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Using Large Scale Group Art Therapy Projects to Establish and Build a Private Practice

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VFTS 2022 - EPISODE 5

Wanda Montemayor | Using Large Scale Group Art Therapy Projects to Establish and Build a Private Practice

FEATURED GUESTS: Wanda Montemayor, LPC-S-AT, ATR-BC, ATCS, RPT-S, has been creating public art for more than 23 years. With a bachelor's in art education, a master's in professional counseling, a post-secondary degree in art therapy, and MARI training, Wanda focuses on creating large-scale works of art through group art therapy focusing on hand-made ceramics. Wanda's 10 murals adorn schools and parks across the Austin region: multiple years in the marking, they are created through multiple group art therapy sessions. She has been leading children and adolescent art therapy groups for more than 14 years., servicing a diverse cross-section of teens around Austin, and has more recently developed skills as a virutal art therapy group facilitator.

Listen & Learn

    Multiple ways to acquire funding for community based art therapy projects, including grass roots fundraising.

    The importance of relationship in community based art therapy groups.

    Four essential marketing approaches to build groups in your private practice.

    The power of collaboration within your community as a way to establish a practice within your community.

Resources Mentioned On The Show

● "Mosaic: The Deep Eddy Mural Project" Documentary Film. ● Community Art Therapy Practice in Austin, TX● Contact Wanda at su.stramoc%40adnaw

Session Offered at the Expressive Therapies Summit

April 10, 2022 Trauma-Informed Art Therapy Interventions for Adolescent Groups: Virtual Connections