Working with Anger through Art - 5/18/24
Working with Anger through Art - 5/18/24
date:
Saturday, May 18, 2024
time:
10:00 to 11:00 am Pacific Time (PT)
instructor(s):
Erica Curtis, LMFT, ATR-BC
description:
What constitutes a healthy relationship with anger? How can anger support resilience? In this online session, we’ll be guided through several carefully designed art activities aimed at examining these very questions, and learn how to understand, soothe, and harness anger for meaningful change.
This workshop is based upon the book, Working with Anger Creatively: 70 Art Therapy-Inspired Activities to Safely Soothe, Harness, and Redirect Anger for Meaningful Change, by instructor and board-certified art therapist, Erica Curtis.
additional information
Instructor Bio
Erica Curtis, LMFT, ATR-BC is a board-certified art therapist and licensed marriage and family therapist. Erica is an internationally sought-after speaker on creative approaches to emotional and relationship health. She regularly serves as an expert for articles, appearing in more than 100 media outlets, including The Guardian, USA Today, ELLE, The Boston Globe, and PBS. Formerly an instructor in the Loyola Marymount University Department of Marriage and Family Therapy with specialized training in art therapy, she now serves as their admissions consultant and maintains a therapy practice in San Juan Capistrano. Erica is core faculty for Arts & Healing Initiative, has served multiple terms on the board of directors of the American Art Therapy Association, and is a past president of the Southern California Art Therapy Association. She has served as an expert consultant for organizations such as The Foundation for Art Healing and currently works with the Board of Behavioral Sciences, consulting on ethics and standard of care. Erica has collaborated with giants like L'Oréal and The Getty Museum on big-impact creative wellness programs. Erica is an award-winning author, with Ping Ho, of The Innovative Parent: Raising Connected, Happy, Successful Kids through Art. She is also author of Art Therapy Activities for Kids and Working with Anger Creatively: 70 Art Therapy-Inspired Activities to Safely Soother, Harness, and Redirect Anger for Meaningful Change. For more information visit therapywitherica.com.
Materials - What to Bring
- Paper (e.g., printer paper, or whatever kind of paper you prefer)
- Colored drawing utensils (e.g., colored pencils, markers, or pens)
Digital Media Release Policy
By registering, you give Arts & Healing Initiative approval to record this event, still and/or moving images from which may appear in printed materials or digital channels for archival, educational, or promotional purposes.
Note that Zoom breakout rooms are not recorded.