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Zachary D. Van Den Berg (they/he), MA, LPC, ATR-BC, a graduate of Adler University with an MA in Counseling: Art Therapy and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute (SAIC), has held various leadership roles within the art therapy community, publishing queer affirming art therapy scholarship in peer-reviewed journals and presenting at regional, national, and international creative arts therapy conferences and symposia. They practice queer world-making art therapy at Community Arts, LLC in Austin, TX, serving LGBTQIA+ individuals and groups.
Websites: Zachary Van Den Berg / Our Queer Kin Mural Profile: Orcid
Sara Blevins-Ranes (they/them), MA, ATR, LPC, is a trauma informed art therapist based out of San Antonio, TX. They have just transitioned to a group practice, where their focus is on affirming care for queer and neurodivergent individuals.
Profile: Psychology Today
Nicholas "Nick" Denson (he/him/his) MA, LCPC, ATR-BC, NCC, is a queer board certified, registered art therapist, licensed clinical professional counselor, and certified licensed clinical alcohol drug counselor intern (CLCADC-I). His full time job is Military and Family Life Counselor (MFLC) for the Air Force. Work as an MFLC includes brief, solution-focused, and non-medical counseling with service members, their spouses, family, and community. Nick is also a contractor. His contracts include a drop-in center for teens in substance use recovery, an outpatient center, an online counseling platform, and a drug and alcohol recovery center.
Profile: LinkedIn
Sharon Rose (she/her) is a Registered Art Therapist in private practice. She partners with individuals through accessible arts-based processes to help them unlock embodied connections to themselves and their feelings, expanding their self-knowledge, tools, resilience, and opportunities to authentically engage in their relationships. She's invested in disability advocacy and community-based, intergenerational work.