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 virtual art therapy group facilitator.

LISTEN & LEARN:

• Multiple ways to acquire funding for a 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 wanda@comarts.us

SESSIONS OFFERED AT THE 2022 LA EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES SUMMIT:

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