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Creative Repair: Expressive Arts to Transform Attachment Trauma

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Human connection is a fundamental and vital need for well-being. 

Substantiative research across various disciplines affirms the foundational importance of human connection for individual health, happiness, and resilience. Despite this inherent need, countless individuals experience profound disconnection, a state that can arise from formative circumstances or the gradual erosion of relationships. 

At the core genuine connection is a felt sense. It is a nonverbal and energetic experience of being noticed in the world. 

Expressive arts offer a secure and accessible modality to facilitate and restore this essential sense of belonging throughout the human lifespan.

Here's What You'll Learn

Expressive Arts: A Pathway to Process Complex Trauma & Build a Stronger Connection to Self  

  • Case Study of Adult client working with attachment wounds from childhood now affecting adult life 
  • The dance of creating boundaries without creating rejection 
  • Healthy expressions of anger and rage 
  • Building a relationship with self 

The Perseverance to Create Genuine Connection  

  • Case Study – Teenage client with strong adoptive family support, but difficulty building trust. 
    • Unique ways to approach “therapy” to support slowly building trust 
    • Activities that foster belonging and trust.  
    • How expressive arts guided our relationship 

 Expressive Arts as a Pathway to Belonging  

  • A collection of case examples for children 
    • Creative modalities to provide a safe, accessible way to restore connection.  
      • Arts-based practices support emotional expression and relational healing.  
      • A handful of my favorite moments with children. 

Everything You're Getting

  • More than 1 hour of video content
  • Up to 1.5 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts

Dana Wyss, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC, RPT™

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Dana Wyss, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC, RPT™, is a board-certified art therapist, a registered play therapist, a marriage and family therapist, holds a doctorate in expressive therapies, and is the coauthor of The Invisible String Workbook. Her doctorate in expressive therapies has led her to create programs integrating art, music, poetry, dance, and animal assisted therapy in the healing process for clients and self-care of staff. For the last 25 years, Dr. Wyss has worked in psychiatric hospitals, group homes, and nonpublic school settings to manage crisis, conduct training, coach staff, and support children and families. Dr. Wyss is a corporate clinical training specialist and clinical/art therapy supervisor at Stars Behavioral Health Group, a company specializing in the treatment of complex developmental trauma. She also owns a small private practice where she specializes in the use of art and play for all ages. Dr. Wyss is a national trainer and consultant with the Center for Trauma Training and national trainer to raise awareness of commercial sexual exploitation of children. She uses her creativity for her own healing as well as to support others.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dana Wyss has employment relationships with Stars Behavioral Health Group, Center for Trauma Training, and Loyola Marymount University. She receives royalties as a published author. She is an exam writer at ATCB and reviewer for both ATCB and Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education and Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Dana Wyss receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dana Wyss is a member of American Art Therapy Association and Association for Play Therapy.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS150629
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Copyright:
Mar 27, 2026
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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