Dr. Melissa Satterberg, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC was part of the first cohort of Notre Dame de Namur University's PhD Art Therapy program. Dr. Satterberg noticed a large gap in her art therapy training around issues impacting the LGBTQ+ community. In this interview, she shares about the Kaleidoscope art therapy curriculum that she developed in response to this gap. She also reflects on her work as a supervisor, educator and art therapist and she shares her views on "telling folks what we do" as art therapists as we are often, the only art therapists within a team of other clinicians. We also got to pick her brain on how she keeps art therapy alive and present in community.

Dr. Gwen Sanders currently works as a professor at Notre Dame de Namur University Art Therapy Department and works in private practice in the Bay Area. In this interview, she shares about her experience using art therapy in a variety of environments and her lessons on “taking up space” as an art therapist.

Dr. Erin Partridge speaks with Lindsay and Janet about what she has learned from her clients about artmaking, and how her personal art process informs her work as an art therapist.  She also speaks to the power of technology to enhance the art therapy process by making art more accessible to different populations and make it possible for clients to "step into" the art through tools like virtual reality and exciting apps that she is introducing into her work.  Dr. Partridge has a PhD in art therapy and is a board certified, registered art therapist.  She has a range of clinical experience, including in community, pediatric, forensic, and geriatric settings.  She has an art therapy studio as well, where she offers workshops and classes in the company of her pet parrots.Follow Dr. Erin Partridge on Instagram: @2littlewings and @createartatworkReferences:HP SproutMorfo app (which is sadly no longer available). Infinite CanvasLearn more about Dr. Partridge's dissertation in her blog post on the Elder Care Alliance website.She mentions her upcoming book about "job crafting" - here is a glimpse into her work with job crafting in this piece that she wrote for Medium.Learn more about Graphic Medicine here - and you can check out some reviews that Dr. Partridge has written for the site.

A small peek into the wisdom of Dr. Amy Backos, PhD, ATR-BC, ranging from her observations of the evolution of the field of art therapy to how she has crafted her job to best suit her to the ethical responsibility of self care for the art therapist to Dr. Backos' advice for art therapists in the early stages of their careers. Just say yes to this episode to learn more!!!Follow Dr. Backos on Instagram: @dramybackos to learn more about her and her latest projects, including updates on her in-progress book about PTSD and Art Therapy that will be published in 2020. While you're waiting for that book to be published, check out this book that she co-edited with her colleague Dr. Richard Carolan: Emerging Perspectives in Art TherapyNotre Dame De Namur UniversityJournal of the American Art Therapy AssociationCleveland Rape Crisis CenterLinda Chapman, MA ATR-BC: Art Therapy Institute of the RedwoodsPat Allen, PhD, ATR: Open Studios Project Kent State University, Kent, OhioUrsuline College, Pepper Pike, OhioSister Kathleen Burke, OSU, PhD, ATR-BC, LPCMary Bridget & Susan Radburn, Rape Crisis CenterAmy Cogent: Head versus Heart?Dr. Louvenia Jackson, PhD, MFT, ATR-BC: Cultural Humility in Art Therapy Dr. Savneet Talwar, PhD, ATR-BC Art Therapy and Social JusticeDr. Erin Partridge, PhD, ATR-BC: Art Therapy with Older AdultsRuth King, Mindful Of RaceSarah Kremer, PhD, LPCCM ATR-BCGretchen Miller: The Art Therapist's Guide to Social MediaCaroline Myss: Archetype Cards