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About Me.

As a young child, my father was in the military and we moved every three years- stationed throughout the United States and Europe.  Living abroad shaped my personality, values, and perspectives. I am friendly, outgoing, creative, and inquisitive. I love to travel and enjoy diverse cultural experiences -food, music, archetecture, art, and learning about others. My personal journey includes losses, too - several miscarriage losses and divorce.  But creating and nurturing a healthy family and happy life is my greatest calling! My children and I love to sing, dance, hike, and explore regional cities together. 

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I have 20 years experience in behavioral and mental health services and work with a wide range of concerns:  trauma, grief,  anxiety & depression, miscarriage/perinatal losses & postpartum concerns, life transitions, family changes, dementia and bereavement.  In counseling and consulting, I value collaboration. I enjoy working alongside clients, educators, interdisciplinary mental health teams and agency administrators to help my clients achieve their goals. 

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I also love teaching others! In the last seven years, I have taught in undergraduate and graduate classrooms, I also provide psychoeducation to clients to help them grow in the knowledge of their own health and wellness.

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Education

Master of Science, Art Therapy
Emporia State University

2002-2004

During graduate school, I had the privilege to intern at S.O.S, a shelter for women and their children who had escaped the traumas of domestic violence. I also delivered art therapy services in a special education classroom and at Easter Seals of Chesterton, Maryland where I provided clinical art therapy services to youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disorders. I completed research on grief and loss associated with pregnancy loss and best practices for internship experiences.

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology 
Fine Arts & Art History

Indiana University

1998-2002

I independently secured two professional internships. I had the honor to provide art therapy to women experiencing homelessness and crisis pregnancies in Bloomington, Indiana. I also interned with the Institute for Creative Arts Therapies in Evanston, Illinois where I learned from drama, dance, art, and music therapists. I engaged in arts based research on multicultural sensitivity in helping relationships.

Credentials

  • LMHC

  • LPC

  • ATR-BC

LMHC #39001955A, Unrestricted Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Indiana. Issue date: 2-29-2008 

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LPC #65635, Unrestricted Licensed Professional Counselor, Texas 

Issue Date: 6-26-2009 

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ATR #05-204, Registered Art Therapist, Art Therapy Credentials Board, National

Issue Date: 11-7-2005

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ATR-BC #05-204, Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Credentials Board

Issue Date: 12-15-2020

Professional Affiliations

  • AATA

  • IndiATA

  • APA

Community and a sense of belonging are so important for overall wellness for all of us! As a professional counselor and art therapist, involvement in professional organizations helps to support my career and professional identity. It also provides opportunities for ongoing growth and development; at conferences and through professional papers and panels, I have the opportunity to learn from other professionals and to share my knowledge with them. 

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" It is only in being creative that the individual discovers the self."

~ d.w. winnicott.

Presentations & Publications

I present at local, state, and national levels on a variety of education, clinical, and advocacy related issues. I enjoy collaborative consultations, clinical trainings and individual coaching and supervision. 

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Presentations

Narrative Art Therapy: Deconstructing personal narratives. [Workshop]. 2022 American Art Therapy Association National Conference. Minneapolis, WI.

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Bloom Where You’re Planted” Progressive Relaxation and Art Therapy. [Workshop]. Indiana University Kokomo. January 10, 2022. 

 

Embracing Personal Strengths and Community Connections through Mural Making. [Workshop]. Indiana University Kokomo. January 10, 2022.

 

Art Therapy with Individuals with Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: Building Integrity, Esteem, and Belonging. IU Kokomo, 2019.

 

Art Therapy with Adjudicated Youth and Group Supervision: Observations of a Parallel Proces. IU Kokomo, 2017.

Publications

  • Greene, B. (2008). Review of the book, "Grief unseen: Healing pregnancy loss through the arts." Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 25(1) 44-45.

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  • George, I., Greene, B., & Key, M. (2005). Three Voices on Multiculturalism in the Art Therapy Classroom. Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 22(3), 132-138.

Advocacy

The Art of Alzheimer’s Disease: Art Therapy Gives Rise to Social Belonging and Self Esteem, IU Kokomo Art Gallery, Kokomo, Indiana, 2019

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IU Kokomo Newsroom. "Students take art therapy journey with Alzheimer’s patients." Web, 18 Jan. 2019.

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 Cawthon, Haley. "'The Art of Alzheimer's Disease': New exhibit highlights therapy group, IUK service learning." Kokomo Tribune, 17 Jan. 2019. Web, 17 Jan. 2019.

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"Rise Above: Art Therapy Gives Rise to Addiction Recovery," IU Kokomo Art Gallery, Kokomo, Indiana, 2017

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Cass County Online. "Exhibition showcases work created in art therapy internship program." Web, 26 June 2017.

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 Pemberton, Caele. "IUK students work with Logansport Juvenile Correctional students in art therapy program." Kokomo Tribune, 23 June 2017. Web, 23 June 2017.

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