[Student Version] Shifting the Lens: Supervising Seasoned Professionals

Dr. Margaret Carlock is an art therapist with over 28 years of experience working with individuals and groups. Much of her career has been focused on increasing accessibility to art therapy services to the public and creating creative arts based programs in a wide variety of settings, including schools, after school programs, day programs, community based mental health, memory care, assisted living, and most recently, she developed Chroma Soul Arts, an organization focused on providing community groups, workshops, and retreats, for individuals seeking social connection, self-care, and wellness based creative arts opportunities. She is an experienced art therapy and expressive arts therapy educator, with more than 23 years of teaching and directing higher education programs.

Kathryn Snyder, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, PhD, is a board-certified art therapist, licensed professional counselor, and founder of Parent to Child Therapy Associates and Spark School-Based Art Therapy in Philadelphia. With over 20 years of clinical experience, she specializes in integrative mental health care for children, young adults, and families, emphasizing early intervention for developmental, emotional, and learning challenges. Kathryn is also known for her expertise in postpartum support and group programming focused on social skills and emotional regulation. Through Spark, she has expanded access to art therapy in public and charter schools, particularly for underserved and immigrant populations. A PhD candidate at Drexel University, Kathryn’s research explores the impact of art therapy on emergent literacy in preschoolers and broader applications in pediatric care and museum-based therapy. She also teaches and presents her work nationally.