Sibel Golden | PhD, LMHC, REAT
Executive Director & Co-Founder | Director of EXA Professional Training Program
Dr. Sibel Golden is a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist with the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association.
Sibel is a seasoned clinician and an experienced educator. She taught at City University in Seattle in their Masters in Counseling Program for one year before moving to Bastyr University, where she taught for 6 years in the Health Psychology Department. Sibel designed and taught courses such as Art as Spiritual Practice and the Psychology of Nourishment. She has presented numerous workshops on eating disorders, body image, and various aspects of creative arts therapy in the Puget Sound Area and New York.
In 2010, Sibel was the recipient of the Rollo May Scholarship at Saybrook University. She was a regular contributor to the academic blog ‘The New Existentialists’ for 2 years, before starting her own blog at sibelgoldenphd.com. Sibel’s dissertation was a qualitative study entitled, ‘Portraits of Courage in the Creative Process of Visual Artists’.
“My background in and love of the arts, as well as my fascination with the creative process, guide my work. I believe that art and the creative process provide expansive ways to look at life, sustain motivation, and unearth new sources of inspiration”.
B.A. in Studio Art from Bard College, Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and Expressive Arts Therapy from Goddard College, Doctoral Degree in Psychology from Saybrook University.
Kimberly Atwood | M.A., LPC, LCAT, LMHC, CST
Assistant Director of Program Development
Kimberly Atwood is a holistic psychotherapist with nearly 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples and groups.
She received her graduate degree from New York University and has additional post-graduate training from The William Alanson White Institute in NYC and Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. She is licensed in five states (IN, MA, NJ, NY and PA) and currently works in private practice in Princeton, NJ. She has been a board-certified music therapist since 2005 and is also a licensed creative arts therapist in New York State. She is proud to be a faculty member of NWCEAI since 2022.
Jennifer Anderson | M.S., LMFT
excecutive administrator
Jennifer Anderson is Marriage & Family Therapist working at a group practice in Seattle providing telehealth to clients in Washington, Colorado, and Florida.
She supports NWCEAI as the part-time Executive Administrator assisting with overall operation & administration duties. Jennifer has a deep love & respect for the creative arts and its powerful intersection with healing.
Her ‘first career’ included working in a variety of administrator roles in higher education including program coordinator for WA State K-12 certification & endorsement programs, department budget coordinator, and senior coordinator of operations. She currently resides in northern Colorado.
Ana Galvéz | B.A., M.A. in progress
Social Media & Marketing Coordinator Intern
Grace Benson, BA
Seattle-Based Studio & Outreach Coordinator Intern
Grace Benson is a recent graduate of Reed College where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a minor in Sociology. She is passionate about the intersection of people and politics, and the role this plays in shaping community. At NWCEAI, Grace assists with workshops and events. In her spare time she is known to enjoy a coffee and go on walks.