Photographed Portrait of Bethany Altschwager

Art therapist, DAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT, LPAT

MPS Art Therapy

Education

MPS, School of Visual Arts; PhD, Mount Mary University

 

Professional experience includes

Integrative therapist II, BronxCare Health System

 

One-person exhibitions include

Ethel Walker Bell Library Gallery, Simsbury, CT; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY

 

Group exhibitions include

School of Visual Arts; Pia Sjölin Design, Canton, CT

 

Publications include

Knitting as Coping: Fiber Arts and the Amelioration of Shared Trauma in Art Therapy

 

Presentations include

“Creating a Digital Art Toolkit: Assessing Appropriate Apps for Your Practice,” “Knitting as Coping: Fiber Arts and Shared Trauma,” “Can You Teach Me to Knit? Considerations for Developing Fiber Arts Groups,” American Art Therapy Association; “Bite-Sized Self-Care: Moments of Creativity & Calm,” Water & Stone Creative Arts Therapy Conference

 

Awards and honors include

Excellence in the Department of Psychiatry, Activities Therapist of the Year, BronxCare Health System; Ray Levine Scholarship, School of Visual Arts