​No Drawing Required: Using Collage in Clinical Interventions
Presenters: Shannon Halligan, LCAT
Date: Friday, March 6, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
Format: Live Interactive Webinar via Zoom
Cost: $49 (Use Coupon Code SHANNON for $5 off)
Includes 3.0 Contact Hours of Continuing Education Credits - NY Social Workers, LMHCs, LCATs, LMFTs, NBCC, OASAS

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This webinar introduces clinicians to the therapeutic use of collage as a low‑barrier, research‑supported intervention that enhances expression, regulation, and meaning-making—especially for clients who struggle with verbal communication. Participants learn why image-based work is effective for trauma, neurodivergence, and emotional processing, and how collage can be integrated into existing modalities without requiring art therapy training or artistic skill.

The webinar covers the neuroscience and clinical rationale behind collage, populations who benefit most, and the specific goals it can support, including grounding, emotional identification, narrative development, and assessment. Emphasis is placed on ethical use within scope of practice, avoiding interpretation, and honoring client-led meaning-making.

Through demonstrations, prompts, case examples, and optional experiential practice, clinicians gain practical tools for facilitating collage safely and confidently in individual or group settings, in person or via telehealth. Participants leave with clear strategies for introducing collage, asking clinically appropriate questions, and using image-based work as a bridge back into talk therapy.

Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:

• Explain why collage is uniquely effective for clients who struggle with verbal expression, young ages, language barriers, etc.
• Identify clinical goals collage can support (expressing experiences, regulation, insight, narrative, assessment). 
• Facilitate collage experiences safely and ethically within non-art therapy practice.
• Ask clinically appropriate questions that honor client meaning-making.
• Integrate collage into existing treatment modalities without abandoning talk therapy.

Please gather a few simple supplies for the webinar:
• A couple of magazines or printed collage images
• Scrapbook paper or colored paper
• Stickers or any decorative extras you enjoy

About our Presenter: Shannon Halligan, LCAT, is a licensed creative arts therapist with over 23 years of experience specializing in art therapy for grief, loss, and trauma. She is the founder and director of Halligan Creative Arts Therapy, an insurance-based group practice in Rochester, NY, dedicated to providing accessible, client-centered care through creative modalities.
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Shannon brings a deep passion for both therapeutic practice and art history, with a particular interest in funerary art and the cultural symbolism of mourning. Her love of exploring historic cemeteries and uncovering the meanings behind gravestone iconography enriches her clinical perspective and informs her work with clients processing grief. Shannon is committed to helping fellow clinicians deepen their understanding of grief through historical context and creative applications.

Check out Shannon's website (featuring other CE opportunities and community classes): ​www.halliganarts.com/continuing-education

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