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Over the last 18 years it has been my mission to support individuals, couples, and families in fostering personal growth through Art...
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- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
Community Spotlight: Alexandria Art Therapy
The Virginia Art Therapy Association is excited to begin spotlighting creative therapy offices in the state of Virginia that support the...
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vaarttherapy
- Aug 26, 2020
- 5 min
Licensure Blog: What’s happening with Art Therapy in Virginia, currently.
By Gretchen Graves, MS, ATR-BC, CDATA On January 7th, 2020 Senator Jennifer McClellen prefiled “Bill SB713: Art and Art Therapy...
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vaarttherapy
- Aug 26, 2020
- 2 min
#ArtHealsAndBLM
Leila Saadeh, ATR-BC, LPC August 24, 2020 The Virginia Art Therapy Association (VATA) has created an ongoing community art therapy...
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Gretchen Graves, ATR-BC
- Jan 20, 2018
- 2 min
Virginia Board of Health and Art Therapy Sunrise Review
The meeting took place at 9:00 am on December 7, 2017. The art therapists in attendance were Donna Betts, PhD, ATR-BC; Heidi Bardot, MA,...
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vaarttherapy
- Aug 17, 2017
- 0 min
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vaarttherapy
- Jan 27, 2017
- 2 min
VATA 2016 Art Show: Building Hope
The Virginia Art Therapy Association sponsored a juried art exhibit of art created by art therapists. The theme for this show was...
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Michael Galarraga, MS, ATR-BC
- Oct 28, 2016
- 3 min
Embracing Culturally Informed Art Therapy
What’s your ethnicity? How do you identify? What is your cultural background? How does that impact your being here today? These are only...
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Kara Cross
- Oct 3, 2016
- 3 min
Art Therapy in Residential Behavioral Health System: Children and Adolescents
Over six years ago I began my “career” as a high school art instructor, teaching art classes to newcomer freshmen and advanced adolescent...
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Shelby Wynn MS, BFA
- Aug 23, 2016
- 2 min
Art Therapy within a Methadone Clinic
In May of this year, 2016, I graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a Masters in Art Therapy and Counseling. I applied for...
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vaarttherapy
- Jul 6, 2016
- 1 min
VATA members Presenting at AATA
#AmericanArtTherapyAssociation #americanarttherapyassociationannualconference #aataconference #vata #virginiaarttherapyassociation...
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Michelle Vaughan
- May 17, 2016
- 2 min
Art Therapy: My Passion
Over four years ago, in January of 2012, I was on the fast track to becoming an art teacher. I had been accepted into a Master’s in...
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Becky Jacobson MA, ATR, CMT
- Apr 12, 2016
- 5 min
Art Therapy: Loss, Grief, & Transformation
When starting out my career as an art therapist I did not seek out work in the field of grief and loss or death and dying, but somehow it...
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Laura Tuomisto, ATR-BC, CTT
- Mar 29, 2016
- 3 min
Writing A Senator: Art Therapy Licensure
Hello Virginia Art Therapists! I am happy to share with you my experience reaching out to a Virginia Senator as a message of...
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Eileen Douglas, LPC, ATR-BC
- Mar 15, 2016
- 2 min
Bringing Art to Cadets: Art Therapy at Quasi-Military Academy for Teens
As I write this, day two of Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy’s 45th class is coming to a close. Approximately 150 teenagers accepted...
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vaarttherapy
- Mar 12, 2016
- 2 min
Recap of VATA Art Show at Plant Zero
This year the Virginia Art Therapy Association hosted a juried exhibition entitled, “Connection”. The show was for art therapists, and...
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Christy Pagels, LPC, ATR-BC
- Feb 25, 2016
- 5 min
Art Therapists in Virginia Series: A Private Practice Journey
Though I’ve been doing art therapy and counseling for about a decade, this past year has been a real learning experience for me, as I...
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Gretchen Graves, Cynthia Woodruff, and Dean Sagar
- Nov 19, 2015
- 4 min
Art Therapy Licensure Update
The Virginia Board of Counseling’s Regulatory Committee met Thursday, October 29, 2015, in Richmond. VATA GAC Chair, Gretchen Graves, and...
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