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Emily Black serves as an Instructor and Director of the BA Residential & Online Art Therapy program within the Graduate School of Counseling at Naropa University. She teaches courses across BA Visual Arts, BA Art Therapy, and MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling programs including Studio Methods, Art Therapy Theory & Applications, and Counseling Practicum.
Her educational background includes:
- MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Transpersonal Art Therapy
- BA in Visual Arts
- BA in Art Therapy
Emily Black's professional focus integrates art therapy with mental health treatment, specializing in trauma, OCD, and anxiety through relational psychoanalysis, CBT, mindfulness, and Jungian techniques. Her multidisciplinary artistic practice spans figure painting, textile art, and musical composition, emphasizing process-oriented creation and female subjectivity. She champions contemplative pedagogy and social justice intersections within therapeutic education.
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As program director, Black oversees curriculum development and student mentorship in art therapy while maintaining a private clinical practice. Her career includes AmeriCorps service in Boston public schools, eight years advancing healthcare equity at the Sutherland Bipolar Center, and youth advocacy for queer rights, reflecting deep commitment to justice-oriented practice.
