
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.


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
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LMHC
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LPC
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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
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AATA
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IndiATA
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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.

" 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.

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
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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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Greene, B. (2007). Review of the book, How we see God and why it matters. Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 24 (2), 94-95.
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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.