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Art Therapy

Mission

Team

Our Approach

Art Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that uses the creative process as the medium for communication.

The main goal of art therapeutic interaction is for a person to recognize their needs and discover ways to meet them.

Recognition happens through visual activity, non-verbal play or contemplation, while verbal communication is not excluded.

Our mission

To spread knowledge about art therapy as a supportive practice and to implement art therapy programs and initiatives for the psychological support of children, families and adults in different situations.

A History of SAMO

We believe that visual language is accessible to everyone without limits. This form of communication can be the unifying link between a person and their inner world, as well as between different people.

Team

Anna She

Clinical art therapist, artist, Head of SAMO Studio

Darya Bogolyubova-Kuznetsova

Art therapist, graphic artist, member of the German Art Therapy Association (DFKGT) and member of the Finnish Theraplay Association, employee at the Special Childhood Therapeutic Pedagogy Center (TLP)

Dr. Udo Baer

Psychotherapist, Co-founder of the Institute of Creative Therapy and Berlin Pedagogy Institute, Director of the Institute of Social Innovations and the Institute of Gerontology

Philip Zhevlakov

Psychologist, art therapist, engaged in private practice, dances and organizes charity parties

Marina Borodina

Graphic artist, curator of the DPO course and illustration teacher at the HSE School of Design, author and course leader on composition, color, illustration, and drawing

Alena Burenkova

Dance-movement psychotherapist, Head of the Dance-Movement Therapy department at the Institute of Practical Psychology and Psychoanalysis

Anastasia Galashina

Recommended therapist from the St. Petersburg Gestalt Institute. Creator of projects, including ‘Future Today', ‘Respect: Comics for Tolerance', ‘Humra: Animation about Human Rights'

Marianna Pinets

Associate Professor at the Academy of Psychotherapy in Erfurt, Germany. Psychotherapist at the European Association of Psychotherapy

Daria Kostevich

Analytical psychologist, router of the International Association for Analytical Psychology, member of the Russian Art Therapy Association

Nina Kungurova

Somatic therapist, member of the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association, instructor at the Institute for Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy

Marina Krisov

Consultant on remedial and inclusive pedagogy, Co-founder and Program Director of the inclusive educational center Studio ¾ in Tel Aviv

Marusya Polyakova

Philologist, teacher, Co-author of the project ‘Through Theater' for children and teachers, developer of educational and creative courses

Yulia Ninenko

Monitoring and evaluation specialist, social psychologist, art therapist

Ira Sokolova

Psychologist, curator of social projects, Founder of the NGOs ‘Studio Da' and ‘Ostrov'

Maxim Subbota

Special psychologist, Reggio educator, art therapist, paramedic

Doris Titze

Art therapist, artist, Director of the postgraduate art therapy course at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (HfBK)

Olga Khokhlova

Psychiatrist, psychotherapist, member of the Russian Society of Psychiatrists at the highest category. Head of the medical center Serotonin. Twelve years of experience in psychiatry

Katya Shraga

Director of animated stories of the animation studio ‘Da', creator of feature and short cartoons

Dr. Christine Kerr

Clinical art therapist, systemic family psychotherapist, member of the American Art Therapy Association

Alexander Goncharenko

Psychologist, Gestalt therapist, supervisor, training program leader

Alexander Runov

Clinical psychologist, art therapist, head of the psychological service of the SUNFLOWER Charity Foundation

Our Approach

Additional professional education

For specialists in the field of art therapy

Art therapy groups and individual counseling

For children, families, and adults

Public projects

For specific demographic groups, dealing with psychological trauma and its prevention

By uniting these areas, we achieve sustainable results in individual cases as well as at the community level.

Projects

Achievements

Support someone

We are collecting donations to provide individual art therapy support to those who need it, but cannot afford it.

Please make a donation

You can make a recurring or one-off donation.