For more than a decade, the Expressive Therapies Summit has offered unparalleled experiential continuing education, bringing together a distinguished multidisciplinary faculty of clinicians and educators from around the world. In Sedona, participants will engage in extended-format workshops that move beyond lecture into embodied practice, creative exploration, and immediately applicable clinical skills.

Set against Sedona’s powerful natural environment, the Summit invites participants to deepen clinical practice while reconnecting with creativity, community, and the restorative potential of the expressive arts.

Hands-on experiential sessions include:

• Repairing the Broken Bowl®: A Kintsugi-Inspired Approach to Restoration & Resilience — Christa Brennan, LCAT, ATR-BC™, LPC (2 dates available)

• Broken Bowl® Facilitator Certificate Training — Christa Brennan, LCAT, ATR-BC™, LPC

• Hello, This is Your Body Talking — Ashley Smith, MS, LMFT, RYT200

• Restorative Retelling and Abstract Painting: A Process of Artful Alchemy — Sharon Strouse, MA, ATR-BC™

• Taming Your Gremlins: A Creative Journey Toward Emotional Wellness — Karen Fignon, MAAT, ATR-BC™, LCAT 

• Rewilding Play: Foundations and Practices in Nature-Based Child Therapy — Courtney Glickman, PhD, LCPC, RPT-S™

• The Courage to Turn Inward: Sandtray Play and Internal Reflection for Renewal — Stefani Misiph, LMHC, RPT-S™

• Introduction to SoulCollage® — Jennifer Lefebre, PsyD, TCTSY-F, RYT-500, RCYT, NASM-CPT, ATA-AIT

• Collage, Clay, & Continuum: Decision-making in the Expressive Therapies — Josie Abbenante, ATR-BC™, LPAT

• Knowing Your Purpose in These Times — Katrina Plato, PhD, EdD, ATR-BC™ and Shemaya Blauer, MSW, LCSW

• Pinching Your Way With Clay: A Nature Based Arts Therapy Studio — Katrina Plato, PhD, EdD, ATR-BC™

• Sand Tray Therapy and Nature — Catherine Denham, LCSW, RPT-S™, Alisha Denham, LCSW, RPT-S™

  …and more

What Sets the Expressive Therapies Summit Apart

What sets the Expressive Therapies Sedona Summit apart is our commitment to a truly multidimensional learning experience. Our sessions are not only multimodal, highlighting the full spectrum of creative arts therapies, but also intermodal, encouraging meaningful collaboration across disciplines.

By bringing together pioneers and practitioners from diverse clinical and creative backgrounds, the Summit fosters a dynamic environment where ideas intersect, innovation emerges, and participants experience the expressive arts as an integrated approach to healing. Rather than learning modalities in isolation, attendees engage in a rich exchange of perspectives that expands both clinical skill and creative possibility.

Unwind in spacious accommodations that combine the comfort of home with the convenience of a full-service hotel. Plunge into the heated outdoor pool or relax in our whirlpool spa. Indulge at our full service spa with a massage and other self-care services. Refine your backhand on one of four tennis courts, or work out in the state-of-the-art fitness center. Enjoy when you're not in session.