Expressive Therapies Summit

We're giving away a gift certificate for ANY 3-hour class at our Fall Virtual Summit, happening November 7-10 & 14-17, 2024!

Want to join in? Here’s how:
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2️⃣ Tag a friend in the comments

The winner will be announced Monday, November 4 – good luck!

Don’t miss out! Registration rates for the Fall Summit increase on November 3! This is your last chance to lock in lower rates and maximize your savings on top-quality sessions for mental health professionals.

Why attend the Fall Summit?

🎈Access a diverse lineup of live, virtual sessions with expert-led, hands-on learning
🎈Fulfill CE requirements
🎈Connect with a vibrant community of professionals

Register today and keep those extra dollars for holiday plans!

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Did a technique or activity from an Expressive Therapies Summit workshop bring new insights to your practice or create meaningful change for your clients? We want to hear about it!

Whether it’s a game-changing art therapy method, a play therapy tool that resonates, or a journaling exercise that fosters connection, your story can inspire fellow professionals.

Share in the comments below or tag us in your post! Let’s keep learning from each other and growing together!

Change can leave us feeling disoriented, but expressive writing offers a path to healing. Join Elaine Brooks, MA, RN, CAPF, CM, and Deborah Ross, LPC, CJT on November 17 for a 3-hour workshop that integrates poetic prompts with neuroscience to guide clients through life transitions. Whether in individual or group settings, you’ll learn powerful techniques to help clients process change and move forward with clarity and strength. Perfect for clinicians seeking practical, creative tools to support their practice.

Join Anna Reyner, MA, ATR, LMFT on November 17 for an engaging workshop that combines movement and art to help release big emotions for clients of all ages!

In this action-packed, hands-on experience, you’ll discover how physically engaging with art materials can calm the nervous system, channel excess energy, and provide a powerful release for pent-up emotions—especially crucial for those affected by the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Join Nancy Gershman, LCSW on November 17 for an inspiring 3-hour workshop designed to help clinicians explore the joyful moments often overshadowed by loss.

Discover how to locate those fleeting, joyful memories that can pave the way for healing and reintegration. Nancy will introduce her unique "cinematic" technique to help clients curate positive felt-sense memories and co-create new “prescriptive” memories from their lived experiences. This innovative approach not only promotes healing but also infuses clients' narratives with courage and humor.

Expect engaging case studies, live demonstrations, and insights on using this transformative technique in-person or via telehealth for clients dealing with grief or non-death-related loss.

Join Lisa Hope, ATR-BC, LADC, LCAT, MAC, CASAC, CRPA on November 16 for a transformative 3-hour workshop designed to enhance your therapeutic toolkit for working with clients diagnosed with substance use disorders.

Learn how to integrate creative art-making prompts and processes into treatment plans that address recovery capital—helping clients build resilience, stability, and strength in their recovery journey. From visual arts to contemplative practices, this workshop will expand your understanding of recovery goals while introducing innovative techniques for clinical practice.

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Join us for two unique sessions that explore the beauty of embracing brokenness and facilitating healing through the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi, led by Christa Brennan, LCAT, ATR-BC, CADC, LPC.

🍵 November 16: Repairing the Broken Bowl™: The Ancient Art of Kintsugi
Discover the transformative power of Wabi-Sabi and Kintsugi in this full-day, experiential master class. This creative approach to grief therapy integrates expressive arts with trauma and attachment theory, helping participants explore resilience and meaning-making from loss to restoration. Perfect for clinicians looking to guide clients through healing with the Broken Bowl™ method.

🍵 November 17: Repairing the Broken Bowl™: Facilitator Training
Ready to take it to the next level? This training will equip you to lead your own Broken Bowl™ workshops in clinical and community settings. Learn how to prepare, guide, and support participants through this powerful process. Dive into topics like Wabi-Sabi philosophy, working with metaphor and symbolism, and handling emotional challenges with clients.

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Unlock the power of images to access your inner wisdom! On November 16, join Mindy Jacobson-Levy, MCAT, ATR-BC, LPC, LPAT, for a transformative 6-hour master class designed to help clinicians harness the therapeutic power of SoulCollage®.

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore a unique 2-step collage-making process that combines visual imagery and journaling for "soul discovery." Learn how to create your own SoulCollage® deck, where each card represents energies that serve as guides, helpers, or challengers in your life. Through card-making, witness writing, and discussion, you’ll discover how to help your clients (and yourself) find deeper personal insights and growth.

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Calling Chicago-area experts in play and expressive therapies! We’re inviting you to lead dynamic, hands-on workshops at our 2025 Mid-West Summit. If you have an advanced degree and a passion for visual arts, music, drama, or play therapy in clinical settings, we want to hear from you!

👉 Be part of this exciting local event—submit your proposal today.

Apply here:

Open Call for Proposals Submission Form - 2025 Events

Your expertise can inspire a new wave of creative therapists! We invite dynamic professionals with advanced degrees to lead experiential sessions at our 2025 events on art, music, drama, writing, and play therapy topics. If you’re passionate about clinical creativity, we want to hear from you!

Apply here:

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Join us on November 16 for an immersive, daylong master class led by Peggy Kolodny, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT, and Elizabeth Davis, MFA, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT, designed for therapists working with clients facing complex trauma and dissociation.

In "Exploring Transference & Lived Experience with Dissociative Clients: A Creative Approach," you’ll dive into innovative methods for strengthening therapeutic relationships through the lens of art therapy. Using theories like Structural Dissociation, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and attachment theory, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of how trauma impacts survivors. This interactive workshop will explore transference and countertransference through creative tools and experiential art exercises that increase attunement and foster healing.

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On November 15, join us for "Art Therapy for Addiction, Trauma, and DID: A Neuroscience Perspective," led by Patricia Quinn, MS, LCAT, ATR-BC, NBCCH. This 2-hour evening workshop dives deep into the relationship between substance use, complex trauma, and dissociative identity disorder (DID), exploring how art therapy can play a vital role in recovery.

Through composite case studies and neuroscience insights, you'll learn how art therapy calms the brain's emotional centers, restores cognitive functioning, and helps clients overcome common barriers in addiction treatment.

Spots are filling fast!

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Feeling overwhelmed by modern-day stress? Take a break and join us on November 15 for "Stressbusting: Writing Through Troubled Times," a 2-hour virtual workshop led by Deborah Ross, LPC, CJT.

In this evening session, you’ll be guided through structured writing exercises designed to help you, and your clients, create new, healthier relationships with stress. Walk away with a ready-made template for a one-hour journal group that you can use in your practice, plus a powerful tool for your own stress management.

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🌟 Have you learned a technique or activity at one of our Expressive Therapies Summit workshops that transformed your practice or made a real difference in your client's lives?

We’d love to hear about it! Whether it’s an art therapy exercise, a play therapy strategy, or a journaling prompt that helped a breakthrough happen, your story could inspire others.

Tell us in the comments or tag us in your post! Let’s keep the learning going and help each other grow. ✨

Chronic pain is a growing challenge, and as therapists, many of us encounter clients affected by persistent pain. Join Elisa Friedlander, LMFT, LPCC on November 15 for a transformative 3-hour virtual workshop where you'll learn how to incorporate therapeutic writing interventions and mindfulness techniques to support your clients in self-regulation, processing grief, and renewing life purpose.

Sign up now: https://www.expressivetherapiessummit.com/virtual-summits

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On November 15, dive into the powerful connection between art therapy and trauma treatment in this 3-hour virtual workshop, part of our Complex Trauma & Dissociation Track. Led by Cynthia Wilson, PhD, ATR-BC, and Veronica Wanchena, LPN, this session will explore the profound impact of client-created art on dissociative identity disorder (DID) treatment.

Learn how art made outside of therapy sessions can become a pivotal tool in processing trauma. Using a case study of a client with DID, you’ll discover how at-home artmaking fosters deeper therapeutic engagement and expression in sessions, impacting the therapeutic relationship in transformative ways.

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Join Joy Cromwell, LMHC on November 15 for a powerful 3-hour virtual workshop designed for counselors and psychotherapists working with clients recovering from religious trauma.

This session will explore how creative techniques—including dioramas, miniatures, collage, and writing—can help clients process trauma, reduce guilt, shame, and negative self-talk, and foster healing.

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Join Dr. Shannon Deets, PhD, LPC on November 15 for a 3-hour virtual workshop that introduces ritual and movement therapy as a culturally sensitive approach to trauma healing. Explore how these techniques can be integrated into traditional Western therapeutic models to create a more meaningful and culturally attuned treatment experience.

Participants will engage in experiential activities, learn to conduct intakes, and develop treatment protocols that incorporate ritual and movement. This powerful workshop is open to all counselors and therapists working with trauma.

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Join us on November 16 for a transformative 3-hour virtual workshop led by Wendy Lauter, LCPC, ATR-BC. Discover how the adolescent brain is uniquely wired to embrace spirituality as a pathway to improved mental health and personal growth.

Through art, experiential exercises, and powerful clinical examples, you'll explore how to guide adolescents in finding deeper meaning and connection. Plus, learn when and how to incorporate spirituality into clinical practice—while understanding the potential contraindications.

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On November 15, join Kira Collins, LCSW, RPT-S™ for a 3-hour virtual workshop where you’ll learn to incorporate Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) into your play therapy sessions for children and adults. Explore how to use sand trays and play-based activities to help clients work through trauma, anxiety, depression, and more.

Perfect for therapists looking to enhance their practice with EMDR and play therapy techniques!


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On November 15, dive into a transformative introductory workshop led by Marise Lariviere, MA, LMFT, ATR, and Lynn Po***ck, MA, LMHC, REAT, where you will learn to combine Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®) and SoulCollage® to enhance emotional resilience and self-discovery.

This session offers a gentle and curious approach to exploring inner experiences using FOAT®, paired with the artistic power of SoulCollage® to express and access inner wisdom. Perfect for clinicians of all experience levels, this hands-on, intermodal experience will guide you in creating a card or two to deepen personal insight and emotional growth.

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Join Nadia Paredes, MA, LMFT, ATR, for a transformative 2-hour evening workshop on November 14 where you'll learn how to use mindful art journaling to help clients enhance self-awareness and emotional regulation. Whether you're new to art journaling or an experienced clinician, you'll be introduced to techniques that merge creative expression with mindfulness meditations.

This session is perfect for helping clients struggling with emotional dysregulation or those seeking a non-verbal outlet for self-expression. Experience firsthand how art and mindfulness can foster emotional balance and a deeper connection to the present moment.