2010 GATA Board
President: Virginia DuPre
Vice President: Teresa Harris
Treasurer: Carrie Elder
Co-Treasurer: Hertancer Lindsay Shepherd
Secretary: Jannah Goodell
Committee Chairs:
Program Chair: Tori Tinsley
Membership Chair: Megan McSwain
Ethics Chair: Susanne Fincher
Communications/Web Chair: Jenny Welty-Green
2009 GATA Members
Susan Adams (professional)
Tanya Alexander, LMFT, ATR
Elizabeth Ayers
Edna Bacon, ATR-BC
Beth Black, ATR-BC
Lita Clary
Mary Cochran
Laura L. Croft, LPC, CPS
Justin Davis
Virginia DuPre, LPC, ATR (see Referrals page)
Carrie Elder (professional)
Kate Fetterolf, ATR-BC
Susanne Fincher, LPC, ATR-BC (see Referrals page)
Jannah Goodwell (friend)
Diana Gregory, Ph.D (professional)
Teresa Harris
Lindajo Haythorn
Maxine Hull, ATR-BC (see Referrals page)
Caroline Knott, ATR
Phyllis Kravits, ATR-BC (see Referrals page)
Vivian Macks, Retired Professional
Kelly McCarthy, MS, ATR, LAPC
Kelly McCarthy went to Springfield College in Springfield, MA and obtained her
MS in art therapy. She now works for Genesis Alliance for Mental Wellness in Decatur, GA. The gency provides medicaid services to adults living with mental health conditions. As the therapist on the team, Kelly goes into the homes of the consumers and works on distorted thinking, behavior, and compliance with care and medications. The agency runs an ACT program, Assertive Community Treatment, and a different program for adolescents and children. The ACT consumers do have the option of attending the day program at the agency which is five days a week, and various professional on the team provide groups.
Megan McSwain Mann
Melanie Mills ATR-BC, LPC, CACII
Eileen Misluk, ATR-BC
Mary Mullins (student)
Pam Lowe Preston (associate)
Annette Reynolds, MPS, RN, ATR-BC (Birmingham, AL) (see Referrals page)
Elizabeth Rucker, ATR (Asheville, NC) - Honorary Life Member
Hertencer Shepherd, ATR-BC
Leigh Skowronski, ATR
Dian Stevenson, MA, LPC (friend)
Susan Sticha
Sandra Tate (student)
Susan Thompson, ATR-BC
Tori Tinsley, LAPC
Tori Tinsley grew up in Atlanta, GA where she attended The Westminster Schools. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Michigan School of Art and Design with a BFA in Painting and Drawing. After receiving her Master of Arts in Art Therapy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she began teaching art education and facilitating art therapy at a residential treatment center for youth with special needs. Tori works as a Clinical Specialist in the Community Intervention Program department at Hillside, Inc.. Click here to view Tori’s webpage: www.threebarksart.com/
Gayle Torres
Carolyn Brown Treadon, ATR-BC
Jenny Welty-Green, Ed.S., ATR-BC (see Referrals page)
Cyndie Westrich, M.A., LPC, ATR-BC (see Referrals page)
Publication Resources
Susanne Fincher has five books available in print, including her new mandala coloring book, Coloring Mandalas 3 . Click here for ordering information.
Art Therapy Bibliography
Courtesy of Art Therapy in Canada
Sterns Book Service
A multitude of Expressive Arts Therapies books and more
Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists by Mike Venezia
Available at Blick Art Materials
Creativity & Madness: Psychological Studies of Art and Artists
by Barry Panter, M.D.
Bodyspeaks: Finding a Voice through Art Therapy (video)
Available at www.bulimia.com
Art Therapy in the Schools
A pdf download provided by AATA
Links of Interest
GATA Members
Susanne Fincher: Creating Mandalas
Annette Reynolds: Sacred Labyrinth
Virginia DuPre: Spirit Creating
Cyndie Westrich: The Easel
Tori Tinsley: Three Barks Art
Art Therapy
Art Therapy on the Web
Arts in Therapy
Art Therapy in Canada
The Open Studio Project, Chicago
Retreats / Training / Workshops
Cedar Hill Enrichment Center
Virginia DuPre
Creating Mandalas/Susanne Fincher
The EASEL, Inc.
Grantmakers
Georgia Council for the Arts
Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund
Organizations
AATA Affiliate Chapters
AATA's Governmental Affairs Committee
AATA's LinksArts in Atlanta
ArtReach Foundation
Georgia Association for Play Therapy
Labyrinth Society
Mandala Associates
Alternate ROOTS
Jung Society of Atlanta
VSA arts of Georgia
Gateway Performance Productions
Dekalb Council for the Arts
Fulton County Arts Council
Artshow
Art ideas
Judy Decker: The Incredible Art Department
Paint by Number/Smithsonian
Portrait Illustration Maker
Art Resources / Supplies
The New Georgia Encyclopedia
Binders Art Supplies (local Atlanta shop)
Pearl Artist & Craft Supplies (local Atlanta shop)
Sam Flax (local Atlanta shop)
Crystal Art Resources
Blick Art Materials (local Kennesaw and Roswell shops)
Utrecht Art Store (local Atlanta shop)
Nasco Art Supplies
Sax Arts & Crafts
MisterArt Art & Craft Supplies
Davis Art
Daven's Ceramic Center (local Atlanta shop)
Kickwheel Pottery Supply, Inc. (local Atlanta shop)
Art Centers / Galleries / Museums
Arts Centers & Arts Education
Spruill Center for the Arts
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
Buckhead Galleries, Framers, Art Supplies
Arts at Emory
The Art Place in Marietta
The ARTS Station, Stone Mountain
Woodruff Arts Center
Eyedrum
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
GATAPHILE Back Issues
Gataphlle is the former newsletter of the Georgia Art Therapy Association
Summer 2006 (most recent issue) is available here...
Winter 2006 is available here...
Fall 2005 is available here...
Summer 2005 is available here...
Spring 2005 is availble here...
Winter 2005 is availble here...
Fall 2004 is available here...
Spring 2004 is available here...
Winter 2004 is available here...
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