Cover image: "Rebirth" by Sarah Carter
SWC's Wild Heart Gallery has gone online!
Experience SWC community's heart and soul.
Internal process.
Thinking, feeling and doing.
Creations of self-care so as to be present during this time.
Sharing with Community.
Art as a platform for social justice as advocates and change agents.
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AB, Princeton University, Transnational Cultural Studies
MA, Southwestern College, Counseling
Jason is a psychotherapist in private practice in Santa Fe. Prior to entering private practice, he served as a primary therapist at the Life Healing Center of Santa Fe, where he helped to found its internationally-recognized sexual addiction treatment programs for men and women. He…
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Laura Lansrud-López, M.S., M.A., LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, NCC, ATCS, ACS, is the Clinical Director of Tierra Nueva Counseling Center. She has a rich and diverse work history, spanning bioinformatics, forensic sciences, crisis intervention, behavioral health, clinical supervision, and higher education. Laura holds a Master of Science degree in Forensic Sciences from The George Washington University,…
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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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Southwestern College is a consciousness-centered graduate school in Santa Fe, New Mexico offering online/distance and on the ground programs including MA Transformational Teaching, Learning and Leadership, MA in Counseling, MA in Art Therapy/Counseling, MA in Art Therapy for Clinical Professionals, and MA Consciousness in Action, as well as a PhD in Visionary Practice and Regenerative…
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If you plan to apply for ANY form of financial aid (loans, scholarships, graduate assistantships, etc.), please use this checklist to guide you through the application process.
In preparation, please read all of the material on the financial aid pages. These pages include information on applying for student loans and graduate assistantships, websites for scholarship information and federal and local guidelines.…
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Southwestern College Transforming Consciousness through Education Make a Gift Southwestern College is unique from other graduate institutions. We not only educate and train future therapists, counselors, and visionary leaders, but also provide students with opportunities to apply their learning, enhance…
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Arianna Gray, MA, LPC
One of the greatest gifts of my education at Southwestern College was being taught to pay attention to my own body and feelings when I’m in session with a client and to TRUST that information as a diagnostic and treatment approach tool. I meet so many people who trained at other…
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I’ve been with Southwestern College for almost 20 years. As I get ready to move on to a new position in northern New Mexico, I’m aware of what an honor it’s been to teach and care for art therapy in this place. My heart has been touched by so many students over the years.
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A Message of Reassurance
Dear Students,
Today I was deeply moved to read the responses to the student survey distributed by our Student Success Team under the leadership of Emilah DeToro, Director of Student & Career Services. I was touched by a student who wrote that they would like a “message of reassurance from…
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Marketing often feels like a daunting word for many in the helping professions. When I started my private practice, I was focused on creating a safe, welcoming space for my clients—but I quickly realized that without effective marketing, the people I wanted to help might never find me. Over time, I learned that marketing is…
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Children’s Mental Health Certificate Program
Program Description
The Children’s Mental Health certificate was developed in collaboration with area agencies and organizations serving children and families in New Mexico, alumni working with children, adolescents and families, and other professionals in the field. On a national level it is also understood that…
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My Journey to Southwestern College – Thom D. Chesney
As a lifelong writer and storyteller, I have grown accustomed to words flowing freely from my thoughts to a page or podium. I love crafting poems, weaving narratives, engaging with my audience, and soaking in readers’ and listeners’ reactions to my handiwork. As I…
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Laura Lansrud-López is the Clinical Director of Tierra Nueva Counseling Center. She has a rich and diverse work history, spanning bioinformatics, forensic sciences, crisis intervention, behavioral health, clinical supervision, and higher education. Laura holds a Master of Science degree in Forensic Sciences from The George Washington University, and a Master of Arts degree in…
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Graduate Assistant – responsibilities will vary and may include the following:
Connect SWC to kindred spirits and individuals and organizations using social media
Post to Group/Organizational pages and participate in conversations relevant to SWC
Upgrade our web profiles by posting brochures, white papers, and other helpful college materials
Blogging as needed
Keeping abreast of new Social Media…
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Molly Bigknife Antonio, PhD, is of Shawnee, Delaware, Cherokee, Irish, and English heritage. She is executive director of the nonprofit Pollen Circles, located in Window Rock, Arizona, and she serves as a Doctoral Program First Year Faculty Mentor at Southwestern College, as well as an associate faculty at Prescott College. She teaches and advises online…
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Scott Van Note, MA, MAEC, LMHC
Scott received his MA in Counseling from Southwestern College and his BA in Philosophy from the University of Maryland. Scott also holds an MA in Eastern Classics from St. John's College, where he delved deeply into the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, receiving the Honors Distinction for his thesis, "Loving…
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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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By Courtney Kayser
When I found out I was accepted to Southwestern College, I was ecstatic! I was also terrified. My whole life had been on the East Coast, and the idea of leaving my roots was scary. Here is my advice for a successful and stress-free (or should I say minimal stress) relocation:
1.…
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Ethics and Supervision CEU classes are typically offered in the summer quarter and are sometimes offered as a workshop in our annual Transformation and Healing Conference. They satisfy the state licensing board requirement for Ethics or Supervision CEUs for counselors, art therapists and social workers.
When new courses are available they will be posted here…
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Transcript Requests
To obtain a copy of your Southwestern College transcript, complete this Handy Online Request
OR Submit your request directly through Populi. Go to >My Profile>Student Tab>Transcript>Transcript Options>Official Transcript Request.
There is a $15 charge for each official transcript.
There is a $5 charge for each unofficial transcript ordered through the registrar's office.…
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Program Description
This Master’s degree is available to clinical professionals who already have at least a Master’s degree in social work, counseling, clinical psychology 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 program or…
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My name is Alyssa Ellegaard and I am a first-year student at Southwestern College. My journey at SWC began before classes started during this past fall’s Wilderness Fast in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. I had just moved from Northwestern Minnesota a week before I was to embark on the Wilderness Fast. I knew very little…
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Southwestern College student, Mary Edson, interviews four new students to get their insight on what it is that makes the Southwestern College experience so unique. What the students have to say is thoughtful, honest and evocative. …
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