Anna von Butler

Diplom Art Therapy/Art Pedagogy (Fachhochschule Ottersberg, Germany), Art studies (Parsons School of Art and Design, Paris, France).
Anna worked in different projects with children and young adults with mental disabilities (Lebenshilfe e.V.) and as a project manager for intercultural community work with families (Social Council). Currently she is working in a social farm community with adults with disabilities.
In 2005 she facilitated an arts therapies students discussion forum at the 8th ECArTE Conference in Crete (Greece), where the idea for an international encounter for arts therapies students (art, music, dance, drama) was born. 2006 she founded 4ArTS together with Cettina Francella and organized the 1st 4ArTS conference in Ottersberg, Germany. Since then she is part of the organisational committee of 4ArTS.
Cettina Francella
Diplom Art Therapy/Art Pedagogy (Fachhochschule Ottersberg, Germany), Diplom Fine Art (Kunstakademie Karlsruhe, Germany). Currently training as a systemic family coach. Cettina works as a creative therapist with children at a psychosomatic clinic for families (Heiligenfeld Klinik Waldmünchen, Germany).
Cettina facilitated an Arts Therapies Students discussion forum at the 8th ECArTE Conference 2005 in Crete/Greece, where the idea for an International Encounter for Arts Therapies Students was born. 2006 she founded 4ArTS together with Anna von Butler and organized the 1st 4ArTS in Ottersberg, Germany. 2007 she faciliated the workshop "Messpainting" at the 2nd 4ArTS in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
Dries Booten
Studies: Experiential and developmental child & youth psychotherapy (University Antwerp/ University Gent, Belgium) Graduated cum laude as Dramatherapist (Hogeschool Utrecht, Netherlands).
Working experience: Currently employed as a dramatherapist in the Psychiatric Center Bethanië. Working partly at the intensive treatment unit with a population of adults with severe personality disorders and partly at a day treatment with adults who suffer from depression. He previously worked as a dramatherapist in a school for children with emotional and behavioural problems. On demand of the Confederacy of Special Education Flanders (VVKBuO) he researched the possibility to integrate dramatherapy in special education schools. For this research he and his colleague received the award of the faculty 'low and society' (Hoogeschool Utrecht, 2009). He also has been working as a dramatherapist with adults with personality disorders in the specialised psychotherapeutic center 'De Viersprong' (Halsteren, Netherlands).
Carolina Alejos
ADTA member (American Dance Therapy Association) Master degree in Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT).
IL3 Universidad de Barcelona. Postdegree "Expression, Communication and Languages in the Educational Practice". Municipal School of Expression and Psychomotor Activity C. Aymerich-Division of Human and Social Sciences of Universidad de Barcelona. Bs.As. graduate in Relational Psychomotor Activity of the Escuela Argentina de Psicomotricidad. She studies Butoh; Contemporary Dance; choreographic Composition; Improvisation and composition of the corporal movement - theory Rudolf Laban. She is a choreographer and director for videodances: Aprop, Casual and Fao. Originally a dancer, choreographer and performer she began to study the psychotherapeutic applications of dance and movement.
Dácil Martín
Petrini Lic. in Psychology at the University of the Laguna, Islas Canaria, Spain.
She does the specialization in Educational Psychology, Marriage Therapy and Sexual Counselling, Instituto Superior de Estudios Psicológicos, Barcelona, Spain and a Master Degree in Dance Movement Therapy (IL3 - University of Barcelona).
Diana Kagiafa
BAAT full member (British Association of Art Therapists), HPC registered (Health Professions Council), MA in Art Therapy received with Award (University of Hertfordshire, UK), BSc in Maritime Science (University of Piraeus, Greece), Psychology courses (American College of Greece), Visual Art courses (Central St Martins College of Art &Design, London).
She has worked doing therapeutic arts in drug rehabilitation services in Madrid and in NHS (National Health Services) mental health hospitals and community based mental health services in London for 5 years. The last 4 years she has been working in London, initially as a trainee and the last 2 years as a full-time art psychotherapist in mainstream and special needs primary and secondary schools.
Katerina Zervou
MA in Art Therapy (University of Hertfordshire, UK) Bachelor's Degree of the Department of Visual and Applied Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Special Education training (University of Thessalia, 400hour seminar)/ Puppet training (Adult Education Programme, Hellenic American Educational Foundation)/ Violence, Aggressiveness and Destructiveness in the transition to adolescence ("G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Psychiatric Unit for adolescents and young people). She has worked as a trainee art therapist in NHS (learning disability service, Cambridgeshire) and in a mainstream primary school (London). She has worked as an art psychotherapist at the Families Association for Mental Health and at the Psychiatric Unit for the elderly "Keramos". She has offered volunteer work in several institutions such as: Children's Hospital (Dialysis Unit), PAASCA (Pan-Hellenic Association of Adapted Sports and Cultural Activities), Hellenic Children's Museum.
Tamatia-Alexia Gaitano
BPS graduate member (British Psychological Society), working towards BACP accreditation (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).
Studies: Currently undergoing an M.Sc. in Dance-Movement Psychotherapy (Queen Margaret University, UK) Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling (The University of Edinburgh) Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology (American College of Greece).
Work experience: Working as a School Project Manager with The Place2Be, a school-based counselling service, dedicated to improving the emotional wellbeing of children, their families and the whole school community. Also, working with adult clients in a community health project offering short-term therapy (nine sessions). Has experience in working as a counsellor with black and minority ethnic women.
Laura Cave
BAAT full member (British Association of Art Therapists), HPC registered (Health Professions Council), BA (Hons) in Fine Art. MSC in Art Therapy.
Laura is an illustrator and spends much of her spare time creating characters for stories and for her work with children. Laura has worked with children for the past ten years in a variety of settings, schools, hospitals and within charitable organisations, studying SVQ level 3 in childcare and playwork. As part of her training Laura worked in a NHS mental health unit specialised for children. Laura is currently working as a School Project Manger with The Place2be. The Place2Be, is a school-based counselling service, dedicated to improving the emotional wellbeing of children, their families and the whole school community.
Laura was head of organisation of the 4ArTS 2010 Encounter in Edinburgh, Schotland.
Joke Bosschaerts
Occupational Therapist/ Drama Therapist. Joke was the head of organisation for the 6th 4ArTS encounter 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.
Lien Stessel
 Student Drama Therapy/ Teacher. Lien was the head of organisation for the 6th 4ArTS encounter 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.
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