Art Therapy Resources for Atlanta & all of Georgia
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Art Therapists in Private Practice
The following is a listing of Registered Art Therapists (ATR or ATR-BC) who are members of GATA/AATA and who maintain a private practice and/or other services. Please click directly on the name of the art therapist to contact them via e-mail for information about their practice. These listings are provided as a service and should in no way be considered as endorsement for the services offered or rendered.Although the Georgia Art Therapy Association (GATA) is here to help with finding an art therapist and learning about art therapy, it does not oversee or take responsibility for the work of its members. Members are to adhere to the Ethical Considerations and Standards of Conduct under the Code of Professional Practice provided by the Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB), and are responsible for holding their own liability insurance.
Virginia DuPre, ATR, LPC, M.Div Registered Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor
Area: Atlanta
Address: 114 New Street, FI
Decatur, GA 30030
Telephone: (404) 272-3890 Email:spiritcreating@mindspring.com Website:www.spiritcreating.com Private Practice: Individual, Group, Couples Therapy with Adults and Teens Expertise/Experience: Virginia specializes in the use of image-making in the exploration of a variety of therapy issues--including life transitions, sexuality, anxiety, depression, sexual abuse, and spirituality, Virginia also works with issues relevant to the gender queer/gay/les/trans/bi community. Her private practice is in the Decatur area.
Susanne F. Fincher, M.A., LPC, ATR-BC Registered Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor Area: Atlanta, Midtown, Decatur Telephone: (404) 290-8773 Email:sfincher@mindspring.com Website:www.creatingmandalas.com Private Practice: Adult, Individual, Couples, Family, Group Other Services: Supervision, Workshops, Lectures Expertise/Experience: Susanne guides individuals, couples, and groups through the passages of life where difficulties - and opportunities for growth - can occur:
transitions in relationships, home, and work
questioning about meaning, purpose, and spirituality
issues around health, illness, and physical well being
concerns about gender, roles, and personal identity
Susanne takes a Jungian approach in her work. She incorporates active imagination, dream work, rituals, and self-expression with art to help you discover deep inner sources of healing, wisdom, and vitality. Susanne has a special interest in the sacred circles Jung called "mandalas," as seen in her books Creating Mandalas, and Coloring Mandalas. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist with over 25 years experience. Susanne also offers supervision to art therapists and to counselors who seek to enhance their clinical skills.
Jenny Welty-Green, Ed.S., ATR-BC Board Certified Registered Art Therapist South Metro Program (GNETS)
Hospice of NE GA Medical Center
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA)
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
Area: Atlanta, Northeast Georgia, Clayton County Email: jweltygreen@mindspring.com Private Practice: Children, Adolescents, Adult, Individual, Group, Family Other Services: Supervision, Workshops, Internships, Consultations Expertise/Experience: Jenny has two decades of experience working with children and adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral disorders, and dual diagnosis. She also has extensive experience in working with bereavement issues and provides art therapy grief counseling to individuals as well as to groups. Through Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Jenny provides school based bereavement art therapy groups as well as summer bereavement camps. She also provides art therapy support groups to seriously ill patients and their families at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.Jenny consults with other professionals offering insights and diagnostic information regarding artwork from their clients. She provides workshops and in-services to professionals on the use of expressive techniques with a variety of populations. Jenny’s thesis completed in 2007 for her Ed.S degree, explores her practice after a couple of decades of service, and is available by clicking here. She utilizes the approach that Art in Therapy as well as Art as Therapy both benefit the client in obtaining insights into their inner world, bringing material forward, making it easier to access change and growth. Additionally, she understands the necessity of awakening the inner artist, which resides in all of us. Below is a short 3-minute PSA (public service announcement) that sums up her current philosophy:
Annette Reynolds, MPS, RN, ATR-BC Board Certified Art Therapist
Certified Veriditas Labyrinth Facilitator
Health Rhythms Group Empowerment Drum Circle Facilitator Area: Birmingham, Alabama; Travels nationally and internationally providing services
Address: 204 Oak Road, Birmingham, AL 35216-1410 Telephone: (205) 979-1744 Email: anetrey@aol.com Website:www.sacredlabyrinth.com/annette Other link:www.labyrinthsociety.org Private Practice: Individual, Group, Children, Adolescents, Adults Other Services: Supervision, Internships, Mentoring, Workshops, Presentations, Consultations Expertise/Experience: Annette offers art therapy and labyrinth contract services for individuals and groups of children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with emotional and physical challenges. Services might also include creative expression using music, movement, and percussion instruments.She has experience using art therapy with at-risk and special ed. adolescents in alternative school settings; with children and adults who have life threatening illnesses in health care settings, support groups, and camps; with adults and older adults in-patient and out-patient mental health care settings. Annette also offers art therapy supervision, internships, mentoring, workshops, and presentations. Labyrinth services include consultation, workshops, creating temporary and permanent labyrinths for homes, conferences, retreats, camps, faith communities, and therapeutic groups, and ceremonies. Annette, a licensed health care professional for over 30 years, is a registered nurse and has worked as a CPE interfaith hospital chaplain. Her work is multidimensional, weaving together the physical, emotional, and spiritual. Through her enthusiasm and vitality, Annette shares her love of multicultural folk dance, singing, and percussion in her art therapy and labyrinth work.
Maxine Hull, M.S., ATR-BC, DAPA Board Certified Registered Art Therapist
Diplomate of the American Psychotherapy Association Area: Atlanta & environs Address: 2246 Northside Drive Email: maxinehull@bellsouth.net Telephone: (404) 351-8111 Private Practice: Adults, Individuals Other Services: Workshops, Classes, Seminars, Inservices Expertise/Experience:
Personal growth/identity
Transitions/crisis
Depression
Anxiety
Mind/body/spirit
Ongoing recovery in alcoholism
Maxine works with reverence for the transformational nature of art using a synthesis of Jungian psychology, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, gestalt therapy and the mind/ body/ spirit connection.She is an award winning artist, board certified art therapist, a member of the American Art Therapy Association and a diplomate of the American Psychotherapy Association. She earned both her BFA & Master's degree at Pratt Institute, NY, and has psychoanalytic psychotherapy certification from the Long Island Institute, NY. Her employment for many years as a Madison Avenue art director involved her in the inner workings of advertising. Because of her lifelong fascination with the visual image, and the transformative potential of art, she pursued further training using art for healing. She has additional advanced training in the psychology of health, immunity and disease, interactive guided imagery, adult survivors of child abuse and trauma, and conscious aging. Her 35 years of clinical experience includes implementing and supervising art therapy programs and leading workshops. Currently she has a private practice working with adults, teaches in the Savannah College of Art & Design Community Education program teaching" Introduction to Art Therapy" and "The Artist's Way" plus workshops in the mind/body/spirit connection and the retrieval of self. She actively maintains her personal art making currently in ceramic sculpture, collage, drawing, beaded sculpture and special commission work. Her work can be found in The Carter Center and private collections.
Cyndie Westrich, M.A., LPC, ATR-BC Board Certified Registered Art Therapist
The EASEL, Inc. Area: NE Cobb County, Cherokee County Address: 3660 Canton Rd., Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30066 Telephone: (770) 713-4794 Email: theeasel@bellsouth.net Website:www.easel-arttherapy.com/ Private Practice: Adult, Children, Individual, Group Other Services: Classes, Supervision, Workshops
Expertise/Experience: Cyndie Westrich, M.A., ATR-BC offers both art therapy as well as art classes for personal growth and wellness at her studio the EASEL, Inc. (Expressive Arts Studio for Empowerment in Living). The EASEL studio is located in the north metro area of Atlanta located in Northeast Cobb County. With over thirteen years of clinical experience in residential treatment facilities, schools and psychiatric hospitals, she offers a range of art therapy services for women and children. Art classes for adults, which focus on facilitating art expression for wellness, can be taken in a relaxed community studio setting. Workshops and presentations are available for facilities and organizations. To receive a free copy of Palette, the newsletter of the EASEL, and/or a brochure on art therapy, contact Cyndie.
Phyllis B. Kravitz, M.A., ATR-BC Registered Art Therapist, Board Certified Area: Buckhead , Sandy Springs Telephone: (404)255-9090 Private Practice: Adult, Individual, Adolescents, Children Other Services: Supervision, Women's Groups Expertise/Experience: 12 years working with severe emotional behavior disordered children and adolescents in residential treatment, private practice with adults and children. Life transitions, relationships, drug treatment, eating disorders, conduct disorder, depression, anxiety and grief.
Art Therapy
Information Meeting
April, 2010
Day & Time TBA
Email Jenny Welty-Green for information
2010
Meeting Dates
Tues. April 27th,
7-9 PM
Location: Virginia DuPre's Studio
Tues. Sept. 14th,
7-9 PM
Location: Virginia DuPre's Studio
