Creative Care Summer Summit 2024


This summit is focused on creative (self-)care for therapists. It brings you various creative arts therapies theories and practices that will enhance well being and potential as professionals.
The summer summit will contain 18 hours of presentations on the topic, bringing seasoned arts therapists from around the world.

Summit Speakers

We make online learning easy. Through presentations and workshops, our seasoned speakers will share insights into important aspects of therapist care for your professional growth and personal well being.  Don't miss this event!

Lisa D. Hinz

Dr. Hinz is a licensed clinical psychologist and board certified art therapist.  She is an associate professor and director of the art therapy psychology doctoral program at Dominican University of California. She is the author of many professional publications and three books on art therapy...

Carolina Herbert

Carolina Herbert, PhD is a musician, songwriter and therapist with a PhD in music and therapeutic songwriting in times of global crisis and transition. Founder and Director of Alkimia (CIC) Therapeutic Wellbeing Services, Carolina has over 20 years experience...

Day Schildkret

Day Schildkret is an award-winning queer author, artist, ritualist, teacher and is internationally known for Morning Altars, a practice in nature, art and ritual. More about Day at morningaltars.com and dayschildkret.com and @morningaltars on Insta/Fb

Mike Ayvazian

After finishing his BA and Masters in Theatre studies, Mike decided to take his inclinations towards social work with vulnerable populations a step further and studied expressive arts therapy (and social change) psychodrama, clay field therapy and dance movement therapy...

Maria Riccardi

Registered art therapist, career counselor, licensed clinical psychotherapist and the former president of the Quebec Art Therapy Association. She is an adjunct professor of art therapy at Concordia University and at UQAT, as well as a faculty member at WHEAT Institute...

Jennifer Marchand

Jennifer is a Canadian trauma therapist and EMDRIA-approved consultant & trainer with over 10 years of clinical experience in diverse settings and cultural contexts. She currently lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, specializing in work with humanitarian aid workers, health professionals...

Hannah Foxman

Hannah Foxman, MA, MT-BC is a Board-Certified Music Therapist with 6 years of experience working in pediatric music therapy at Boston Children’s Hospital. Hannah has worked with a variety of diverse patient populations in the medical setting such as; oncology hematology, etc...

Brian Jantz

Brian Janz, MA, MT-BC is an Associate Professor in the Music Therapy department at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. He has been active as a clinician, practicum site supervisor, course instructor, and researcher for over 24 years. He presented at various international conferences...

Catherine Drapeau

Catherine Drapeau, PhD is a psychologist and art therapist with extensive experience in trauma-informed art therapy and psychotherapy, working with women and police staff. After her graduation she is working as a psychologist at Montreal City Helping Program...

Gemma Garcia

Gemma studied Gestalt Therapy at the Gestalt Institute of Valencia-Spain. She worked in the Emergency field for the Spanish government for 15 years. After moving to Australia and co-founded the only one known Gestalt Art Therapy Centre in Australia, with Yaro Starak...

Yaro Starak

After training and graduating as a Gestalt Therapy from the Toronto Gestalt Institute, he was a faculty member of the Institute for four years, continuing to lecture at the University of Queensland after his immigration to Australia..
Yaro has published and co-edited four books in Gestalt Therapy...

Lindsay Clarke

Lindsay Clarke is a Registered art therapist and certified counselor offering art therapy to people of all ages at her Montreal studio, "atelier lanterne". Her practice is with a focus on art making and creative process as a catalyst towards change and empowerment...

Carmen Oprea

Carmen is a registered art therapist with post-graduate training in sandplay therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy. Holding a master's degree in art therapy, she is currently a doctoral candidate in psychology.
Her professional career includes art therapy services at her clinic...

Jeannette Fiott

Jeannette Fiott is an accomplished art psychotherapist and contemporary artist, holding an MSc in Art Psychotherapy from Queen Margaret University, Scotland. As Founder, Managing Director, and Chief Visionary of eArtH Projects Limited, she champions the arts in health...

Nsamu Moonga

Nsamu Moonga is a Zambian-born, classically trained singer and licensed music therapist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. Nsamu holds a BA in Psychology and a master in music therapy. Currently he is a PhD candidate and lecturer at University of Pretoria...

Sandy El Bitar

Sandy El Bitar, a Lebanese Canadian multidisciplinary artist, producer, and drama therapist, uses humor and expressive arts therapies in her practice. She co-founded Abjad Howse and produces "Not for Laughs," merging creativity and therapeutic techniques to foster resilience....

Susannah Horwitz

Trauma-informed, nature based expressive arts therapist and licensed professional counselor, in Massachusetts and Colorado. She loves to bring therapy clients into the outdoors for therapy retreat intensives. Founder of the Well-Connected Therapist coaching program...

Kristina Esopo

Doctoral candidate in counseling psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Through their teaching, mentorship, therapeutic work, and research, Kristina is passionate about weaving together intersectional, relational-cultural, and liberatory social justice approaches...

Marcela Washington

Los Angeles-based mindful professional, holistic fitness coach, womxn’s well-being advocate, and celebrity personal trainer. With over 20 years in the wellness industry, Marcela brings a balanced approach, motivational and mindfulness techniques to the effectiveness of the experience....
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