9:00-10:00AM:

Lazy Creativity & Ugly Creativity (Keynote) - Kyle Bernier, MAATC

10:15-11:15AM:

Building Gender: An Expressive Arts Approach to Understanding and Supporting Gender Development - MaKael White, MA, LMFT, ATR, CCTP, CIMHP, C-DBT

Care Work and Social Justice in Creative Arts Therapy: Putting Queer Performance Theory and Disability Justice in Conversation with Drama Therapy - Dana Sayre, MA, RDT

11:30-12:30PM:

Building Gender: An Expressive Arts Approach to Understanding and Supporting Gender Development (continued) - MaKael White, MA, LMFT, ATR, CCTP, CIMHP, C-DBT

Parts Based Toolbox for Working with Transgender and Non-binary Art Therapy Clients - Bailey Call, MA, ATR-P and Adrienne Iannazzo, LPC, ATR

12:45-1:45PM:

Pride Vs. Privacy - Alison Wren, HCPC, BAAT

(Due to the nature of this session, this space is designated for LGBTQIAP2S+ folx only and the discussion portion will not be recorded. Allies, please feel free to attend Courage instead!)

Courage - Jennifer Rozell-Whitaker, LPC, ATR-BC, Corrin Corbin, ATR-P, and Sarah Rizzi, BA

1:45-2:45PM: LUNCH BREAK

2:45-3:45PM:

Serving My Community, Preserving Myself - Paris Courtney, MA

Queering Art Therapy Education: Panel on the Student and Educator Experience - Ling Cheun Bianca Lee, LCPC, LMHC, ATR-BC with Cody Mosely and Kelly Johnson

4:00-5:00PM:

Connecting Experiences of Transgender Identities and Survivors of Munchausen by Proxy Abuse: A Case for Narrative Art Therapy - Katie Wood, RYT, MA

Performance and Embodied Reflection for the Creative Arts Therapist - Julian Rice and Ling Cheun Bianca Lee

5:15-6:15PM:

Closing Remarks - Zachary D. Van Den Berg, MA, ATR-P, LPC-Associate

Note: all times are in standard Central Time (CST)

Bernier will introduce his two books, "Lazy Creativity", and "Ugly Creativity" and how they can be used to foster a more sustainable art-making/creative practice. As we explore ourselves and what makes us unique, we begin to tap into our creative beings. Part of being a committed creator and artist is allowing that inner self to emerge. However, creating a sustainable practice that meets us where we're at isn't always easy. Bernier introduces the concepts of Lazy and Ugly Creativity, respectively, to support our own emergence into our creative beings.

Kyle Bernier, MAATC (he/him)

Kyle Bernier is an Award-winning author, UX designer, advisor, researcher, and artist. Kyle's work focuses on breaking down barriers to creativity, creating a more accessible experience with one's art practice, and fostering sustainable relationships to the creative world around us.

This presentation reviews the latest science has to offer in understanding gender development and proposes a treatment modality for affirming the lives and identities of the gender diverse community.

MaKael White, MA, LMFT, ATR, CCTP, CIMHP, C-DBT (he/him)

MaKael is a passionate change maker. He currently works with clients, interns, and community partners to create and expand accessible, competent, and inclusive mental health care in the South Puget Sound and rural WA. While specializing in gender care and polyamory, his true focus is in creating a safer healthier world for everyone.

Hope Development Practice

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased existing health disparities for the LGBTQIA2S+ community, reducing (or eliminating) access to healthcare through traditional pathways and increasing the value and necessity of community care. Putting queer performance theory in conversation with disability justice frameworks allows for exploration of how the creative arts therapies – and drama therapy specifically – can adapt to meet the emerging needs of marginalized populations. Situating drama therapy within a queer disability justice lens can support drama therapists in reclaiming the most revolutionary aspects of drama therapy theory and principles. Contrasting clinical and community-based approaches to drama therapy via autoethnography, limitations of the medical model of mental healthcare are interrogated while offering examples of alternative approaches to providing care rooted in activism and community organizing.

Dana Sayre, MA, RDT (they/them)

Dana Sayre is a Registered Drama Therapist via the North American Drama Therapy Association. They have a small private practice in Central Texas and also do contract work with Thriving Autistic and UT Austin. Dana has been published in the Drama Therapy Review, Arts in Psychotherapy, and QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking.

This presentation will expound on the experiences of two clinicians providing art therapy services to transgender and non-binary clients. Additionally, specific tools and resources will be provided to assist other clinicians in working with this population.

Bailey Call, MA, ATR-P (she/her)

Bailey Call is an art therapist that specializes in working with adults and teens in the LGBTQIA+ community. She utilizes Jungian approaches, like active imagination and dream work, in tandem with a multi-cultural and social justice lens. Her passion for human rights and social issues—including race, class, gender and sexuality—continually inform her practice.

Adrienne Iannazzo, LPC, ATR (she/her)

Adrienne Iannazzo is a highly trained trauma-focused art therapist in Arlington, VA. She utilizes art therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help individuals process trauma, explore emotions, and find new coping strategies. Adrienne's expertise lies in employing creative techniques to reduce stress, enhance well-being, and facilitate transformative healing experiences.

An interactive discussion space to wonder aloud and reflect in solidarity around the spectrum of feelings and practicalities related to the queer parts of ourselves we choose to share or not in professional spaces, including within the therapeutic relationship.

(Due to the nature of this session, this space is designated for LGBTQIAP2S+ folx only and the discussion portion will not be recorded.)

Alison Wren, HCPC, BAAT (she/they)

Alison is a Scottish based integrative art psychotherapist who specialises in supporting and collaborating with GRSD (gender, sex and relationship diverse) clients. They have previously designed and delivered an award winning LGBTQIA+ mental health project and now predominantly work in private practice as a therapist, supervisor and trainer. She is particularly interested in finding creative ways to support clients in their recovery from trauma, in addition to helping people navigate the impact of internalised oppression.

With the increase of anti-LGBT legislation and targeted hate towards our community, the queer folx in the city of Pittsburgh engaged in a community art project in honor of Pride month to help foster community courage, connection, resilience, and strength.

Jennifer Rozell-Whitaker, LPC, ATR-BC (they/them), Corrin Corbin, ATR-P (she/her), and Sarah Rizzi, BA (she/her)

Corrin, Sarah, and Jennifer are art therapists in Pittsburgh, PA who work in private practice primarily serving the LGBTQ Community. They all believe that art has the power to transform individuals and communities and engage in both private practice and social justice oriented community outreach.

Graduate level capstone about serving the community I am a part of, while also examining the overlap of personal versus professional, in addition to addressing current events within Queer politics.

Paris Courtney, MA (they/she)

Paris Courtney’s work centers affirmative care for both the client and the practitioner that hold shared identities. Asking clinicians to inquire about how they care for themselves while caring for those with shared lives experiences to prevent vicarious harm or trauma.

Marginalization of queer people has been happening for centuries, yet oppression and exclusion continues to happen in larger society as exemplified through the anti-trans laws currently being proposed. Meanwhile, marginalization of queer folx continue to play out in smaller communities. The creative therapy field is not much different where queer therapists live in our own unique corner in union against these forces. The forces of the macro and micro levels of marginalization makes representation of LGBTQ folx in creative arts therapy timely and important. This presentation will highlight the power of intergenerations of queer therapists and therapists in training. Their different vantage points and the way they intersect emphasize ways to queer up conventional art therapy education, which can ultimately support the therapists in training to practice critically conscious ways of collaborating with folx who hold intersectional identities make all clients feel more welcome and supported within the art therapy setting.

Ling Cheun Bianca Lee, LCPC, LMHC, ATR-BC (she/they)

Ling Cheun Bianca Lee is an artist, advocate, Board-Certified Registered Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor born and raised in Hong Kong. Bianca currently is teaching faculty and Honorary Lecturer at Antioch University Seattle and the University of Hong Kong.

Antioch Seattle

Cody Mosely (they/them)

Cody Mosely is an art therapist in training, dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive space for individuals seeking support and healing. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, they embrace diversity and understand the importance of culturally responsive care. Pursuing a Master's degree in counseling specializing in Art Therapy, Cody combines their love for creativity and psychology to support others on their transformative therapeutic journey.

Kelly Johnson (she/they)

Kelly Johnson is a dedicated graduate student at Antioch University Seattle, pursuing her Art Therapy focus in the CFT program. As a queer woman, she is deeply passionate about LGBTQIA+ rights and advocates for inclusivity and equality. With a love for connecting with others and a zest for outdoor adventures, Kelly is also driven to explore the world and immerse herself in diverse cultures.

This workshop will explore how narrative art therapy can support survivors of medical abuse related to caregiver Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy and transgender and gender nonconforming individuals by highlighting connections between them and identifying key elements of narrative art therapy to meet the unique needs of both populations.

Katie Wood, RYT, MA (they/them)

Katherine (Katie) Wood is a queer, genderfluid, white, neurodivergent artist and musician. Katie is in their third and final year of graduate school at Lewis and Clark College, and will graduate in June 2023 with a degree in art therapy and a certificate in eating disorders counseling. Katie lives with their partner and two fur-friends in Portland, OR, and enjoys playing piano, drawing and sculpting, stained glass work, practicing yoga, playing board games, watching animated series, and gardening.

This presentation will center on embodied creativity in response and reflective art making for creative arts therapists and therapists in training. It will cover the benefits of incorporating embodiment in multi-media art making for personal processing. The presentation will include an art therapist in training sharing their experiences with using their own body as an art medium throughout their therapeutic education and personal journey toward embodiment. Participants will then be invited to engage in an activity exploring embodied creativity and performance, and to consider ways that they may incorporate the body as an art medium in their own practice and processing.

Julian Rice (they/he)

Julian is a masters student studying clinical mental health counseling and art therapy. His passion is in therapeutic work with autistic clients.

Ling Cheun Bianca Lee, LCPC, LMHC, ATR-BC (she/they)

Ling Cheun Bianca Lee is an artist, advocate, Board-Certified Registered Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor born and raised in Hong Kong. Bianca currently is teaching faculty and Honorary Lecturer at Antioch University Seattle and the University of Hong Kong.

Zachary D. Van Den Berg (he/they), MA, ATR-P, LPC-Associate, is an author, artist, and art therapist at CommunityArts, LLC, Austin, TX. He is the founder and administrator of the online forum Coalition for Queer Creative Arts Therapies and it’s annual symposium Expressing Pride.

We define emergence as the complex process of becoming through critical connections in a shared pursuit of structural and interpersonal justice.

“Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what other person sees” - Marcel Proust