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ITA Reflects on Impactful Connections in Retreat

January 9, 2019 by ITA Staff

Each year our team looks forward to coming together for the annual ITA staff retreat. The theme for the day was Matryoshkas: Building a Supportive Community and took place on the 14th of December. Brad Drozdowski, music therapist, started the day off with a Matryoshka experiential, exploring the many layers to each role we have […]

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Exploring the Mind-Body Connection through Dance/Movement Therapy

November 6, 2018 by ITA Staff

ITA’s Julie Brannen Demonstrates How Dance/Movement Therapy Works Have you ever noticed that when you’re feeling stressed, you feel tension in your body? Your shoulders may ache, your stomach may be tight, maybe you get a tension headache. What we know is that the way we feel mentally and emotionally impacts the way our body […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: anxiety, anxiety disorders, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, dance movement therapy, dance/movement, depression, DMT, eating disorders, Institute for Therapy through the Arts, ITA, julie brannen, Marni Rosen, mental health, mind-body connection, mood disorders, neurological disorders, stress

Lifeline Theatre Taps ITA for Trauma Informed Training

November 2, 2018 by ITA Staff

Dr. Marni Rosen Provides Training for Lifeline Theatre Staff Working in the Chicago Public Schools On October 4, ITA Practice Director Dr. Marni Rosen, conducted a workshop at Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre entitled “Trauma Informed Education for Teaching Artists.” Fifteen teaching artists working in the Chicago Public Schools attended the 2-hour workshop, aimed at providing much-needed […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: art therapy, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, Institute for Therapy through the Arts, ITA, lifeline theatre, Marni Rosen, presentations, therapy, training, trauma, trauma informed

ITA Opens New Clinic in Highland Park

October 2, 2018 by ITA Staff

Art and Music Therapy Become Available to the Local Community We are now offering art and music therapy at 480 Elm Place, Suite 202A, just minutes away from ITA’s former Lake Forest location. We have grown our presence in the Evanston community where ITA has resided since 2006. As Practice Director, Dr. Marni Rosen observed […]

Filed Under: Articles, ITA Announcements Tagged With: art therapy, Highland Park, highlandpark, Institute for Therapy through the Arts, ITA, jenni rook, Marni Rosen, move, music therapy, new office, office

ITA’s Third Annual Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Conference: A Reflection

July 9, 2018 by ITA Staff

Cultivating Identity Creatively at Adler University in Downtown Chicago Last month, we celebrated ITA’s Third Annual Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Conference, “Cultivating Identity Creatively.” Over the weekend of June 8th, more than 115 mental health professionals gathered together to share the latest in research and cultural competency from the Creative Arts Therapy community. Thanks to […]

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ITA Introduces CBT/DBT Art Therapy Group for Teens

May 10, 2018 by ITA Staff

Adolescents Invited to Step into Spring with Training in Eight New Skills This spring, ITA is proud to offer a one-of-a-kind skills training art therapy group that will cater to teens who endure anxiety, quick changes in mood, and strong emotional states. What are CBT and DBT Skills? Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) skills use problem-solving […]

Filed Under: Events, Resources Tagged With: adolescents, art therapy, cbt, cognitive behavior therapy, creative arts therapies, dbt, dialectical behavor therapy, Evanston, group therapy, ITA, Marni Rosen, skills, spring, teens, training

In Hindsight: Our 2018 Grand Opening and Open House

March 29, 2018 by ITA Staff

ITA Looks Back at its Most Momentous Milestone After successfully strategically maneuvering over a row of summer hurdles and making the move up to 2130 Green Bay Road, ITA was set and ready to open its doors to the community for its Grand Opening on March 8th. Evanston Mayor Steven H. Hagerty was in attendance […]

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From the Desk of Dr. Marni Rosen

March 5, 2018 by ITA Staff

A Word About Our Conference Keynote Speaker When an email from Dr. Lisa Hinz revealed itself in my inbox this past summer, I had little idea what would transpire of it for our Creative Arts Therapy community. Following her words line by line, I felt more compelled with each to present to her ITA’s conference keynote opportunity. […]

Filed Under: ITA Announcements Tagged With: art therapy, conference keynote speaker, creative arts therapies, dance movement therapy, drama therapy, expressive therapies continuum, lisa hinz, Marni Rosen, music therapy, personal note

ITA Gets Loud: New Trauma Workshop Caters to Young Poets

February 27, 2018 by ITA Staff

ITA Lead to Young Chicago Authors through Mutual Link Amongst the crowd at a Chicago Community Trust-supported Art Educator workshop, Kesha Daniels listened to Dr. Marni Rosen, ITA’s Practice Director, speak about trauma-informed therapy approaches. As the Director of Programs at Young Chicago Authors, Daniels, struck by the presentation content, sought an opportunity to bring Dr. […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: art therapy, CCT, Chicago community trust, creative arts therapies, get loud, ITA, Louder than a Bomb, Marni Rosen, poets, trauma, workshop, YCA, Young Chicago Authors, youth

ITA Offers New Art Therapy Professionals a Supervision Group Towards Their Art Therapy Registration (ATR) Certification

January 2, 2018 by ITA Staff

Board-Certified Art Therapist and Practice Director Dr. Marni Rosen Facilitates Processes and Presentations To be a registered art therapist, completing a Master’s Program is not enough. Newly-graduated students are required by the Art Therapy Credentialing Board (ATCB) to complete 1000 hours of direct art therapy services with 100 hours of supervision of these cases. Technically, the […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: art therapy, Art Therapy Registration, ATR, board-certified, certification, clinical practitioners, creative arts therapies, Evanston, experience, ITA, Marni Rosen, supervision

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