The Minnesota Art Therapy Association

Erin Rafferty, ATR-BC, LPC Registered Art Therapist- Board Certified MN Licensed Professional Counselor University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview Art Therapist for Children's Day Treatment Program Services children ages 5-12 years Intake for outpatient services Erin's Direct Line: 612.273.5941 eraffer1@fairview.org Currently accepting clients for private practice. Available for group and individual supervision of art therapy professionals.	Lucy Grantz, M.A. www.thomparts.net Specializing in creating with adults who have medical issues. Creativity is inherently healing. I teach people how to tap into their innate creativity, and how to bring this to all aspects of their lives. I am available for groups and individuals and I work with adolescents and adults.	612.929.9490 lucydg@earthlink.net Minneapolis My art studio is at the Northrup King Building, #394 Please find out about studio openings at: 394nkb.com
Lisa Schlingerman, M.A. Lisa is an expressive art therapist, artist, Reiki practitioner, certified instructor of Tai Chi for Arthritis, member of National Qigong Association. She is founder of ARTSelf® a natural source of expression that reveals itself during the creative process. ARTSelf® designs programs for people of all ages Studio on the St Croix River. ARTSelf® Classes in Tai Chi and Mandala Art Available 20661Quint Ave N., Scandia, MN 55073 651-433-5498 www.arttogethermn.com www.taichilisa.com www.artselfmn.com	Dianne L. Meixner, MA, LICSW, LMFT, ATR Psychotherapy private practice 357 East Kellogg Blvd St. Paul, MN 55101-1411 651-287-0846 dlmeixner@sbcglobal.net
	Jorie Kulseth, M.A., ATR-BC Northwest Youth and Family Services developed a comparable Day Treatment program. Jorie has been providing art therapy and case management services for students enrolled in the NET Services Program. (612)465-0433 and email: BEADGRL51@msn.com
Prof. Susan Loonsk Art - Art Therapy - Ecopsychology University of Wisconsin - Superior Voicemail: 715-394-8508 Email: sloonsk@uwsuper.edu or art@loonsk.com Websites: http://www.art-to-earth.com http://www.loonsk.com http://www.uws-art-therapy.com	*Craig Balfany, M.P.S ATR** Art Therapist at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview Adolescent Day Therapy Program. Working with youth from ages 12-18 with behavior, emotional and chemical dependency issues. INTERNSHIP SITE SUPERVISOR Post-Masters degree individual/group supervision Instructor at Alfred Adler Graduate School in Hopkins, MN Mask maker Contact cbalfan1@fairview.org or call 612-273-2156
	Joan Ungar, A.T.R., LP, MA Has been in private practice since 1986. Located above the Mill City Coffee House in Northeast Minneapolis, she is easily accessible from 94W and Broadway Avenue. Joan welcomes new clients and accepts many insurances. She works primarily with clients who have a wide range of problems, including post traumatic stress disorders or serious and persistent mental illness. Joan is available for consultation, supervision and/or workshops in Art Therapy. Joan Ungar, LP (MA), A.T.R. Phone & Fax 612-782-9895 2205 California St. N.E. #203 jungar@pcspeed.com
Kathie Bailey, LICSW Kathie is a psychotherapist in private practice with over 20 years experience. She has specialized in experiential methods, including body awareness and the expressive arts. She facilitates Experiential Case Consultation Groups and Expressive Therapy Groups. She can be reached at 612-870-6127 or therapymn@aol.com	Brenda Harmon, MA, ATR College of St. Catherine's B.A. and Wright State University M.A Art Therapy. Course work in Counseling and Psychotherapy and Education for K-8. Art Therapist since 1982. I have worked in long-term health care with elderly and young adults with various diagnosis. (I also worked as a nursing asst. prior to working as an art therapist.) Pre-schoolers with emotional disturbances. Special education K-6 with physical, mental and emotional needs. Support groups for children from single parent families. Contact info: 2111 Wilshire Dr. NE Rochester, MN 55906 507-288-9638 email:bremon20@yahoo.com
Jessi Bruehling,M.A., LPC Providing Art Therapy and Counseling in a private practice in Edina, MN. Child and Adult services available email jessibruehling@yahoo.com an for appointment Also provides play, art, and talk therapy with children and families with emotional and behavioral problems at an elementary day treatment center in Hopkins, MN For internship opportunities call: 612-752-8316 jbruehling@resource-mn.org	Haley Fox, Ph.D., L.P.C. www.haleyfox.com Author, Teacher, Public Speaker, Clinical Supervisor Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT) Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) Registered Art Therapist ( ATR ) (renewal pending) Jungian Sand Tray and Play Therapy Specializing in working with archetypes, images and dreams Dr. Fox shares a private practice, "The Lily Pad," with two other holistic-minded psychotherapists THE WELL, a wellness center located at 2708 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55407 (near Northwestern Hospital). She has over 20 years experience with a variety of clinical populations.
Nancy Ward, M.A. Transpersonal Counseling, Art Therapy, EMDR Naropa University, Boulder, CO nancyartheart@gmail.com Work with individuals and groups Special focus: Women’s concerns Adolescents Teen mothers	Melina Weir, M.A. Artist, Therapist, Group Facilitator, Co-Founder & Artistic Director of Expressive Arts Services, Ltd. Custom-designed art-making workshops and residencies for groups in schools, nursing homes, and community centers. Art Therapist at University of Minnesota Medical Center in the Child and Adolescent Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Units. melinaweir@yahoo.com
Araela Kumaraea, M.A. Creative Arts Therapy and Consulting Araela has twenty -five years of experience working in child and human development with the creative arts. She is the founder and director of the Girlhood Wisdom Project which fosters the inner voice of girls through the arts. She contracts with a variety of non-profit agencies, facilitates workshops, and speaks at local colleges and universities, regional and national conferences. She can be reached at (612)990-2668 or araela@juno.com	Melissa Turgeon, M.P.S* Melissa is dually certified as an Art Therapist and Child Life Specialist, who trained at Pratt Institute and Kravis Children's Hospital at Mount Sinai in New York City. Her specialization is working with medically ill pediatric patients, siblings and caregivers, but has also had significant experience with individual and group therapy with traumatized adolescents and children in shelters. Presently she is at the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital - Fairview as a Child Life Specialist and a Medical Art Therapist. Contact Melissa at: melissa.turgeon@gmail.com.
Kathleen Grittner, M.A. Kathleen is an artist/art therapist who conducts workshops for adults that focus on the spiritual practice of making art. Her workshops offer tangible techniques as well as an opportunity for deepening your connection to your source of knowing and personal truth. Her workshops are for people who have a desire to find a way into, return to, or expand a creative practice. Kathleen works in a variety of media and can custom design a workshop or retreat for your group. Kathleen also owns FULL CIRCLE RETREAT, a rural cottage farm located in the heart of southwestern Wisconsin’s driftless region known for its hills, valleys, and trout streams. Kathleen and other artists offer art retreats there from April through October for place where adults can relax in a beautiful natural environment, and create without interruption For more information go to FULLCIRCLERETREAT.COM or contact Kathleen at kathleen@fullcircleretreat.com MN 952-920-2384 WI 608-675-3828	Barb Kobe, B.A. NLP Practioner, Reiki II Artist, Dollmaker, Expressive Arts Coach, Group Facilitator, Teacher, Curriculum Design. E-BOOKS AVAILABLE. The Dollmaking Circle for Personal Growth & Healing Medicine Dolls: How to Make Healing Dolls for Self The Creative Journey Game Numbfull and The Fulls: A Full Feeling Curriculum with Feeling Dolls	Specializing in designing visual metaphors for self-expression in the form of dolls, healing art and creative educational and transformative experiences. OPEN STUDIO in my home, check my website for details 763.535.7713 Crystal, MN www.barbkobe.com bkobe@comcast.net
Maggie Evans, MA, LPC Art Therapy Counseling degree Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Currently works as a lead therapist in the Preschool Mental Health Program at Fraser Child & Family Center. Specializes in work with children with severe emotional disturbances. Contact Maggie at: maggiee@fraser.org	Al Heisenfelt http://facesfromtheforest.tripod.com http://facesfromtheforest.tripod.com/theimaginationworkshop Faces from the Forest for those who have a desire to draw from within themselves as they witness the withered and worn, twisted and torn body parts of trees, rearranged into expressions that cry out for a voice. The voice may be prose or poetry, examples of which are amply supplied. Transcending their malignantly healed wounds, analogies to the human conditions weave in and out like spaghetti through meatballs. A user-friendly, sketching demonstration precedes, to guide the participants into their own personal interpretation in art and writing. 763 442.9349 facesfromtheforest@yahoo.com