I currently provide majority of my art therapy services under the umbrella of Art Therapy Lab, but can be hired as a consultant or guest lecturer independently.
In the United States and Europe, I have conducted lectures and workshops at mental health and art therapy conferences to art therapy and mental health professionals, students and artists. Workshops and lectures have been conducted in-person and online.
Topics of my presentations and lectures have included the use and application of response art, introduction to art therapy, collage as a therapeutic tool, burnout prevention through creative arts, fostering cross-cultural exchange through art therapy, processing trans-generational trauma through imagery, and more.
Additionally, I collaborate on short and long-term projects via non-profit organizations, cultural institutions, and corporate settings to provide therapeutic art services to respective populations through art therapy exhibition, workshops, group work, and community art initiatives.
Here is a sample list of my current collaborators, past collaborations, teaching experience, presentations, research projects, and more:
Syracuse University Art Therapy Department, Guest Lecturer, Online, 2022 / Lecture: Placement of Self as an Art Therapy Clinician and Supervisor Abroad & Ethical Considerations
European Federation of Art Therapy (EFAT), Instructor, Online. 2021 / Course: Creative Connections: A Space for New Art Therapists & Students to Explore Professional Identity
Latvian Art Therapy Association, (LATAGuest Lecturer, Latvia/Online, 2021 / Lecture: Dual Identities: The Artist and Art Therapist
ISSP Gallery for Contemporary Photography, Guest Speaker, Latvia, 2020 / Presentation: When Words Are Not enough: Art as a Therapeutic Tool for Community Engagement
The Kolaj Institute, Collage Beyond the Art Form, Presenter & Panelist, Online, 2020 / Presentation: Collage as Therapy: Creating a Dialogue through Found Images
Coalition for Hispanic Family Services: Art Therapy Panel, Online, 2020 / Presentation: Discussed alongside other art therapists on how our clinical practice and therapeutic relationship to client has shifted since COVID-19
The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia, Training Facilitator, Online. 2020 / Course: Emotional Support Volunteer Training in Response to Covid-19
Riga Stradins University, Guest Lecturer, Latvia, 2020 / Lecture: Introduction to Art Therapy for Medical Professionals
Common Day Conference for Social Workers at New York University (NYU), Presenter, USA, 2017 / Presentation: Introduction to Art Therapy & Response Art as Self-Care for Clinicians
research projects & grants
Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture, The Art of Staying Healthy Project Grant, 2021-2022 / Project Title: Creatively Feeling: An Artful Approach to Mental Health & Healing in collaboration with ISSP Latvia