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Barbara Kaynan

Special Advisor-Trauma Informed Care

Barbara is a Registered Drama Therapist with the North American Drama Therapy Association. She holds a Master's degree from NYU in Drama Therapy and a certificate from KINT Institute in the arts and trauma treatment. Barbara specializes in trauma-informed person-centered care; guiding individuals and groups, across treatment settings and cultural organizations, during times of big life transitions. Meeting people in this liminal space, she integrates depth-oriented psychotherapy with mystical art modalities to aid her clients' crossing through thresholds into newer, more authentic experiences. She is a published research scholar, peer review editor, and former professor at Long Island University-CW Post.