Amy Morrison, Program Director of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) Art Therapy Concentration in the School of Counseling, Psychology, and Therapy at Antioch University New England, presented a workshop at the 16th International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) Conference—the only international nonprofit organization dedicated to intermodal expressive arts in therapeutic settings.
Morrison’s workshop, Contemplative Practice Through Creating Abstract Art, drew on a summer of research into Buddhist psychology and the history of women abstract artists from the 1940s to the 1960s. She blended scholarship with experiential practices to explore the intersection of contemplative inquiry and creative expression.
Morrison’s clinical and research interests include children’s art-making for health and expression, empowerment, creativity, developmental trauma, counselor self-care, and ethics. Her practice emphasizes contemplative and attachment psychology, intersubjectivity, parenting, and life transitions in adulthood.
To learn more about Morrison’s work, click here.
