawsfromatrauma-informedapproach.Annaintegratesmindfulness,Buddhistpsychotherapy,DBT,andinternalfamilysystems.

DanielleBlackwell-ArtTherapistIntern(graduatinginMay2020withanMA)DanielleisreceivinganMAinArtTherapyatCaldwellUniversity.In2016,shereceivedaBachelorofFineArtsdegreeinIllustrationfromSchoolofVisualArtsinNYC.Danielle’spassionforvisualartshasbeenexploredthroughoutherentirelife.ArtTherapybecameapassionafterbeingexposedtotheideaofutilizingartasatherapeuticexpressioninherundergraduatestudies.Herexperienceincludescounselingchildrenandadolescentsinanurbancommunity,workingwithchildrenandadultswithdevelopmentaldisabilitiesandadultswithsevere

andchronicmentalillness.

Water&StoneCATConference2020Presenters

JenniferGiuglianotti,BC-DMT,LCATJenniferisaLicensedCreativeArtsTherapist,BoardCertifiedDance/MovementTherapist,andfounderofBalancedLifeMovementinBrooklyn,NY.Jenniferblendstalktherapywithbody-centeredapproaches(Dance/MovementTherapy,playtherapy,andcreativeartstherapy).HercreativeapproachisgroundedinGestalttherapy,whichassertsthatourbodilyexperiencesformthebaseofourrelationshipsintheworld.Whenwordsarenotenough,movementandartlanguages

communicatethefeelingssurroundingillnessinanefforttobetterunderstandandheal.https://balancedlifemovement.comJenniferalsoleadstherapeuticartandmovementretreats:BloombytheRiverMountainHouse@bloombytheriverhttps://balancedlifemovement.com

DavidHermanLCAT,MT-BC,NRMTDavidhasbeenamusictherapistandmusicianforover25years.Hehasamaster’sdegreefromNYUinmusictherapyandisacertifiedNordoff-Robbinsmusictherapist.AftergraduationfromtheNYUmaster’sprogram,Mr.HermanbeganworkingwithvisuallyimpairedchildrenattheJewishGuildfortheBlind.Sincethenhehasworkedinmanydifferentschoolenvironmentsandhospitalsaswellasestablishingaprivatepractice.HehasalsotaughttheguitarprivatelyandhasprovidedworkshopsformusictherapystudentsattheBrooklyn

ConservatoryofMusic,Water&Stone,theUniversityofMacedonia,inThessaloniki,GreeceandguitarimprovisationformusictherapistsattheDeborahSpiegelAcademy.

HesperJuhnke,CAT-LPHesperisacreativeartstherapistwhoworksincommunitymentalhealth.ShereceivedaMasterofArtsinExpressiveArtsTherapyfromLesleyUniversitywhereshespecializedinintermodalexpressiveartstherapy.SheiscurrentlyanAlternativeTrackstudentpursuingherDramaTherapylicensure.Shehasworkedinmanycommunitysettingsincludingschools,communityartsorganizations,communitynon-profits,andoutpatientmentalhealthclinics.

Water&StoneCATConference2020Presenters

EmeryHurstMikel,MA,ATR-BC,LCATEmeryisthefounderanddirectorofWater&Stone.W&Scurrentlyhas13creativeartstherapistsseeingindividualclientsandrunninggroups.ThecompanygrewoutofEmery’sexperiencesinColorado,WashingtonD.C.,Maryland,Virginia,LongIsland,Brooklyn,andManhattan.TohelpothertherapistsinterestedinsimilarworkEmeryauthoredTheArtofBusiness:AGuideforCreativeArtsTherapists…(JKP,2013)whichfocusesoncontractingandbusinessbasics.Sheiscurrentlyworkingonhersecondbookfocusedonprivatepractice

andstartingacompany.Emery’stherapeuticworksupportsadultsdealingwithanxiety,grief,loss,fertilityissuesandwomenwhowanttofindandusetheirvoicesmoreeffectivelyintheworld.Alongwiththesepursuitsshementorsothertherapists,supervisesinterns,guestlecturesatGeorgeWashingtonUniversityandisadjunctfacultyatNazarethCollege.ShereceivedherMAinTranspersonalCounselingPsychology:ArtTherapyfromNaropaUniversityinBoulder,CO.www.creativelyhealing.com

ErikaObara,ArtTherapistIntern(graduatinginDecember2020withanMA)

ErikaiscurrentlyfinishingherMaster’sinMentalHealthCounselingwithaspecializationinArtTherapyatCaldwellUniversity.Shehasexperienceworkingwiththevisuallyimpairedandthosewithchronicmentalillness.Sheusesastrength-basedapproachtoenableclientstoreachabetterunderstandingofthemselves.Hergoalistohelptheclientfeelcomfortableinthecreativeprocess,whileprovidingasafespaceforthemtosharein.

JennaePhillippe,LCSW

Jennaeisalicensedclinicalsocialworkerinbothprivatepracticeandinacommunitymentalhealthsetting.ShereceivedaMasterofScienceinSocialWorkfromColumbiaUniversitySchoolofSocialWorkwhereshespecializedinprogramdesignandevaluation.Sheworkedforfiveyearsinchildwelfare,includingthreeyearsworkingwithconsultantsfromtheMinuchinCenterastheyadaptedStructuralFamilyTherapytoapreventiveservicesmodel.Shehascreatedmultiplestafftrainingsonself-careandburnoutpreventionatvarious

agencies.Sheisapublishednovelistandhasbeenstudyingnarrativetherapyforthepastyear.

Water&StoneCATConference2020Presenters

NehaReddy,BC-DMT,LCAT,SEPNehaReddyisalicensedcreativearttherapist,acertifiedsomaticexperiencingpractitionerandyogainstructorwhohasspecializedinprovidingtraumafocusedpsychotherapy.Herworkalwaysconnectsthemindandbody,payingattentiontononverbalcommunicationandusingmovement,artandsoundstoexternalizeandexpresswhatmightfeeltoothreateningtoputinwordsordifficulttoexplain.Shehasworkedwithavarietyofissuesincludingstress,addiction,mentalillness,complextrauma,abuseanddysregulation;conductingindividual,

groupandfamilysessions.

EdwardA.Regensburg,MA,ATR-BC,CHt,LCATEdisthefirstestablishedauthorityregardingtheintersectionofART,HEALINGandTRANSFORMATION.Edhaspublishedbooksandarticlesinprintandonline,andhasbeeninterviewedfrequentlyontelevisionandradio.Hisinsightsregardingthetransformativecreativehealingprocesshavebeeninvaluabletothefieldsofpsychology,fineart,spirituality,andcommunications.EdhasbeenapracticingArtPsychotherapistforoverfortyyears,helpingchangelivesinmultiplesettings.Ed’s

modelofwork,QuantumImageryisthesummationofhislife’smissiontoreachpeoplewhen“wordsalonearenotenough.”

DanaH.Roebuck,MPS,LCAT,ATR-BCDanaholdsamaster’sdegreefromtheSchoolofVisualArts.Shecurrentlyworksasanarttherapistinagroupassessmenthomeforchildren.Shehasexperienceininpatientpsychiatrysettingstreatingchildrenandadultpatientswithacutepsychosis,substanceusedisorders,auditory/visualhallucinations,anddepression.Herfineartsbackgroundinsculptureandfiberartshelpstoinformherworkwithintheexpressivenatureofartasaphysical,visceral,andtactile

experience.DanahasheldachairpositionontheNYATAboardastheSocialMediaWebmasterandlooksforwardtogettinginvolvedwiththeVA-ATAboardaswell.

Water&StoneCATConference2020Presenters

CarlaRose,MA,LCAT,ATR-BCCarlaisaNYstatelicensed,boardcertifiedCreativeArtsTherapistwithexperienceatpsychiatricandmedicalhospitalsandNYCpublicschools.CarlawasthesoleclinicalmedicalarttherapistatTheChildren’sHospitalatMontefioreforalmost12yearswheresheledgroupsforchildrenandadultsandprovidedindividualarttherapywhilesupervisinggraduatelevelstudents.CarlaholdsdegreesfromCornellUniversityandNYU.Priorto2007,Ms.Rosehadasuccessfulcareerinthe

NYfilmindustry.WithspecialtrainingsinMindfulness,Hypnosis,JungianSandplaytherapy,MBSR,AEDPandIFS,CarlaisacertifiedSoulCollage®Facilitator.

JenniferRussoMPS,LCAT,ATR-BCJenniferisalicensedarttherapistwithabackgroundofworkinginschools,residentialtreatmentcenters,communityservicesandataninpatientpsychiatricfacility.Shecurrentlyworkswithadiversepopulationofpeoplewhohavesevereandchronicmentalillness.Jenniferaimstocreateasafetherapeuticspacetoassistclients’ingaininginsightandidentifyingtheirstrengthstogrowinthecreativeprocess.

JuliaVolonts,MPS,LCATJuliaisanarttherapistfromNewYorkCity.SheholdsaMasterofProfessionalStudiesinArtTherapyfromtheSchoolofVisualArts.Herclinicalexperienceiswithineducational,community,andprivatepracticesettings.ShehasservedontheboardoftheNewYorkArtTherapyAssociation(NYATA)andpresentedart-basedworkshopsatmultiplearttherapyandmentalhealthconferences.In

2019,shewasawardedaFulbrightscholarshiptoconductarttherapyresearchinRiga,Latvia.Herresearchfocusesonthetopicofresponseartandprocessingtrans-generationaltraumathroughart.