Please consult the following sites for additional information. El Dorado, Tesuque and La Cienega are communities within a 20 minute drive to Santa Fe that may also have housing opportunities. El Dorado can be reached by U.S. 85, Tesuque is north of Santa Fe on Route 599 and La Cienega is south of Santa…
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Karey Thorne is a counselor and educator who conducts workshops in the United States, Europe and Asia. She has taught peace studies classes at the high school and college level  for 15 years, and conducts international service internships with students. As head of PeaceJam New Mexico, she organized 6 international peace conferences, in which Nobel…
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Lynn Bishop is currently teaching English at the first Asian Waldorf High School located in Taiwan. Lynn also lectures on art therapy, teaches sandtray techniques, and leads workshops in integrated health care with her husband, Yung-Sen Chen, a classically trained doctor of Chinese medicine. Lynn reflected, “The keenly honed…
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The admissions application for the Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership doctoral program is available on our website at Apply Now.
We accept applications for Fall entry and there are two deadlines: February 1 and May 1.
Admissions CriteriaÂ
Admissions candidates must have a Master’s degree from an accredited institution. The Master's degree can be from…
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Dr. Waterman, EdD, LPCC, is founder and President Emeritus of Southwestern College. Â He has a doctorate in Education and Counseling, a Masters in Sociology from New Mexico State University and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Besides leading the curriculum development of Southwestern College, he…
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Jennifer Albright, MA, ATR, LPC/MHSP - Professionally, I am working with Experiential Healing Center with private practice serving children, adolescents, and adults with individual, family, group services. In addition, I am teaching Methods and Principles of Substance Abuse Counseling at Southwest TN Community College. I continue to work with at risk boys…
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Graduation Year - 2009
Zachary Campbell, MA
has been working in Coon Rapids, MN as the Assistant Director of Housing with Services for Mary T. Inc. Mary T. Inc. provides enhanced lifestyles through affordable rental housing, apartments for seniors, residential living, supportive services, hospice, and home health care. Zachary lives in Plymouth, MN with…
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Kat Duff wrote a book Alchemy of Illness and is now learning neuro-feedback techniques.
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Rick Cotroneo  MA Counseling
The year was 1984.  I was wrapped in a piece of beige linen. With leather sandals on my feet, I was holding an ancient slingshot. When…
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Program DescriptionÂ
This Master’s degree is available to clinical professionals who already have at least a Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or other clinical degree. The M.A. in Art Therapy/Counseling is for those who have not yet earned a Master’s degree in this field.
This program is being offered as a distance…
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Santa Fe is awesome as a grad school destination and city. Check out a few of the honors awarded to "The City Different" below (read the entire "Best of Santa Fe" Chamber of Commerce post here detailing many more awards):
Santa Fe was ranked #2 City for Art Vibrancy by the National Center for Arts Research and…
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Sarah Glosenger, MA, ATR-BC, CAADC, LPC, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a Studio Art minor and a concentration in Art Therapy from the College of Santa Fe, as well as a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy/Counseling from Southwestern College. In the state of PA, she is a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor…
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Krishna Madappa is a Holistic Consultant, educator, clinician, researcher, storyteller, shaman and Ayurvedic specialist residing in Taos, New Mexico. Born and raised in the Andaman Islands of India and educated both in India and USA in engineering and bio-field sciences, he conducts research on Human Energy Fields, essential oils, water, soil, sound and light.…
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“Who’s Who at Southwestern College”
Southwestern College is really defined by the extraordinary  individuals who work there--the staff, instructors, and the board members. In an effort to give you a more intimate sense of our school, we are launching the “Who’s Who at Southwestern College” series so that you will get to know these extraordinary…
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Krishna Madappa is a Holistic Consultant, educator, clinician, researcher, storyteller, shaman and Ayurvedic specialist residing in Taos, New Mexico. Born and raised in the Andaman Islands of India and educated both in India and USA in engineering and bio-field sciences, he conducts research on Human Energy Fields, essential oils, water, soil, sound and light. Krishna travels…
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Dr. Martinez is a professor of practice, consultant, businesswoman, and "visionary of the possible." Using multicultural stories, narratives, dialogue, and creative expressions from more than 30 years of research and experience, Dr. Martinez has taught the transformative functions of leadership and how they can be applied to reconnect organizations and individuals with visionary living.
Having…
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One of the required courses in our Art Therapy for Clinical Professionals Masters program is a 1-credit Arts-Based Research course. Students are asked to choose a symbol to engage with over the course of the quarter through arts-based inquiry and symbolic research. Part of the course asks students to identify their social location and multiple…
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Virginia Padilla-Vigil joined SWC in 2020 after retiring from a 30-year career in education that spanned K-12, higher education, and state government. She spent her career as a transformational teacher and leader, advocating for equity, access, and opportunity for traditionally underserved and marginalized students. She is a strong proponent of the integration of technology and…
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Southwestern College Student Complaint Policy
Student success and student satisfaction with our services are top priorities for Southwestern College. It is our goal to graduate self-reflective practitioners who will serve others through the professions of Counseling and Art Therapy. Service is core to our mission. It is in this light that our policy is aimed…
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By Laura Lansrud-Lopez
At the beginning of March 2020, New Mexico experienced a statewide and rapid shift to physical distancing and stay-home requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and global health crisis. Even with so much unknown, the leadership team at Tierra Nueva quickly recognized the impact this might have on our clients. The…
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Contributors: Emilah DeToro, Magdalena Karlick, Seren Morris, Virginia Padilla-Vigil, and April Vogel
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, our faculty at Southwestern College had to quickly mobilize to transition courses from face-to-face to online synchronous delivery. This, of course, created numerous challenges, the most significant being, how to maintain the spirit of transformational…
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Emilah Dawn DeToro, M.Ed., PCC
Emilah is excited to be serving as the Student and Career Services Director at Southwestern College. She sees her work at Southwestern as a natural integration of the last several decades of her personal and professional journey.
After graduating from Clarkson University with a B.S. in Management, Emilah worked…
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The Student Right-to-Know Act was enacted in 1990 by federal law. The federal law requires institutions that receive Title IV student financial aid to collect, report and disclose the following information. For additional information or any questions about any of the following areas, please call 1-877-471-5756, where you will be directed to the appropriate resource.
Family…
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For the M.A. in Art for Clinical Professionals program the Cost of Attendance is listed below. The tuition at Southwestern College is $625 per quarter unit. As a private institution, there is no difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. If you plan to take this program "on the ground" in Santa Fe, instead of distance,…
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Naja Druva is a licensed therapist who has spent her career working with New Mexico children and their families. With 10 years of experience her specialty is addressing childhood trauma within family systems. Naja's training includes Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Trauma Focused Conative Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), and Trauma Resource Management (TRM).…
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