Suzanna's Training/Experience

• Graduated from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio,  with a BFA in Creative Writing and minors in Journalism and Music in 2012.

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• Earned a MS in Art Therapy and Counseling from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2021. Specializations include: trauma and neuroscience, medical art therapy, school art therapy, and Jungian art therapy. 

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• Presented at the American Art Therapy Association 2022 conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, “Preparing for Subpoena to Court: A Case Study.”

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• Experience as an art therapist at the following types of facilities: inpatient rehabilitation unit; juvenile detention center; acute psychiatric hospital; agency for intensive in-home programs, family counseling, and outpatient services; and multisystemic therapy community program.

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• Member of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA).

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• Member of the Virginia Art Therapy Association (VATA).

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• Serves on the Research Committee with the American Art Therapy Association.

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• Safe Zone training 2023 and ally.

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• Experience working with mental health diagnoses of: depression, anxiety, trauma, bipolar, schizophrenia, substance use, eating disorders, autism spectrum disorder, attachment disorders, and borderline personality disorder.

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• Experience with medical diagnoses of: heart attacks, strokes, amputation, and immune disorders.

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• Experience working with families and couples.

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• Experience with career counseling.

Suzanna's Art Therapy Approach Integrates:

• Trauma-informed and cultural humility focus

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• Person-centered therapy

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• Object relations therapy

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• Narrative Therapy

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• Poetry Therapy

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• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

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• Dialectical Behavior Therapy

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• Mindfulness