N/NY-AC-301 - Wounded Healer as Artist: Therapists with Mental Illness Utilizing the Creative Process
The wounded healer offers a powerful metaphor to explore the lived experience of therapists with mental illness. Participants will learn how to conceptualize effective self-disclosure and manage difficult countertransference through art making and imagery of the wounded healer. Stigma will be identified and suggestions for activism will be offered.
Haley Triolo
Currently practicing Art Therapy in men's and women's correctional facilities in northern Delaware, Triolo works closely with the adolescent population housed in the men's facility. Triolo has done extensive research on the wounded healer archetype in Art Therapy and is working on publishing research on the use of "blackout poetry" with incarcerated individuals. In her spare time, Triolo enjoys learning new things by watching documentaries with her two cats.
Michelle Dean
Co-Founder, The Center for Psyche & the Arts, LLC
Michelle L. Dean, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, CGP is the co-founder of The Center for Psyche & the Arts, LLC (http://psychearts.org) and is an author, supervisor, and educator. She has several publications her credit, including the book, Using Art Media in Psychotherapy: Bringing the Power of Creativity to Practice. Her work has been recognized through many distinguished awards, including the prestigious Honorary Life Member Award from DVATA and AATA's 2015 Pearlie Roberson Award.