Emery Mikel ATR-BC, LCAT, LPAT is the founder and director of Water & Stone https://www.creativelyhealing.com and Firefly & Phoenix https://www.fireflyandphoenix.com with her first book: The Art of Business: A Guide for Creative Arts Therapists Starting on a Path to Self-Employment https://a.co/d/ggs7j8s

Bruce L. Moon ATR-BC, HLM, PhD connected with his patients by painting along side them through their longterm psych hospitalizations. His open studio approach influenced clinicians over many generations with book highlights including Dynamics of Art as Therapy with Adolescents, The Role of Metaphor in Art Therapy, and Existential Art Therapy: The Canvas Mirror discussed in this podcast. He continues to record and perform https://www.youtube.com/@bclunar123 all music on this podcast ®Bruce Moon

Melissa Diaz and host discuss art therapy training stories in lieu of being classmates of Art Robbins retirement class at Pratt Institute. For more information about Melissa Diaz go to www.melissadiazart.com openhousebk.org and links to the late Dr Arthur Robbins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9vAtr4lppA&t=1272s

https://www.creativetherapies.nyc/artrobbins

Renowned author and educator, Shaun McNiff, walks listeners through various artistic healing processes as an expressive therapies group leader.

Reference links:

How Art Heals video from London Art Therapy Centre https://vimeo.com/300344260 https://www.shaunmcniff.com https://www.shambhala.com/shaun-mcniff-home/ https://shepherd.com/best-books/art-healing

Artist and therapist, Maxine Hull, reconnects with her students Melissa Walker and Jon Ehinger after several decades to reflect on how her intro to art therapy class was instrumental in launching successful careers.

Dr Judy Rubin discusses her vast clinical history and early documentations of art therapy groups in the field's formative years. Fred Rogers was instrumental in Rubin's filmmaking pursuits and featured her as "art lady" in his memorable Mister Rogers Neighborhood television show. Additional video links available here https://vimeo.com/373325883/1f712c4799 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kBGmg_WjUk

Dr Arthur Robbins discusses his bringing art and psychology together as a life long process before his passing a year after this recording was made.

Additional resource links are available here https://vimeo.com/user108281673 and a final series of essays and artworks https://www.creativetherapies.nyc/artrobbins and many books in print from Jessica Kingsley Publishers https://us.jkp.com/collections/author-arthur-robbins-pid-207726