This experiential workshop will examine community-based collective group approaches for trauma recovery in youth and adults of color. Through presentation and hands-on art making, movement, and mindfulness, participants will learn creative approaches to work directly in communities experiencing and impacted by trauma.
Suggested Art Materials:
- Paper
- Drawing materials
- Collage making materials (magazine clippings, fabric, other and found objects),
- Glue
- Scissors
Lindsey Vance
Art Therapist
Lindsey Vance is a board certified art therapist, licensed professional counselor, art administrator, fine artist, educator, supervisor, and consultant. She holds a BA in Psychology and Studio Art from the University of Maryland and a MA in Art Therapy, with an emphasis in Trauma and Counseling from The George Washington University. Lindsey’s professional expertise is trauma-informed care, specifically with community based populations in education and those experiencing housing insecurities. She currently works as the Manager of Arts for DC Public Schools; Grief Psychotherapist and Art Therapist for The Wendt Center for Loss and Healing; and as an Adjunct Professor for The George Washington University and Bowie State University. She is the Founder of arTestimony and Co-Founder of Artistic Alchemy Oasis