
[Self-Study] Session 2 - Ethical Topics: Self Disclosure in Social Media, Resources for Clients (N/NY)
Recorded On: 04/22/2025
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- Non-member - $80
- Member - $55
Description:
This panel discusses ethical considerations about therapist self-disclosure and social media, including precautions art therapists can take in their online communications and engagement. The panelists also offer ways art therapists can navigate social media and online resources to support clients.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will:
1. Learn two frameworks for thinking ethically about self-disclosure in social media.
2. Learn three practical steps to implement an ethical approach to their online presence.
3. Be able to identify three therapeutic risks and benefits of therapist self-disclosure on social media.
Additional Information:
- This session is worth 2 CEUs and is ATCB, NBCC & LCATs eligible.

Deborah Fung (Moderator)
LCAT ATR-BC, LMSW
Deborah Fung LCAT ATR-BC, LMSW is a licensed creative arts therapist and licensed master social worker based in New York City. She works as a clinical coordinator in community mental health and continues to offer therapy to clients in the clinic and in private practice. Deborah Fung is a fieldwork supervisor for the NYU graduate art therapy program. Deborah Fung is also the chair of the AATA ethics committee. When not working, Deborah enjoys swimming, scuba diving, and painting.

Gretchen Miller
MA, LPAT, ATR-BC
Gretchen M. Miller, MA, LPAT, ATR-BC is a Registered Board Certified Licensed Professional Art Therapist in Northeast Ohio. Gretchen is also an art therapy educator, regional, national, and international speaker, workshop facilitator, supervisor, and community organizer. She is a past president of Ohio’s Buckeye Art Therapy Association, has served on the American Art Therapy Association’s Board of Directors, and is currently an associate editor of AATA’s Journal as a social media coordinator. Gretchen is the author of The Art Therapist’s Guide to Social Media: Connection, Community, and Creativity, has published several articles and chapters about technology use in art therapy, and regularly presents and teaches on the topic.
Lacy Mucklow
MA, ATR-BC, LPAT-S, LCPAT, ATCS, CCTP, CIMHP
Lacy Mucklow (MA, ATR-BC, LPAT-S, LCPAT, ATCS, CCTP, CIMHP) is a registered, board-certified, and licensed art therapist and supervisor who has been practicing art therapy in the Washington, DC area since 1999. Lacy holds a BA in Psychology with a Studio Art minor from Oklahoma State University, an MA in Art Therapy from George Washington University, and is finishing her PhD in Mind-Body Medicine with an Integrative Mental Health specialization from Saybrook University. Currently, she works full-time with active duty service members in a military treatment facility, in private practice with teens and adults, and with cancer patients in a nonprofit organization. Lacy is a trained SoulCollage® Facilitator and certified in clinical trauma and integrative mental health. She also supervises graduate student interns from multiple universities as well as ATR & Licensure candidates. In her spare time, Lacy has authored 12 books and released two guided imagery mindfulness albums.
Alicia Seymour
MA, ATR-P, NCC
Alicia Seymour, MA, ATR-P, NCC, specializes in grief and trauma from an existential, humanistic, and spiritual perspective. She currently owns a private practice, See More Art Therapy, in McDonough, GA where she works with a variety of clients experiencing loss, life adjustments, and identity reintegration. She is the author of Artful Grieving (2025) and has given numerous presentations, workshops, and interviews on the benefits of combining traditional grief counseling models with art therapy to improve client outcomes.
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