Free Conference Schedule 2025

The free conference link will open 15 min before each day starts. Please check the timers and the schedule below to make sure you are not missing your favourite presentations. Enjoy the conference!
This schedule may change, so please check this page regularly.
We are streaming the conference TWICE to accommodate viewers all around the world. Please check the below time counters to see when the conference day begins.
All dates and times are according to EST time zone (UTC-5). Check your time zone compared to EST (Montreal / New York) to calculate the difference. First stream will start Friday, 7 February, 2025 at 10PM EST - for Australia and Asia. The second stream will start Saturday, Friday 8, 2025, at 10AM EST for Americas, Europe and Africa will be able to watch partially the first stream and partially the second one.

EST Time Zone (Montreal/NY)

London

Singapore

Melbourne

The conference will start for Asia and Australia in:
The conference will start for America, Africa, and Europe in:

Weekend 1
8-9 February, 2025

Day 1

Day 1, Broadcast 1 starts in:

Day 1, Broadcast 2 starts in:

Day 1

Art Therapy and Neuroscience

10:00-10:55

Friday, February 7, 10:00 PM – 10:55 PM and
Saturday, February 8, 10:00 AM – 10:55 AM

Affective Aesthetics

Lauri Nummenmaa, PhD

11:00-12:10

Friday, February 7, 11:00 PM – 00:10 AM and
Saturday, February 8, 11:00 AM – 12:10 PM

Resetting the Nervous System through Expressive Arts Therapy and Sensory Processing

Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT

12:15-1:15

Saturday, February 8, 12:15 AM – 1:15 AM and
Saturday, February 8, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

The Neuroscience of Creativity and Consciousness

Arne Dietrich, PhD

1:35-2:50

Saturday, February 8, 1:35 AM – 2:50 AM and
Saturday, February 8, 1:35 PM – 2:50 PM

Sensorimotor Art Therapy Interventions for
Traumatized Clients

Cornelia Elbrecht, AThR, SATh, SEP, ANZACATA, IEATA, IACAET

2:55-3:40

Saturday, February 8, 2:55 AM - 3:40 AM and
Saturday, February 8, 2:55 PM - 3:40 PM

Instinctual Trauma Response and the Neuroscience of Trauma

Linda Gantt, PhD, ATR-BC and Juliet King PhD, ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC

3:45-4:50

Saturday, February 8, 3:45 AM – 4:50 AM and
Saturday, February 8, 3:45 PM – 4:50 PM

Resilience Journal - An Expressive Journal as a Tool for Therapy

Leetal Caidar Benzvi, PhD

Day 2

Day 2, Broadcast 1 starts in:

Day 2, Broadcast 2 starts in:

Day 2

Art Therapy and Neuroscience

10:00-11:10

Creativity and the Brain

Anna Abraham, PhD

11:15-12:50

Art Therapy Is a Brain Based Profession

Juliet King PhD, ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC

12:55-2:30

Art Works

Ingrid Pénzes, Ph.D.

2:50-4:20

Enhancing Recollection and Emotional Well-Being Through Memory Drawing

Unnur Óttarsdóttir, PhD, ATR

4:25-5:55

Exploring the Impact of Dementia Using Art Therapy: A RCT with ETC Framework

Heesu Jeon, Ph.D., ATR-BC, RCC, RCAT

6:00-7:10

Art Therapy, Anger, and Gender 

Marian Liebmann, MA, PhD, PGCE, CQSW, HCPC, BAAT

Weekend 2
15-16 February, 2025

Day 3

Day 3, Broadcast 1 starts in:

Day 3, Broadcast 2 starts in:

Day 3

Navigating the Shadow

10:00-11:30

Migration, Mourning and Life Stories in Art Therapy

Vera Heller, PhD, ATPQ

11:35-12:40

Finding Meaning Through Suffering: An Existential Art Therapy Approach

Elizabeth Hlavek, DAT, ATR-BC, LCPAT

12:45-1:55

Build Your Own Boat: A Creative Tool for the Exploration of Grief & Trauma

Sharon Herriot, MA, BAAT

2:15-3:40

Expressive Arts Therapy for Grief Striken and Displaced Communities

Mike Haroutioun Ayvazian, MA

3:45-4:00

Working With Early Infant Trauma in Art Therapy

Sibylle Cseri, MA, EFAT, FEAPA

4:05-5:20

Integrating Mindfulness and Creativity: Healing Trauma, Building Resilience, and Cultivating an Inner Sense of Home

Sarit Zeltzer, MA

Day 4

Day 4, Broadcast 1 starts in:

Day 4, Broadcast 2 starts in:

Day 4

Navigating the Shadow

10:00-11:10

Create, Connect, Community: A Public Homeplace for Grieving Adults

Sarah Tevyaw, MA, ATR, ATPQ

11:15-12:15

The Benefits of Art Hives for Older Adults

Sondra Goldman, MA, ATPQ

12:20-1:30

Rolefulness and Collaborative Art Expression

Daiki Kato, PhD

1:50-2:30

Building Resilience: Palliative Care and Art Therapy

Leara Glinzak, PhD(c), ATR-BC, ATRL, ATCS, LPC-IT

2:35-3:25

Art Therapy in Psycho-Oncology

Roberta Cini, MA and Paola Luzzatto, PhD

3:30-5:15

Panel Discussion: Arts for Life

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375619598?pwd=djZZeTBDTTN2aXJ0enJDY0Q2b1podz09
Manal Elewah, PhD, Sahar Khalil, PhD, Shiphrah Mutungi Akandiinda, PhD, Hanaa Aly Ayoub, MA, Rahma Benhamou El Madani, Osama Ali Mohamed Ahmed, PhD

Weekend 3
22-23 February, 2025

Day 5

Day 5, Broadcast 1 starts Friday, February 21, at 10PM EST,  in:

Day 5, Broadcast 2 starts Saturday, February 22, at 10AM EST, in:

Day 5

New Frontiers in Art Therapy

10:00-11:00

Materials and Techniques in Art Therapy

Lisa D. Hinz, PhD

11:05-12:10

Embodying Empathic Attunement Within the Expressive Therapies Continuum

Megan VanMeter, LPC, LMHC, LPC-AT/S, ATR-BC

12:15-1:25

Mapping and Mattering the Lived Experience of Parents and Infants: A New Materialist Approach in Infant Mental Health Arts Therapy

Emma van Daal , PhD

1:45-3:30

Suminagashi Paper Marbling: The Art of Flow

Christina Vasquez, MS, ATR-BC

3:35-4:10

Honouring the Media

Maria Riccardi MA, PhD(c), ATR-BC, OPQ and Carmen Oprea MA, MFA, ATR-BC, RCAT

4:15-5:20

Neurographic Drawing and Its Potential for Art Therapy

Pavel Piskarev, D.Sc, Prof.

5:25-6:30

The Art of Feeling at Home: A.C.O.R.N. Mindfulness Exercise

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375619598?pwd=djZZeTBDTTN2aXJ0enJDY0Q2b1podz09
Sarit Zeltzer, MA

Day 6

Day 6, Broadcast 1 starts in:

Day 6, Broadcast 2 starts in:

Day

New Frontiers in Art Therapy

10:00-11:10

Dare We Laugh? The Use of Humour in Arts Therapy

Hephzibah Kaplan, MA, HCPC, BAAT

11:15-12:45

ART FROM THE EARTH
Wild Clay in Outdoor Art Therapy:
Extraction, Processing, Meaning-Making

Simon Woodward, MA, BAAT

12:50-2:30

Zentangle® Approach for Stabilisation and Engaging Focus

Jennifer Marchand, MA, CCC, CCTP-II, RCAT

2:50-4:10

Roots of Healing: Eco Art Therapy and Multicultural Perspectives in India

Ritu Dua, MA

4:15-5:40

Growing Up With Art Therapy

Judith Rubin, PhD, ATR-BC

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