Hello! I'm Lorena Fernandez, Ph.D. I help driven, multicultural people use creative tools to modify emotional and behavioral patterns so that they can feel more confident and increase their positive impact.
I offer training and coaching in Expressive Arts for personal development and healing. I help individuals and groups to explore and express their highest creative potential in an atmosphere of safety, empathy and respect.
As an Artist I'm meticulous about my creative freedom and I am always open to artistic collaborations.
I was born and raised high on the Andes Mountains of Venezuela. I moved to the USA. I studied and worked in Texas, California, Singapore, Swizerland, and in the Netherlands.
QUALIFICATIONS
PhD in Expressive Arts Therapy and Coaching from the European Graduate School EGS in Switzerland. Dissertation:
THE EFFECTS OF EXPRESSIVE ARTS ON DECISION-MAKING: SENSEMAKING IN SITUATIONS OF COMPLEXITY AND AMBIGUITY
Masters of Art in the Humanities from California State University with a thesis on the works of Frida Kahlo.
Certified Person Centered Expressive Arts facilitator for Healing and Social Change from Saybrook Graduate School & Research Center in California.
I have used Expressive Arts as my healing and development method for over 20 years.
