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IEATA REGIONAL GROUPS

USA — Northwest

IEATA Northwest includes expressive arts practitioners and students in the mountain west and northwestern U.S. We meet periodically for virtual creative gatherings.

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About IEATA Northwest USA

IEATA Northwest includes expressive arts practitioners and students in the mountain west and northwestern U.S. We meet periodically for virtual creative gatherings.

We held an Open Forum for IEATA on “Considering Climate and Creativity: Guided Imagery and Visual Journaling.

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Regional Coordinator

Anin
Anin Utigaard LMFT, REAT Anin4arts@gmail.com
Anin
Anin Utigaard LMFT, REAT Anin4arts@gmail.com

Anin Utigaardis a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Expressive Arts Therapist. She works with individuals and groups of all ages and cultures. She was a founding ECC for the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) and continues to be part of the Advisory Council. Anin was a faculty member with Natalie Rogers’ Person-Centered Expressive Therapy Institute for over 10 years, and uses the person-centered approach in her work with clients and students. She is adjunct faculty with the Northwest Creative and Expressive Arts Institute in Seattle, Washington, and was adjunct faculty for JFK University until moving in 2017. She has taught and presented her work nationally and internationally since 1992. Anin has a fine arts and professional music background, which she combines with psychology and the humanistic approach in psychotherapy. She truly believes that the arts are a transformative power that can heal our world. 

State Representative

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Martha McCaughey PhD, REACE Wyoming marthamccaughey@gmail.com
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Martha McCaughey PhD, REACE Wyoming marthamccaughey@gmail.com

Dr. Martha McCaughey is a professor emerita of sociology and a Registered Expressive Arts Consultant and Educator with IEATA. Martha teaches visual journaling workshops both in person and online.

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