Board of Directors

  • Jess Minckley

    Executive Director

    Jess (they) holds an MFA, is an artist & designer, educator, writer & researcher in addition to being a Board-Certified Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Washington state, Idaho, & Utah. Their passion brought ATFA to life with the vision that all people could receive art therapy.

  • Ixchel Alcantara

    Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

    Ixchel (she) is a Master of Accounting and Financial Management (MAFM) who works with small organizations helping founders lead with purpose, grow with clarity, and thrive with ease. Ixchel has been a critical force in developing ATFA from its infancy.

  • Dr. Danielle Marie Tidwell Chen

    Ethics Advisor

    Dr. Chen (she) is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), a Board-Certified, Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC) and holds a PhD in Art Therapy. Danielle advises on matters of professional Ethics & Cultural Humility. She ensures ATFA engages ethically in political advocacy.

  • Coming Soon

    Education Advisor

    Advises ATFA of issues related to the education of art therapists and the public. Part of ATFA’s initiatives to bring art therapy & therapeutic arts interventions into schools. Advises on educating the public about art therapy + how ATFA can collaborate with graduate art therapy programs.

  • Maryssa Beare

    Social Justice Advisor & DEI Ambassador

    Maryssa (they/tē/she/he) is a Sex Therapist & Educator, writer/researcher, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) in Washington state, and a Provisionally Registered Art Therapist (ATR-P). Tē She makes sure ATFA is social justice-oriented according to its mission

  • Natalie Nathan

    Public Relations Ambassador & Secretary

    Natalie (she) is a future art therapist who assists in connecting with partner organizations, manages our social media presence, and is secretary. She advises ATFA on how to reach prospective art therapists and develops opportunities for educating the public about art therapy.

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Our Art Therapists

We’re Hiring

If you’re a credentialed Art Therapist, we encourage you to submit an application, which can be found on our Jobs page.

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Jess Minckley
MFA, ATR-BC, LMHC

Jess is an educator, art therapist, studio artist, and entrepreneur. They studied art therapy at several graduate institutions and have taught art therapy at Otis College of Art & Design. They are a supervisor for ATR-Ps and will also supervise LMHCs and LPCCs soon.

As a therapist, Jess takes a direct, compassionate, introspection-focused approach to psychotherapy, rooted in Adlerian Psychology. Their art therapy approach is rooted in intuitive, spiritual, attachment-focused relational therapy rooted in neuroscience. They also provide trauma treatment therapies including Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, EMDR, psychedelic preparation and integration, and somatic approaches.

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