Prof. Marie Wilson

Office Hours:

• Mondays and Thursdays 1:00pm- 4:00pm

• By appointment

E-mail Address: mwilson@caldwell.edu

Professional Information:

Education:

• Ph.D Candidate in General Psychology Capella University
• M.A. in Art Therapy Norwich University
• B.F.A, in Sculpture Virginia Commonwealth University

Professional Certifications:

• ATR-BC, Art Therapist Registered/Board Certified
• LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor
• CSAT, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist

Professional Affiliations:

• American Art Therapy Association
• American Counseling Association
• Pennsylvania Counseling Association
• National Council on Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity

College Service Committees:

About Me:

Marie Wilson is a Board Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. With close to thirty years in the behavioral health field, Marie’s clinical work has focused on the integration of the creative arts therapies into traditional addiction treatment.

Marie has published numerous articles about the use of the creative process in both substance abuse and sex addiction treatment.  She has taught graduate Art Therapy courses at Hahnemann University, Vermont College and New York University; Chemical Dependency courses at Rio Salado College. In her most recent position, Marie was a fulltime Instructor in the Behavioral Healthcare Division of the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Pennsylvania where she taught a variety of courses related to mental health and addiction.

Marie began to specialize in the treatment of sexual disorders and sexual addiction at the Meadows in Arizona where she received training and supervision from Dr. Patrick Carnes, the pioneer of the sexual addiction field. Marie is currently on the Supervisory Board for the training and credentialing of sex addiction therapists and works with sexual disorders  at the STAR Program (Sexual Trauma & Recovery) near Philadelphia and in private practice.  She is also a PhD candidate in Psychology at Capella University.

PUBLICATIONS
Published, full length papers:
Wilson, M. (2004).  From Obsession to Betrayal: The Life and Art of Pablo Picasso.  Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, Brunner/Mazel.

Wilson, M. (2000).  Creativity and Shame Reduction in Sex Addiction Treatment, Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 7(4), Brunner/Mazel.

Wilson, M. (1999), Art Therapy with the Invisible Sex Addict, Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 16(1), American Art Therapy Association, Inc.

Wilson, M. (1998), Portrait of a Sex Addict, Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 5(4), Brunner/Mazel.

Books and Chapters in Books:
Carnes, P., &  Wilson, M. (2002), The Sex Addiction Assessment Process, chapter in Clinical Management of Sexual Addiction, (Carnes, P. & Adams, K., Editors), Brunner/Mazel.

Wilson, M. (2002), Art Therapy in Addictions Treatment:  Creativity & Shame Reduction, chapter in The Clinical Handbook of Art Therapy, (Macholdi, C., Editor), The Guilford Press.

Wilson, M. (2002), Art Therapy:  Treating the Invisible Sex Addict, chapter in Clinical Management of Sexual Addiction, (Carnes, P. & Adams, K., Editors), Brunner/Mazel.

Other Publications:
Wilson, M. (Winter,2001), Sexual Addiction: Signs & Symptoms, Newsletter Lehigh Valley Psychological Association

Events

      Art Therapy Conferences

Current Course Schedule  :

ATP-501, History and Development of Art Therapy

ATP-504, Counseling Theories in Art Therapy

AT-230, Intro to Art Therapy