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I am a psychologist who has been working as an art therapist for over 35 years. My clients include adults, children, couples, and families. In my private practice, I use art therapy to treat relational insecurity, grief and loss, and trauma.

I am a professor at the California School of Professional Psychology where I mentor and teach future therapists. In my publications, national and international keynotes, presentations and trainings, I showcase the links between art therapy and neuroscience. For my work on trauma, I received the “Article of the Year” research award by the Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. I have also been awarded the prestigious Rawley Silver Research Award for my research on pain. I have recently received a grant to provide workshops on obesity and weight management psychosocial factors. Additionally, I have also authored two books about art therapy:

Art Therapy & Clinical Neuroscience; and, Art Therapy & the Neuroscience of Relationships, Creativity & Resiliency, with Joanna Clyde Findlay &

Art Therapy and Clinical Neuroscience with Richard Carr

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LICENSURE & CREDENTIALS

Nationally Registered Art Therapist, ATR #94-092.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, PSY #24274
Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher, Trained Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression & Trained Mindfulness Self Compassion Teacher
Certified Grief Counseling Specialist (CGCS); Heart Math Interventions Certified Bio Feedback Provider. ; Safe and Sound Polyvagal Neurofeedback: Certified Provider

CLINICAL and ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Full Professor at California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University – Alhambra California. Couples Family Therapy Doctoral and Masters Programs
Stress, trauma and attachment-based strategies. Three-day presenter at the International Arts Therapy Workshop at The Graduate School of Professional Therapeutic Technology, Seoul Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea
Memory re-consolidation- and trauma- based drawing interventions. Workshop presenter for the meeting of the Buckeye Art Therapy Association. Cleveland, Ohio
Hass-Cohen, N. Co facilitator of art therapy three-day workshop for survivors of military suicide seminar at the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) in Palm Harbor, Florida.
Hass–Cohen, N. Whither art therapy. Invited keynote address speaker for the Ratliff Conference on Ethics, Values, and Human Responsibility. The College of Applied Behavioral Sciences at the University of Indianapolis.
Post-earthquake training and debriefing: for therapists and emergency care providers in Mexico City, Mexico.
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. UCLA Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Addictions Research Clinic, Los Angeles, CA. Post-Doctoral Internship. Provided SCID, ADHD, Depressive Disorders evaluations; CBT addiction protocol therapy;
Vista Del Mar-Reiss Davis Child Center, Pediatric Evaluation Services (PEDS), Los Angeles, CA. Provided psychodiagnostic evaluations and neuropsychological screening for children, adolescents, and young adults in a closed male treatment facility, and for inpatient residential, non-public school, and outpatient clinic. Provided post diagnostic/ recommendation to guardians and families. Diagnoses: ADHD, Bi-Polar Disorder, Childhood-Pervasive Developmental/Learning Disorders, Mental Retardation, Disruptive Disorders, Panic-Anxiety Disorders, Substance Disorders-
Augustus F. Hawkins Mental Health Clinic/King Drew Memory Disorders Clinic, Los Angeles, CA. Provided child psychodiagnostic assessment and adult neuropsychological assessment for children, adolescents, and older African Americans. Diagnoses: Learning Disorders, Attachment and Disruptive-Conduct Disorders; PTSD; Schizophrenia; Eating Disorders; Substance Disorders Alzheimer’s Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment. Doctoral Clerkship.
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Authored & Edited Books & Chapters
Hass-Cohen, N., & Clyde Findlay, J. (2015). Art therapy and the neuroscience of relationships, creativity and resiliency: Skills and practices. New York, NY: W. W. Norton. Edited Books Hass-Cohen, N. & Carr, R. (Eds.). (2008). Art therapy and clinical neuroscience. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley.
Clyde Findlay, J., Lathan, M., & Hass-Cohen, N. (2008). Circles of attachment: Art therapy albums. In N. Hass-Cohen & R. Carr (Eds.), Art therapy and clinical neuroscience (pp. 191–206). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley.
Hass Cohen, N. (2008). Partnering of art therapy and clinical neuroscience. In N. Hass-Cohen & R. Carr (Eds.), Art therapy and clinical neuroscience (pp. 21-42). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley.
Hass-Cohen, N., & Loya, N. (2008). Visual system in action. In N. Hass-Cohen & R. Carr (Eds.), Art therapy and clinical neuroscience (pp. 92–110). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley.
King-West, E., & Hass-Cohen, N. (2008). Art therapy, neuroscience and complex PTSD. In N. Hass-Cohen & R. Carr (Eds.), Art therapy and clinical neuroscience (pp. 223–253). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley.
Articles
Bokoch, R., Hass-Cohen, N., Liu, L., & Fowler, G. (2022). Psychosocial Art-Based Community Workshops for the Prevention of Obesity Risk Factors: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Art Therapy. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17454832.2022.2123010 *Corresponding author.
Hass-Cohen, N., Bokoch, R., & McAnuff, J. (2022). A year later: The pain protocol study findings and memory reconsolidation factors. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 80, 101949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2022.101949
Hass-Cohen, N., Bokoch, R., & Fowler, G. (2022). The Compassionate Arts Psychotherapy Program: Benefits of a Compassionate Arts Media Continuum. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2022.2100690
Hass-Cohen, N., Bokoch, R., Goodman, K., & McAnuff, J. (2022). Art therapy drawing protocols for chronic pain: Qualitative findings from a mixed method pilot study. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2022.2085491
Hass-Cohen, N, Bokoch, R., Goodman, K., & Conover, K. J. (2021). Art therapy drawing protocols for chronic pain: Quantitative results from a mixed methods pilot study. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 73, 101749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2020.101749
Strouse. S., Hass-Cohen, N. & Bokoch, R. (2021). Benefits of an open art studio to military suicide survivors. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 72(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2020.101722
Bokoch, R., & Hass-Cohen, N. (2020). Effectiveness of a School-Based Mindfulness and Art Therapy Group Program. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 38(3), 117-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2020.1807876
Hass-Cohen, N. & Clyde Findlay, J. (2019). The art therapy relational neuroscience and memory reconsolidation four drawing protocol. The Arts in Psychotherapy. doi: /10.1016/j.aip.2019.03.002
Hass-Cohen, N., Bokoch, R. Clyde Findlay, J., & Banford, Witting A. (2018). A four-drawing art therapy trauma and resiliency protocol study. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 61, 44-56 doi: 10.1016/j.aip.2018.02.003
Hass-Cohen, N., Chandler-Ziegler, K., Veeman, T., & Funk, S. (2016). Diversity-based characteristics of Mexican children’s drawings: A qualitative analysis of drawings collected in Mexico City. Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 33(2), 81-90. doi: 10.1080/ 07421656.2016.1166905
Hass-Cohen, N., Kim, S. & Mangassarian, S. (2015). Art mediated intra-interpersonal touch and space: Korean art therapy graduate students’ cultural perspectives on sharing attachment-based cloth albums. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 46(5), 1–8. doi:10.1016/j.aip.2015.07.001
Hass-Cohen, N., Clyde Findlay, J., Carr, R., & Vanderlan, J. (2014). “Check change what you need to change and/or keep what you want”: An art therapy neurobiological-based trauma protocol. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 31(2). 69–78. doi:10.1080/07421656.2014.903825. Journal Award Winning Article of the year*
Hass-Cohen, N., & Clyde-Findlay, J. (2009). Pain, attachment, and meaning making: Report on an art therapy relational neuroscience assessment protocol. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 36(4), 175-184. doi:10.1016/j.aip.2009.02.003
Strouse. S., Hass-Cohen, N. & Bokoch, R. (2020). Benefits of an Open Art Studio to Military Suicide Survivors. Manuscript Number: AIP-D-20-00114. Arts in Psychotherapy (corresponding author)
Bokoch, R., & Hass-Cohen, N. (2020). Effectiveness of a School-Based Mindfulness and Art Therapy Group Program. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2020.1807876. Published online: 16 Sep 2020.