Meditation, Handmade Books, and Restorative Retelling in the Treatment of Traumatic Loss (Ticket Required) (N/NY-GM2046)
Workshops (Requires a Ticket and Separate Registration)
Sharon Strouse, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT
Sharon Strouse, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT. A year after her 17-year old daughter Kristin ended her own life, Strouse immersed herself in a creative collage process. It became the foundation for her book, Artful Grief: A Diary of Healing. She leads national and local art therapy workshops for survivors of loss.
Peggy Kolodny, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT
Peggy Kolodny MA, ATR-BC LCPAT, licensed art therapist, is adjunct clinical faculty at University of Maryland School of Social Work, Notre Dame of Maryland University as well as multiple professional institutes. She has a trauma-focused art psychotherapy private practice with Level 2 certificates in EMDR and IFS (Internal Family Systems).
This didactic, experiential workshop introduces meditation and handmade books, effective in the treatment of traumatic loss. Case studies, anchored in Rynearson’s Model of “Restorative Retelling” and Constructivist Theory of meaning making, sense making, and benefit finding, are presented. Participants will experience trauma-sensitive guided meditation and create a handmade watercolor book.