NAPT Member Web Sites

Kathleen (Kay) Adams, LPC, RPT-M/S
In its 21st year, the Center for Journal Therapy continues as a premier source of education, treatment and worldwide training on poetry/journal therapy to heal body, psyche and soul.
http://www.journaltherapy.com

Jean Bass, CPT
The "poetry practice" located in New York City, offers poetry therapy workshops to individuals and groups of all ages, from children to seniors, on a diversity of topics such as self-esteem, bereavement, illness and spirituality, with the focus on "writing your way to hope and healing."
http://www.poetrypractice.com

Jennifer Bosveld, Poet/Publisher
Pudding House, the largest literary small press in America is also poetry therapy friendly. Sponsors the Red Wheel Barrow Chapbook Award for an NAPT member in good standing. Deadline January 1, free entry. Phone 614-986-1881 or visit
http://www.puddinghouse.com

Maryellen Bova, MAW, CPT
Within the center of every woman lies a Goddess yearning to be born—work with The Goddess Coach to birth your Goddess Self!
http://www.GoddessCenter.com

Ann Bracken, MEd, CPT
My poetry therapy practice is called "The Possibility Project" and offers workshops in creativity, risk-taking, depression and grief management, as well as journaling for healing and personal growth.
http://www.possibilityproject.com

Mary Caprio, MS
Expressive Writing and Personal Growth Workshops in Franklin, Tennessee.
http://www.penpaperandmagic.com

Cathleen Cohen, PhD
My project, the Interfaith Youth Poetry Project, is part of Philadelphia's Arts & Spirituality Center, which focuses on the interplay of artistic and spiritual expression as an avenue for social and spiritual healing.
http://www.artsandspirituality.org

Susan L. de Wardt, BA, BSME
Coach and certified instructor for Journal to the SELF brand educational workshop providing creative language-based support for individuals and small businesses to leverage skills for personal growth and success; also available for writing and developmental workshops worldwide.
http://www.mindworkscoaching.com

Cyra S. Dumitru, MA
The web site for River Lily Press, which I founded in 2002, advocates for the social value of poetry, encourages the poetic voice in all people and provides an on-line catalog for books (poetry and fiction) published by the press.
http://www.riverlilypress.com

Carolyn JH Fairman-Griffin, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, RSWCES
"Where Christianity meets Social Work": provides workbooks and facilitates workshops.
http://www.griffinpublishingco.com

Silvine Farnell, PhD
Silvine uses her twenty years of experience in turning poetry-hating college freshmen into poetry lovers, by teaching them to prepare poetry for performance and having them perform for each other, in workshops that take everyone from experienced poetry therapists to six-year-old kids to a newlevel of experiencing poetry.
http://www.DeeperIntoPoetry.com

Margot Fuchs, PhD, RPT, M/S
I am the Dean of the Masters Program in Expressive Arts Therapy at the European Graduate School EGS, Switzerland.
http://www.egsuniversity.ch

Goddard College
Official website of Goddard College, which offers a low-residency degree in Transformative Language Arts (directed by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg), with a poetry therapy certification training option; extensive Transformative Language Arts web directory and bibliography, information on annual conference and more available on the Transformative Language Arts page.
http://www.goddard.edu/academic/tla.html

Cynthia Gustavson, MSW, LCSW, ACSW
My website contains poetry, therapy exercises, podcasts, spiritual ramblings, workshop info and a store for my books and e-books.
http://www.cynthiagustavson.com

Don Hagelberg
Information about Don can be found at
http://www.kantele.com/nwfwebsite/hagelberg.pdf

Catherine Haynes, LMFT
Information about my therapy practice is found at
http://www.catherinehaynes.com

Esther Altshul Helfgott, Ph.D.
http://www.estherhelfgott.com

Diane Hovey, PhD
My non-profit organization, Family Institute for Creative Well-Being, works with families to enhance their ability to manage stress in living with health related challenges through use of the expressive arts.
http://www.familyinstitute-cwb.org

Phyllis Klein, LCSW, CPT
Psychotherapy in San Francisco and Palo Alto with adults, individuals and couples, including poetry therapy for individuals and groups.
http://www.womenintherapy.com

Barbara Kreisberg, MS, CPT
Reflective writing, poetry therapy, and journaling group and individual sessions available in Miami, Florida to promote personal growth and healing.
http://www.geocities.com/journaltherapy_miami/kreisberg.html

Joseph McCaleb, PhD
DocHorseTales invokes the Spirit of healing to guide the fusion across three too-separate realms (the discriminating power of literacy-based consciousness, the physical and mystical nature of equus, and the magic of the mytho-poetic) in order to inspire our path toward increased consciousness.
http://www.dochorsetales.net

Margaret Dubay Mikus, PhD
Empowering poetry, photography, healing stories, and my workshop series, “Expanding Our Possibilities of Full Blooming”TM, support a creative approach to healing body-mind-emotion-spirit and encourage lifelong learning.
http://www.FullBlooming.com

Elisavietta Ritchie, MA
I teach workshops for adults and as poet-in-the-schools.
http://www.elisavietta.com

Josie Rodriguez, MA
Art Retreat in the middle of San Diego, CA offers classes in mixed collage, book arts, paste and marble papers, encaustic, poetry and travel journals.
http://www.josierodriguez.com

Judy Schattner, MS, RN, CS
Private practice & Poetic Possibilities serving the spiritual, medical and emotional needs of the community.
http://www.judyschattner.net

Debra J. Thornley, MA, CPT
Writing groups, retreats and workshops to help release and aid you in your healing process and journey of self discovery.
http://www.jumpwritein.com

Leslie Tuchman, MFT
http://www.leslietuchman.com

Margot Van Sluytman, BA, Poet
I publish poetry books and an eZine: www.Palabras-Press.com; administer an International Writing Group www.Dance-With-Words.com; and offer writing workshops which focus on Writing as Art and Healing.
http://www.MargotVanSluytman.com

Lila Lizabeth Weisberger, MS, RPT-M/S, CASAC
This is a self-designed site by Lila that shares the joy of poetry:
http://www.bridgecrossings.org
This is a site that gives specific info about bridgeXngs Poetry Center: training, peer groups, courses and workshops:
http://www.RxPoems.com


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