Christine Mayor
RDT/BCT
Christine's growing body of drama therapy publications can be found on her Google Scholar page above
Christine is currently located in Waterloo, Ontario where she is completing her doctoral studies in critical social policy within the social work department at Wilfrid Laurier University. Christine received her MA in Drama Therapy at New York University and is employed as adjunct faculty at Lesley University in Boston, Massachusetts. She also teaches Expressive Arts and Drama Therapy workshops at Wilfrid Laurier University. Christine is a graduate of the postgraduate Institute for Arts in Psychotherapy in Developmental Transformations and is Co-Director of The Polaris Developmental Transformations Postgraduate Training Program in Chicago, Illinois. Formerly, Christine was the Director of Public Health and Social Policy at the Post Traumatic Stress Center in New Haven, Connecticut.
When asked what else she would like to share with the community Christine said, "I serve as Associate Editor of Drama Therapy Review, the official peer-reviewed journal of the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA). In 2016, I was awarded the NADTA Research Award."
CLINICAL POPULATION:
- Trauma-affected populations
- Youth and children with autism spectrum disorder
DRAMA THERAPY APPROACH:
- Developmental Transformations
- Role Theory/Method
- Drama therapy for social justice goals/school-based settings
COURSES & TRAINING OFFERED:
- Polaris Developmental Transformations Postgraduate Training Program in Chicago, Illinois
- Expressive Arts and Drama Therapy workshops at Wilfrid Laurier University