Background
Linda received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Therapy from Mount Mary College in 1989. She began her career in psychiatric hospitals and counseling centers developing and facilitating art therapy programs. Linda then earned her Masters in Science in Art Therapy from Mount Mary College and is now a board certified, nationally registered art therapist.

After receiving her Masters degree, Linda developed expertise working with adult survivors of domestic and sexual violence, which then led to practicing psychotherapy with other related clinical issues. She is highly experienced treating sexual abuse and assault, domestic violence, clergy abuse, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. She also has expertise treating cancer patients and their families, grief and loss and life transition issues. She has worked with all ages, from children to later life adults.

At every agency Linda has practiced she has developed successful art therapy programs. She has extensive experience designing and leading weekend retreats with cancer patients and family members that concentrated on the mind-body-spirit connection and the power of art for emotional healing. She has presented to numerous professional groups and conducted art therapy workshops in local hospitals, schools and mental health facilities. In 2003, Linda’s work as a therapist at the Waukesha Women’s Center was highlighted in Exclusively Yours magazine.

“Art can provide a bridge to understanding the soul’s needs and can give voice to pain that often cannot be expressed in words. I believe we all have the power to find our own answers; our creativity provides a link to those answers.”

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