PAMELA HAYES BACKGROUND + BIOGRAPHY

PAMELA M. HAYES, MFT, LMHC, ATR-BC, has spent the past 12 years working with children, adolescents, adults and families. Ms. Hayes is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in the state of California and a Registered and Board Certified Art Therapist with the American Art Therapy Association (AATA). She has worked in many therapeutic settings with a wide variety of patients whose problems include alcohol and drug addictions, foster care and adoption issues, parenting skills, gender identity, aging issues and Alzheimer’s. Currently, she runs a successful private practice in Calabasas, CA specializing in mood and anxiety disorders, addictions, eating disorders and abuse-related issues. Mrs. Hayes has a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design in New York, NY and Otis/Parsons in Los Angeles, CA and a Graduate Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and Art Therapy from The College of Notre Dame in Belmont, CA. She is also a court certified Sexual Abuse Evaluator and trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT).

In addition to using art therapy in her private practice, Mrs. Hayes is a noted speaker and educator, and a proponent of art therapy as an effective modality in patient treatment. She taught art therapy courses at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and lectures throughout the country, providing clinicians, teachers, parents and artists with practical tools and ideas for utilizing art therapy’s many benefits. Mrs. Hayes is also a painter and the mother of two children that she home schooled for the first 10 years of their lives, and the process of combined parenting and teaching has furthered her understanding of family dynamics. Mrs. Hayes’ experiences, both personally and professionally, makes her a skilled and knowledgeable instructor.

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