Our Team
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST, BOARD CERTIFIED ART THERAPIST, CONSULTING, EDUCATOR
Richard is the founder and CEO of Sonoma Therapeutic Arts and Education. He has been a licensed psychologist for over 25 years and is a Registered, Board Certified Art Therapist.
Richard is currently the Department Chair of the Art Therapy Psychology Department at Dominican University. He, in 2013, started what was at that time the only PhD Program in Art Therapy in the US.
Richard works with individuals, couples and families, from adolescents to elders. Working to support finding balance, inspiration and health based practices.
He has extensive experience with; Addiction Issues, Mood Disorders, Trauma, Relationship issues, and intentional creation of meaningful experience.
PSYCHOTHERAPY, ART THERAPY
Christine Phang, AMFT, ATR-P
PSYCHOTHERAPY, ART THERAPY
Christine’s therapeutic practice is grounded in compassion and creativity. Her work is informed by the theory of narrative therapy. She believes in the unique complexity of each person’s life and aims to create a space where clients can navigate their stories and make decisions about how they want to author their lives. She takes a collaborative stance, working together with clients towards their goals, with the view that both client and therapist bring knowledge and agency to the work. Christine has extensive experience with multiple art media and uses this knowledge to support clients in better understanding themselves through creative expression.”
Allison Pierce, AMFT
Coco’s therapeutic approach combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with art therapy, emphasizing embodied creativity, mindfulness, and collaboration. She honors both the client's wisdom and the therapist's knowledge in building pathways toward healing and growth. Coco integrates a wide range of art materials and experiential processes to support clients in accessing insight and self-expression.
Allison is a therapist grounded in creativity, specializing in a collaborative, person-centered approach to help clients achieve their goals. Her objective is to establish an environment that enables individuals to explore their identities. Allison strives to provide warmth and compassion while maintaining directness in her interactions with clients. Allison focuses on attachment and strengths-based therapy, integrating art therapy to facilitate a more holistic understanding of oneself.
PSYCHOTHERAPY, ART THERAPY
Jiaao (Coco) Yu, AMFT
Richard Carolan, EdD, ATR-BC Psychologist PSY14289
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