Professional Presentations and Trainings

  2024 Grand Marais Artist Colony: Caregiver Support Art Therapy Workshops. August 15-18. 

  2023 MN Adlerian Network Fall Symposium, Mn Landscape Arboretum. Weaving in community. 

  2023 AATA Conference, San Diego, CA: Neuroscience- Trauma informed art models: an art therapy tool for practical application.

  2023 AATA Conference San Diego, CA: Museum based supervision.

  2023 AATA Conference: Full Day Advanced Practice Course; Neuroscience-Trauma Informed Art Models: a creative arts therapy tool in practice. (Accepted)

2022 AATA Conference: Full Day Advanced Practice Workshop; Art of Resiliency.

2022 Creative Justice/Expression and Healing—Title: Decolonizing Higher Ed with the Creative Arts. MN Chapter of ACPA.

2022 Art Therapy Presentation; Benefits of art therapy for AAUW Mn Chapter.

2022 Creativity for Overall Health and Wellbeing: 4-part series. Target Corporation Headquarters. 

2022 Target Mental Health Awareness Month Training. Target Corporation. 

2022 AATA National Conference submission (waiting on acceptance) Art in  Resiliency. Self and Community Healing. 

2021 NASAP An Adlerian and Social Justice Spin in Art Therapy: A Call to Action. 

2020 AATA National Conference, Washington DC. Neuroscience informed teaching, from curriculum development to practical application. Panel Presentation.  

2020 Adler Graduate School Professional Development training. Benefits of integrating Neuroscience and Creativity into teaching/ training.

2019 Lake Superior Design Retreat: The healing and life enhancing benefits of art  therapy, Duluth, MN. 

2019 NASAP Conference: An Integrated Approach: Individual Psychology, the  Medicine Wheel and Creativity. Tucson, AZ 

2019 AATA National Conference, Kansas City, MO. Healing Native American Urban Youth, an Integrative Approach: Individual Psychology, the Medicine Wheel and the  ETC.

2017 NASAP Conference: Integrative Art Experience: Mind Body Soul approach to processing your conference experience. Vancouver, BC.

2017 ARS Bellum Military Veteran Conference: Art Therapy with Veterans. Adler Graduate School, MN.

2017 AATA National Conference: Healing the Heart of the Art Therapist. Albuquerque, NM.

2016 NASAP Conference: Born to Create, Art Therapy as a wellness tool for practitioners. MPLS, MN.

2016 NASAP Conference: The Integrative Art Experience: Processing NASAP conference via art. MPLS, MN.

2016 NASAP Conference: Art Therapy for at-risk youth. MPLS, MN.

2015 Mayo Clinic: Art Therapy in Hospital Mental Health Care Settings. Rochester,  MN.

2015 CEU Partners: Art therapy as a treatment for Autism. Richfield, MN. 2015 Ramsey County Mental Health Care: Art Therapy as a wellness tool for  caregivers.

2014 NBIA National Conference: Art Therapy. Bloomington, MN.

2013 Family Wise Organization: Art Therapy as a wellness tool for mental health  care providers. MPLS, MN.

*Numerous speaking engagements informally with agencies and organizations related to de-stigmatizing and understanding mental health and overall health and  wellness across the twin cities at various schools, mental health programs and  organizations to support growth and overall holistic and integrated sense of self.