The National Association for Poetry Therapy Presents
"Songs of Resistance"
facilitated by
Stacie Aamon Yeldell, MA, MT-BC, AVPT
and
Jenna Robinson, MA, LMFT, PTR
Description:
About the Facilitators:
Stacie Aamon Yeldell, MA, MT-BC, AVPT, is a board member of Vox Femina, founder of Amöntra, and the best-selling author of Choose Yourself: A 12-Week Journey to Becoming the God of Your Own Heart. An award-winning vocalist, speaker, and music psychotherapist, she has two decades of experience in mental health treatment. Stacie has worked with organizations like The Grammy Foundation, LA Opera, Google Arts & Culture, Netflix, and YoungArts. She is on faculty at the Arts & Healing Initiative and California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and is a contributing author to Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness. A sought-after speaker, she has presented at Women in Music, the National Arts Policy Roundtable, and the Sound Health Summit. Featured in the documentary Proven, CBS News, and Music and Mind Live, Stacie holds a Master’s in Music Therapy from NYU and certifications in Sound Healing and Vocal Psychotherapy.
Jenna Robinson, MA, LMFT, PTR, is an expressive arts therapist and performance poet located in the Bay Area. Jenna is a steadfast advocate for empowering people at the margins to author their stories of resistance and resilience using written and oral traditions. She has been performing and teaching spoken word workshops to youth and adults since 2011. A two-time grand slam champion of Hawaii Slam, Jenna placed second in the nation at the 2015 National Poetry Slam in Oakland, CA. She received her M.A. in Expressive Arts Therapy from CIIS, where she developed an approach melding narrative therapy, expressive arts and spoken word poetry. Jenna has piloted and facilitated trauma-informed writing workshops with individuals, youth, and families throughout the Bay Area and Hawai∙i, including survivors of intimate partner violence and system engaged youth. She currently runs an intergenerational therapeutic writing program for youth, families, and intergenerational community groups through Bay Area Creative. Her clinical practice has focused on supporting people who have experienced abuse and trauma. She is core faculty in the M.A. counseling psychology program at the Wright Institute as well as in the Expressive Arts Therapy M.A. program at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Date: March 2, 2025 — Sunday
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm (EST)
Venue: Zoom
Facilitators: Stacie Aamon Yeldell & Jenna Robinson
Registration: https://poetrytherapy.org/event-6076926
Members — $15 Non-Members — $25
* All proceeds support our various scholarship funds.
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