Joni Beckner

Joni Beckner, BSW, MA holds an Associate Degree in General Studies from Amarillo College and a BA in Social Work from West Texas A & M. She received her Master of Arts in Art Therapy at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana in 2008. She has been employed as a Social Worker and Art Therapist by Hospice & Palliative Care of Western CO for over 9 years, working with children and teens who are bereaved or are dealing with the serious illness of a loved one. Her work has included counseling and supporting terminally ill patients and their families as well. Her interest and passion for using art therapy with children, adolescents and adults has evolved out of her experiences in psychosocial rehabilitation for chronically mentally ill adults and in private psychiatric & behavioral hospital care in both acute care and residential treatment. In addition, she spent four years in the home life program of a residential ranch for boys ages 7 -18.
She is a member of American Art Therapy association and the Art Therapy Association of Colorado. Her presentations at the local, regional and national level have pertained to her work with incarcerated grieving teens, bereaved children and teens, anticipatory grief and art therapy. She is an advisory board member for Sozo Youth Sanctuary Foundation.
Over the years Joni has enjoyed freelance and fine art projects which have included children’s book illustration, real estate illustration and commissioned drawings and paintings. She has participated in juried shows at the regional and national level. Her contributions of original art to non-profit groups have included the National Hospice Foundation.

Throughout my life, art making has provided a powerful and sensitive way for me to respond to nature, relationship and place in a way that has expanded my awareness and experience. The joyful and challenging process of creating images has added dimension and interest to life. My love of art and psychology lead me to complete a Masters Degree in Art Therapy in 2008.
The use of and expression through various mediums speaks to their utility, uniqueness and versatility. Much of my work has been a meditation on elements of nature which capture my attention through form, contrast, color, texture, lighting and ultimately through composition.
Through the creative process of image making, I lose myself, and find me too.

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