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Gail CaulfieldNorthern California Art Therapy Association
PO Box 642593
San Francisco, CA
94164-2593
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Chelsea BulikD i r e c t o r o f P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s Stacey Thompson (DeForrest)
Stacey Thompson (DeForrest) D i r e c t o r o f L e g i s l a t i v e A f f a i r s Erendira Lopez
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P r e s i d e n t of NorCATA Amy Rogers
Amy Rogers
Amy Rogers, MFT, ATR-BC, is a graduate of the art therapy program at Notre Dame de Namur University. She also received a Bachelor of Arts degree (Communications and Studio Art) from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Amy’s experience lies mostly with youth who are emotionally disturbed from group homes to school-based day treatments. She is also a trained SoulCollage facilitator. Amy is currently the Training Manager for Fred Finch Youth Center in Oakland.
Contact Amy at president@norcata.org
Lina Assad Cates, MFTI, ATR received her M.A. in counseling and graduate certificate in art therapy from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. She relocated to the Bay Area and has been working as a middle school-based mental health therapist for Fred Finch Youth Center in Oakland since January 2010. Lina's professional focus involves working with sexual trauma victims and children who have lost loved ones due to violence. She encourages her adolescent clients to use art as a means of expressing themselves and improving their self-esteem.
Erendira Lopez attended the Master of Arts in Art Therapy (MAAT) program at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has worked with children and adolescents through Draw Bridge, an arts program for homeless youth, and with older adults as an expressive arts facilitator at Family Service Agency. Other experiences include working with people of all ages in residential facilities, a behavioral health hospital and senior living center. Currently, Erendira works as a Bilingual Case Manager at Hamilton Family Center's Transitional Housing Program. In addition to art therapy, she also takes great pleasure in art-making, reading and traveling.
Kristina DiTullo, ATR received her Master of Arts in Art Therapy (MAAT) from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is a new resident of California having moved here in 2010. She has served on the board of AATA chapters in Connecticut and Oregon. Kristina is focused full-time on her art career, exhibiting her work nationally. Psychology informs the concepts within Kristina’s art. Her experience as an art therapist has been with individuals of all ages specializing in eating disorders, medical art therapy, trauma and chronic mental illness. Kristina is also the founder of NWArtTherapy, a website listing art therapists in private practice in Oregon.
My name is Chelsea Bulik and I was born and raised in the Bay Area, California. I was interested in becoming a therapist over 10 years ago and I decided to pursue my career in 1997 at Chabot College. After completing my Associates Degree, I transfered to Cal State Hayward and graduated in 2002. At this time, I started working in the field as a classroom counselor for an agency called Families First and I was promoted to a Mental Health Rehabilitative Specialist after a year and a half. I was in this position when I met Amy Rogers, who was our clinical supervisor at the time. She encouraged me to apply for Notre Dame de Namur University to obtain my degree as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Art Therapy. I graduated from NDNU in May of 2008 and I currently work for Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center where I provide individual, group, and family therapy to adolescents in a high school setting. I have the ability to utilize my art therapy training and explore my own creativity. Art Therapists are important members of the healing arts profession and I am honored to be one of them.
I also explore my own creativity by taking photographs through my own photography business. I love capturing moments in time and sharing my visions with others. My other passions include music, yoga, creative writing, dancing, traveling, and laughing!!
Stacey Thompson, MFTI, ATR studied at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA. She currently works with a dedicated team of professionals, including many art therapists, at Grace Community Center (GCC) in downtown San Jose. In April 2011 the community center celebrated 40 years of providing services to adults with chronic and persistent mental illness. Stacey hopes to continue developing and facilitating programs at GCC’s Art and Wellness Studio including the Artist in Residence program which brings professional artists together with GCC member artists for learning, art making, and public exhibitions.
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