Supervision in Expressive Arts Therapy

Irene M. Rodriguez, M.S., LMHC, REAT is the founder and director of Mindful Journey Center. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT) with a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University. She is an EMDRIA approved consultant and senior faculty of the Institute for Creative Mindfulness. She is also Certified Laughter Yoga Facilitator, Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) Facilitator/Trainer and certified Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator/Trainer affiliated to The Institute for Creative Mindfulness.  She is known for her ability to meet trainees where they are as they learn new concepts by building relationships with trainees that foster skills development with compassion and guidance. Irene began practicing in community mental health settings, going on to train extensively in addiction, trauma, EMDR, mindfulness and expressive arts as well as specializing in compassion fatigue. Her background in community mental health and trauma therapy translates to workshops and training that foster a sense of community, fun, and invite trainees to let go judgments in developing the necessary skills to help others.

Dr. Rachel Weaver graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work. She also received her Doctorate in Psychology from Akamai University. Her dissertation, “The Authentic-Self Reimagined and its Integration into EMDR Therapy: A Scholarly Personal Narrative”, was the first of its kind in the intersecting fields of EMDR, Holistic Health, and Integrative Psychology. 

Rachel has worked with a wide array of clients representing various ages and populations since 2006. She has been employed as a clinician, supervisor, educator, and clinical director in community mental health agencies, private practices, universities, and substance use agencies. While her main focus is being the owner and CEO of WiseMind Consulting & Wellness, she has worked for and currently contracts with various universities including The Ohio State University, Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Youngstown State University, and The University of Mount Union.

As a social work and chemical dependency supervisor, Rachel provides ongoing guidance and supervision to students, interns, and clinicians; both within and outside of her private practice. Expanding knowledge within the field, she presents continuing education workshops on topics such as DBT, EMDR Therapy, supervision, ethics, cultural humility, DSM-5-TR, and many more – in collaboration with The Center for Intuitive Practices as well as The Institute for Creative Mindfulness (both based out of Ohio).

Her certifications, appointments, and training(s) include:

• Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBTC) in 2014 through DBTNCAA
• Certified in EMDR (and an EMDRIA Approved Consultant)
• Certified Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator
• Registered (Certified) Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT)
• Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher 200hr (E-RYT 200)
• Independently Licensed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, & Colorado [Social Worker with Clinical Supervisor status] (LISW-S, LCSW)
• Independently Licensed in Ohio [Chemical Dependency Counselor with Clinical Supervisor status] (LICDC-CS)

Regarding holistic and healing modalities, Rachel is an ordained minister/reverend through The Church Of Radiant Lights and is approved to perform marriages within the state of Ohio. She is also a Reiki Master Teacher. She believes that holistic and complementary treatment approaches make for the best outcomes and sustained recovery.

Rachel’s Principles

Rachel aims to create a collaborative, person-centered relationship. In this relationship, you can explore and find your unique tools, techniques, and personal strengths to heal and discover your authentic self. Her intention in all levels of her work is to show up as an actively anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-oppression, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and sex-positive individual. She is dedicated to the continuous engagement–both in her professional and personal life–that this requires.

✘ Not Currently Accepting Expressive Arts Consultees

Sam is an EMDRIA-approved EMDR consultant and REAT (registered expressive arts therapist) who has experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and LGBTQIA+ folx with diverse backgrounds and life experiences.

You can expect Sam’s general consultation style to be thoroughly informed by expressive arts therapy, parts work/internal systems work, gender-affirming care, dissociation, attachment, and developmental trauma frameworks as well as anti-oppressive therapeutic frameworks. See her website for more information about her background and expertise.

Erin is a trained psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and clinical consultant based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She currently holds an independent clinical license (LCSW) in the states of Colorado and Pennsylvania. Erin received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biology from Saint Vincent College in 2010 and her Master of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh in 2016. As a graduate of The Institute for Creative Mindfulness EMDR Therapy Training Program, Erin is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and an EMDR training facilitator. Erin is also a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT) through the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA). They also have completed yoga teacher trainings at two institutes, most recently with Susanna Barkataki’s Embody Yoga’s Roots YTT 300. As a white, queer, and neurodivergent provider, Erin aims to decolonize their therapeutic approaches as much as possible, while still currently holding state licensure—it’s a work in progress!

Clinically, Erin frequently blends psychotherapeutic modalities with the arts and holistic practices to empower clients to discover their own healing paths. In session, Erin focuses on building a relationship with each client and collaborating every step of the way. If you’re looking for a directive therapist who is going to tell you what to do, Erin is not it! They view the healing process as complex, messy, beautiful, frustrating, and liberating.

​Erin specializes in PTSD/complex trauma, dissociation, anxiety, panic, and stress-related disorders. Erin primarily works with survivors of sexual violence, as well as individuals from LGBTQIA2S+, neurodivergent, kink, sex work, and poly/ENM communities.

Past clinical experiences include community mental health, sexual assault crisis center, court-ordered outpatient drug and alcohol treatment, individual and group outpatient therapy for mental health, psychoeducational groups for dual diagnoses (mental health and substance use), and crisis management. She has experience working with clients ages 5 through adulthood. A current doctoral student at California Institute of Integral Studies in the Transformative Studies Department, Erin is also exploring components of humility and vulnerability in healing relationships. She is a huge proponent of psychotherapists engaging in their own therapeutic work and values authenticity in the therapeutic relationship.

Certifications and trainings include:

• Certified EMDR Therapist and Approved Consultant (EMDRIA)

• Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT)

• Certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) therapist

• Certified Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) therapist

• Certified Sexual Assault Counselor (PA)

• Certified Gestalt practitioner (Gestalt Institute of Pittsburgh, Eta Cohort)

• Registered Yoga teacher (RYT-500)

• Level II Reiki practitioner

• Certified Dancing Mindfulness facilitator