Mary Andrus
Mary Andrus (she/her/hers) resides and works on the Ahantchuyuk, Atfalati, Kalapuya and Clackamas lands. She has a doctorate in art therapy, is a board certified registered art therapist, a certified supervisor and licensed professional counselor. Her clinical orientation is from a narrative, feminist, social constructionist orientation. She specializes in the treatment of trauma and somatics.
She has focused her career on expanding the lens of the practice of art therapy, shifting toward liberatory community centered practices. Her scholarship focus is on expanding clinical practice beyond traditional practices, the use of film and exhibition in reintegration and implications of art therapy in the treatment of collective trauma.
Interests
Trauma, Art Exhibition, Filmmaking, Community Building, Advocacy