Diedr M.

Blake, MA, LMHC

617.571.0723 (US) / 327.931.0554 (Italy) diedreblake@gmail.com/diedreblake@stanfordalumni.org http://diedreblake.carbonmade.com

Education 2006 2000 Master of Art in Expressive Therapies, specialization Art Therapy, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Bachelor of Art in Studio Art: Painting & Printmaking, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Thesis 2006 Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Based Art Therapy, Unpublished Masters thesis, Lesley University.

Grants, Academic Honours & Nominations 2008 2003 2000 1997-2000 Finalist, Knitwear Designer Hat Design Competition, Spark Craft Studios, Cambridge, MA Nominee, Employee of the Month (January & October), Celebrity Fitness, Kissimmee, FL Recipient, Raina Giese Award for Creative Painting, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Recipient, Student Art Grant, Art & Art History Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Licenses 2011 Licensed Mental Health Counselor (#000007733), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA

Internships 09/05 05/06 Expressive Therapy Intern, Klarman Eating Disorder Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA Clinical work with adolescents, ages 13 to 23, in a residential setting. Concentrated experience with following diagnoses: mood disorders, eating disorders, anxiety disorders. Conducted 5 weekly therapeutic groups, including art therapy and movement therapy. Experienced gained in individual expressive and art therapy.

09/04 05/05

Art Therapy Intern, The Childrens Community Support Collaborative, The Home For Little Wanderers, Brighton, MA Milieu and Clinical work with adolescents, ages 14 to 19, in both residential and home-based settings. Concentrated experience with following diagnoses: mood disorders, eating disorders,

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adjustment disorders. Focal individual therapy sessions with clients who exhibit self-injurious behaviors. Developed experience with Family Therapy, using Family Systems approach. Utilized art therapy techniques, including assessments, in both individual and group work.

Teaching Experience 2011 Guest Lecturer, Lorenzo de Medici (Marist College), Rome, Italy, Course: Introduction to Art Therapy (Professor Suzanne Santoro, M.A.). Topic: Using art therapy and developing protocols when working with groups. Lecture included group therapy simulation experiential. Presenter, Lorenzo de Medici (Marist College), Rome, Italy, Course: Introduction to Art Therapy (Professor Suzanne Santoro, M.A.). Topic: Art therapy and the treatment of eating disorders. Substitute Teacher, Amesbury Public Schools District (K-12), Amesbury, MA Presenter, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA Course: Art Therapy (Professor Emily Parsons, M.A.) Topic: Art therapy with adolescents and the treatment of eating disorders. Presenter, American Academy of Children & Adolescent Psychiatry (Clinical Practicum 3), McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA Topic: The uses of expressive therapy in the treatment of eating disorders in an adolescent residential treatment program. Presenter, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Course: Theories in Art Therapy (Professor Susan Spaniol, EdD, ATR, LMHC, M.F.A.) Topic: Examination of the diagnostic criteria for eating disorders, the uses of art therapy interventions in the treatment of eating disorders, and the theoretical approaches that may be best applied. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Course: Art Therapy with Children and Adolescents - Summer Term (Professor Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPAT, LPCC) Graduate Teaching Assistant, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Course: Open Art Studio Winter Term (Professor Mariagnese Cattaneo, PhD, ATR, LMHC) Academic Director/Counselor, American Computer Experience, Stanford , CA Campuses: Stanford University and Rollins College (Winter Park, FL, 2001) Other Roles: Curriculum Developer (Computer Language: BASIC)

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Clinical Experience 12/10 present Expressive Therapist/Group Therapist, Germaine Lawrence, Arlington, MA Conducting weekly group therapy with at-risk adolescent girls in residential setting. Responsible for developing and implementing dialectical behavior therapy-based poetry group, focused on teaching dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills through poetry writing.

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Expressive Therapist, Klarman Eating Disorder Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA (Supervisors: Patricia Tarbox, LICSW and Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, Ph.D) Conducted individual and group therapy expressive and non-expressive therapy-based clinical work with adolescents, ages 13 to 23, in a residential setting. Utilized five expressive therapy modalities: art, movement, music, drama and writing in both individual and group therapy. Responsible for developing comprehensive drama therapy/psychodrama as well as music therapy groups. Concentrated experience with following diagnoses: mood disorders, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders (specifically Borderline Personality Disorder). Consultant on body image, intercultural relations, and difficulties in cultural assimilation. Responsible for developing and utilizing 10-12 week skills-based module in DBT, Negotiation and Self-esteem groups. Participant in DBT training seminar with Michael Hollander, PhD., and consultation group. Charged with increasing diversity and cultural awareness through developing weekly group "Media & Culture," which focuses on multiculturalism and the experience of eating disorders, gender roles, and self-esteem. Residential Counselor, The Waltham House (The Home for Little Wanderers) Waltham, MA Supervision of at-risk; lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and transgendered (LGBQT) youths; ages 13 to 18, within a residential setting. Activity and group planning/development, mentoring, tutoring, crisis and behavior intervention, documentation of residents behavior, shift supervision, dispensing medication, and teaching basic active daily living skills. Developed therapy group focused on exploring multiculturalism and the representation of minorities within the media. Consulted on transgender and ethnic minority issues, related to transitioning and self-image (specifically body-image) respectively.

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Other Relevant Experience 03/11 present 03/11 present 09/07 08/09 2008 - present 08/07 11/08 12/04 04/05 02/04 06/05 Freelance Writer, The Noise Beneath The Apple (http://www.tnbta.com), New York, NY Freelance Writer, PoliReal.com (http://www.polireal.com), Boston, MA Mentor/Volunteer, Promising Pals Program, James P. Timility Middle School, Roxbury, MA Freelance knit- and crochet-wear designer Freelance Sample Maker, Spark Craft Studios, Cambridge, MA Publication Assistant, B.F. Skinner Foundation, Cambridge, MA Graduate Student Assistant, School of Education/ Graduate Expressive Therapies Program, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Fitness Instructor, Star Island Resort & Club, Kissimmee, FL Classes: Boot Camp, Morning walk, Relaxation/Hatha Yoga & Power/Ashtanga Yoga (Substitute Teacher

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Publications 2011 2011 2011 2011 2008 2008 2008 1999 1997 Article, Rome Buskers + U.S. Tourists = Few Dollars, The Noise Beneath The Apple Article, Only a Matter of Time: Serbia, EU, and Animal Welfare, PoliReal.com Article, Mind & Movement, The Noise Beneath The Apple Article, The Politics of Performance: Meet Dino Gasperini, PoliReal.com Knitwear Design, Leaves on a Lazy Day Tam, Ravelry.com (http://www.ravelry.com) Knitwear Design, Aprils Trail Socks, Ravelry.com (http://www.ravelry.com) Knitwear Design, There & Back Again Socks, Ravelry.com (http://www.ravelry.com) Featured Artist, The Black Arts Quarterly, Summer Featured Artist, Masque Maqazine, Issue 2

Solo Exhibitions 2008 2006 1999 1998 Wicked Big Caf, This is, Haverhill, MA, True Grounds Caf, Despairing Within, Somerville, MA Stanford University, Walk the Mile Series, Stanford, CA, Stanford University, Kimball Hall Series, Stanford, CA,

Selected Group Exhibitions and Viewings 2006 2006 2000 2000 2000 Lesley University, Arts Caf Series, Cambridge, MA Lesley University, Graduate Art Therapy Student Exhibition, Cambridge, MA Stanford University, Seth Cohens Art Exhibition Series, Stanford, CA Online Art Exhibition, Artist Manifesto Stanford University, Undergraduate Student Art Exhibition, Stanford, CA

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Performances 2008 2007 Singer/Musician, Wicked Big Caf, Haverhill, MA Actress, Vagina Monologues, (Ensemble Monologue: They Beat the Girl Out of My Boy...Or So They Tried), Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Actress, Vagina Monologues (Solo Monologue: The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy), Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Actress, Vagina Monologues (Solo Monologue: Reclaiming Cunt), Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Actress, Vagina Monologues (Ensemble Monologue: I was 12), Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Singer/Musician, Womens Leadership Conference (Voices of Creation), Stanford University, Stanford, CA Singer/Musician, Herstory (Women in Motion), Stanford University, Stanford, CA Singer/Musician, Open act before the Vagina Monologues, Stanford University, 1998

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Commissioned Work & Projects 2011 2000 Rastafarian Knitted Tam/Hat, designed and made for Andrew Herrick, Boston, MA Founder & Former Director, Beyond Pride, LGBQT Student Art Exhibition Series, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Portrait, acrylic on canvas, for The Goldband Family, Palo Alto, CA Three-dimensional figurative painting, acrylic and plaster on canvas, for The Strelitz Family, Santa Cruz, CA Animation for free-ware game, for James Burton, Stanford, CA

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Conferences/Workshops 2011 2008 Attendee, Haiku & Haiku Art with Pamela Bailey Powers, Lexington, MA Participant & Attendee, Academy for Eating Disorders International Conference on Eating Disorders, Seattle, WA Participant & Attendee, Multiservice Eating Disorders Association Conference, Needham, MA Participant & Attendee, Multiservice Eating Disorders Association Conference, Needham, MA

2008 2007

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Attendee, Anne E. Beckers Social Change, Eating Disorders, and Youth Risk: The View From Fiji Lecture, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA Attendee, Marsha Linehans DBT: Update Lecture, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA Participant & Attendee, National Eating Disorders Association, North Bethesda, MD Attendee, Primary Medicine Today Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2006 2006 2002

Languages:

English (Mother-tongue), German (Intermediate), and Italian (beginner)

References Patricia Tarbox, LICSW, Program Director, Klarman Eating Disorder Center, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478. Phone: (617) 855-2995. Email: tarboxp@mclean.harvard.edu. Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, PhD, Director of The College Mental Health Program, McLean Hosptial, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478. Phone: (617) 855-2550. Email: spinder-amaker@partners.org Philip Levendusky, PhD, ABPP, Director of Psychology Department and Psychology Training, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478. Phone (617) 855-2994. Email: levendp@mclean.harvard.edu. Emily Parsons, MA, Special Instructor of Art Therapy, Emmanuel College, Administration Building, Room 541, 400 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115. Phone: (617) 975-9121. Email: parsoem@emmanuel.edu.

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