Monica Carpendale
BFA, DVATI, RCAT, BCATR
Executive Director, Instructor, Supervisor
Monica has had a private practice in Art Therapy for over 20 years and has lectured and taught extensively. She is the inventor of the Blue Heron series of games to help children develop communication skills. Monica founded the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute in 1994.

Jan Souza
MA, DKATI, RCAT, BCATR
Instructor, Supervisor
Jan is a registered Art Therapist and Team Leader for Child & Youth Mental Health (BC Ministry of Children and Families) in the West Kootenays. She has worked as a child and family counselor since 1972. She provides instruction in psychopathology, clinical assessment and suicide assessment. She also provides clinical supervision to KATI students. Many KATI Graduates now provide contracted child and youth services and Jan provides a monthly consultation group for these contractors. 

Christine Lummis, BA, DKATI, RCAT
Instructor, Supervisor
Christine is a professional Art Therapist specializing in adult insight-oriented therapy, expressive movement, trauma, abuse, grief and loss, addictions and mental health issues. She has run an Intensive Day Treatment Program for women with addictions in the West Kootenays for the past five years, using a therapeutic art approach.

 Lucille Proulx, M.A., ATPQ, ATR, RCAT
Instructor, Supervisor, Thesis Advisor
Lucille is a registered Art Therapist with a Masters degree in art therapy from Concordia University in Montreal, QC. She has 50 years of experience working with children and  parents in the community, private clinics and at a children’s hospital.  Lucilletaught at the British Columbia School of Art Therapy, and conducts specialized training workshops for professionals and parents around the world. Her recent book is Strengthening Emotional Ties Through Parent-Child Dyad Art Therapy, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, Israel and she is the author of several self-published documents. She returns to the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute after a 2 ½ year sejour in Thailand where she trained mental health professionals in the uses of art in healing.

Marsha Early, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW
Instructor, Thesis Advisor
Marsha's work is grounded in feminist and social work theory. Her 30 years of experience includes direct client service in the areas of family support, child protection, persons with disabilities, homeless youth, and with victims of sexual and physical assault.  She works at The Advocacy Centre in Nelson providing community-based victim assistance.

Lani Garity, DA, ATR-BC
Supervisor
Lani also teaches with NYU and holds a Doctorate and Master's degree from there. She has practiced art therapy with adults at the Post Graduate Center for Mental Health in New York City. She had a private practice in Hamilton, Ontario, with adults and children. Lani now lives in Nova Scotia where she writes, creates puppets, and supervises other art therapists. She is the author of several articles, books, and eBooks, and has presented her research internationally.

Jeremy Addington, BA, BAA, DKATI
Instructor
Jeremy is a commercial/fine art photographer living in Nelson. He is a graduate of York University, Ryerson Institute, and the Art Therapy Institute. He is the facilitator of the Men’s Day Treatment Program in the West Kootenays. A college instructor for a dozen years, he is at present a lecturer at the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute.

Steve Heynen BA DKATI

Steve is a child and youth clinician through WE Graham Community Services. His thesis was about the aggressive art of latency age children.

Judith Robertson BScH, BEd, DKATI

Judith Robertson graduated from KATI in 2004.  She has a private practice; “Inspiring Horizons”, that specializes in nature-based art therapy.  Judith has more than 16 years experience as a wilderness therapist and Program Manager with Outward Bound, where she has worked with a variety of populations, including troubled youth and adult survivors of abuse. 

Contract Instructors & Supervisors
Judith Siano, MA
Bruce Tobin PhD, ATR
Michael Haslam, BA, MA, RCAT
Jennifer Peterson, BEd., DKATI
Gail Joy, BA, Honours Philosophy, DKATI

Administrator/Registrar
Jennifer Hakola BFA, DKATI    

Jen has worked as an administrator with a number of organizations over the years. After graduating from KATI in 2004 she has worked as an art therapist here in British Columbia. Her speciality is working with people who have experienced traumatic brain injuries.