Jordan Potash

Jordan S. Potash, PhD, ATR-BC, REAT, LPAT (DC), LCPAT (MD) is a registered, board certified, and licensed art therapist, as well as, registered expressive arts therapist (USA). He is Associate Professor in the Art Therapy Graduate Program at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. As an art therapist for 25 years, Potash has worked with clients of all ages in many settings including schools, clinics, and community art studios. He works with organizations in Washington DC focused on youth experiencing homelessness and grief. His primarily interests are in the applications of art and art therapy in the service of community development, social change, and peacebuilding. Potash has authored several articles and book chapters as well as presented at conferences, universities, and communities in the U.S., U.K., Hong Kong, and Israel. Potash supports the art therapy profession as Editor in Chief of Art Therapy (2019-2024) and lead advocate for the passage and implementation of the DC Professional Art Therapist Licensure Amendment Act. For more information, view podcasts of past lectures, or to view his portfolio, please visit www.jordanpotash.com.