TRAINING DIRECTOR

Tami Gatta is a registered drama therapist and a licensed creative arts therapist. Tami became the first American to complete an externship in Europe at Ron Coleman and Karen Taylor's "Working to Recovery" houses for those experiencing voices, visions and unique beliefs (sometimes referred to as "hallucinations" and "delusions") . Since that time, Tami has presented workshops and provided consultation addressing self-advocacy and empowerment for those diagnosed with psychosis.Tami leads a series of Hearing Voices Network groups in Manhattan and the Bronx.

TRAINING FACULTY

As a licensed creative arts therapist, group facilitator, actress, advocate, and psychotherapist, Chantal Georges has become passionate about creating spaces for exploration, change, and development of skills in a creative and an embodied manner. She has designed and delivered trainings in various sectors both in-person and virtually. She provided corporate trainings with Bloom Education, ConnectNY, and Restaurant Opportunity Center of NY to name just a few. Her advocacy work and lived experiences led her to represent restaurant workers at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland sharing experiences of gender discrimination in the restaurant industry in 2006 with the UN special rapporteur. Chantal Georges is currently the director of the Therapeutic Rehabilitation department at Kings County Hospital.

TRAINING DIRECTOR

Adam Reynolds is a drama therapist and clinical social worker. Dr. Reynolds is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College and most recently Adjunct Faculty in the graduate program in Drama Therapy at NYU. He is the Training Director for the DvT program in Taipei, Taiwan (發展性轉化法). He has a private practice working primarily with children, adults, and adolescents who have had experiences of interpersonal trauma as well as with LGBTQ+ clients.

Adam’s work in clinical settings initially focused on acute psychiatric care, working within Mt. Sinai Hospital, Interfaith Medical Center, and Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center; and during his doctoral studies, he worked at a number of community-focused clinics and organizations dealing with young people and helping to implement and research trauma-informed practices. His doctoral research focused on mutuality within the clinical encounter as expressed through the phenomenon of vicarious resilience – experiences of transformation, growth, and meaning that clinicians can have when working with people who have experienced traumatic events.