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Ellen Speert, director of the California Center for Creative
Renewal, is a Board Certified and Registered Art Therapist as
well as a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist. She is a founding
member and past president of the San Diego Art Therapy Association.
Ellen designed, directed and taught in UCSD Extension Art Therapy
and Expressive Arts Therapy Certificate Program. She is an internationally
known writer and lecturer, teaching and presenting workshops in
Switzerland, Germany, France, Canada, England and throughout the
United States. Ms. Speert was the first United States representative
to the Art Therapy International Networking Group. She has served
as consultant in many clinical settings including UCSD Medical
Center, San Diego Hospice and Grossmont Hospice. She created art
therapy programs at Southwood's adolescent substance abuse program
and Residential Treatment Center, San Diego Center for Children,
and Vista San Diego Center.
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Ellen has provided corporate retreats and trainings for many
San Diego organizations including The Boys & Girls Clubs' picART,
San Diego County Cal Works, A Reason to Survive, and Elizabeth
Hospice. She has been in private practice in San Diego since 1981,
providing creative renewal to adults, children and families. Her
healing gardens have now become a retreat center for creativity,
staff development and conflict resolution for communities and
corporations throughout the San Diego area.
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