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Professional Training

Teaching clinicians the power of art therapy.

For three decades, Dianne Vincent has led art therapy workshops for mental health professionals, educators, and nurses, from the Lowcountry to Haiti, Bosnia, and Australia. A board-approved CEU presenter and published author.

ATR-BCBoard Certified Registered Art Therapist
26+ yrsLeading professional workshops
CEUApproved permanent presenter, SC LPC Board
Dianne Tennyson VincentMAT · ATR-BC · Board Certified Registered Art Therapist
Practice Place, 207 Simmons Street, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
artconnectsus@gmail.com
www.artconnects.us · 843.870.7236
Skills
  • Empower clients with access to and understanding of their own creativity and healing through the art therapy process.
  • Provide clients with powerful, non-verbal tools for self-discovery through mindfulness and art making.
  • Teach mental health professionals, educators, and nurses the power of art therapy.
Education
1995Thirty graduate hours toward art therapy registration: The University of Oklahoma (1995), The Citadel (1994), The University of Illinois (1995).
1980M.A.T.: Art Education, University of South Carolina.
1978B.A.: Fine Arts, College of Charleston.
1975A.S.: Nursing, Southern Adventist University.
License & Certification

Professional Member of the American Art Therapy Association, Board Certified Registered Art Therapist.

Professional Member of the South Carolina Art Therapy Association.

South Carolina State Board of Education Professional Certification in Art, K–12 (1992–2022).

Member, South Carolina Arts Commission Arts in Education Roster of Approved Artists for Residencies.

Education Licensing Board Approved CEU Presenter

South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists: 2015, 2016, 2017, and approved 2019 as a permanent presenter.

South Carolina Nurses Association: 2016 through 2018.

Art Therapy Experience
2025–South Bay at Mt. Pleasant: Group Art Therapist for memory care and assisted living.
2021–Franke at Seaside, Lutheran Homes of South Carolina: Group Art Therapist for memory care and assisted living.
2015HeArts Mend Hearts: Founder and Clinical Director of a non-profit providing free art therapy to the Charleston community after the shooting at the Emanuel AME Church.
2014The ArtReach Foundation: Art Therapist for a pilot program for Haiti, helping children heal from the trauma of the earthquake.
2006Carolina Youth Development Center Summer Program: Art Therapist facilitating groups with children placed by DSS for sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, including runaways and homeless children.
2005–Art Connects Us: Art Therapist in private practice, using art with children, adolescents, and adults, including family and specific group work.
2002 & 2004The ArtReach Foundation: Art Therapist in Bosnia, helping victims heal from the trauma of war.
1999–2002Roper Hospital: Art Therapist with "Expressions of Healing," a cancer support group.
1996–1998Carolina Counseling Associates: Art Therapist in private practice with children, adolescents, and adults.
1992–1994Fenwick Hall Hospital: Group Art Therapist for substance abuse, dual diagnosis, adolescent, and adult patients.
Publications
Dianne Vincent, Barbara Naderi, & Leigh Ann Lichty (2021). Mending HeArts in the Holy City: Supporting Community Through Art After The Mother Emanuel Church Shooting. In Scarce, Joseph (Ed.), Art Therapy in Response to Natural Disasters, Mass Violence and Crisis (1st ed., Ch. 11). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd.
Tennyson-Vincent, Dianne MAT, ATR-BC (2016). Charleston Heals Through Art: HeArts Mend Hearts. In Art Therapy Today (03/02/2016). Alexandria, VA: The American Art Therapy Association.
Professional Presentations
60+ workshops & presentations delivered for clinicians, counselors, educators, and nurses since 1999.
2025, Aug: Mandala Workshop for Clinicians, SCDMH Pee Dee, Florence, SC.
2025, Aug: Experience the Power of the Mask, Practice Place, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
2024, Dec: Mandala Workshop for Clinicians, Practice Place, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
2021, May: Experience Serenity Through the Power of Art Therapy, for Guidance Counselors, School District Two, Summerville, SC. (with A. Tennyson)
2020, Jun: Experience Serenity Through the Power of Art Therapy, virtual workshop for clinicians, Art Connects Us Studio, Mt. Pleasant, SC. (with A. Tennyson)
2020, May–Jun: Experience Serenity Through the Power of Art Therapy, five virtual workshops, Pee Dee Department of Mental Health, Florence, SC. (with A. Tennyson)
2019, Dec: The Power of Masks, Art Connects Us Studio, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
2019, Oct: Mindfulness Art Therapy & Homelessness for Social Workers, Berkeley County Schools, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
2019, Oct: Mindfulness Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals, Art Connects Us Studio, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
2019, May: Art Therapy Workshop for Leaders of ADRA Australia, Newcastle, Australia.
2019, May: Art Therapy Workshop for Staff, Macquarie Fields Community Centre, Australia.
2017, Nov: Mindfulness Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals, The Practice Place, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
2017, Mar: Self-Care Art Therapy Workshop, Southern Adventist University Counseling Dept., Collegedale, TN.
2017, Feb: Self-Care Art Therapy Workshop, Adventist Counseling Services, Epping NSW, Australia.
2016, Nov: Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals II, Child Advocacy Center, Aiken, SC.
2016, Aug: Self-Care Art Therapy Workshop for Educators, Beech Hill Elementary, Summerville, SC.
2016, Aug: Self-Care Art Therapy Workshop for Educators, South Atlantic Teacher Conference Center, Orangeburg, SC.
2016, Jul: Self-Care & Trauma Workshop for Addiction Counselors, Willingway Hospital, Statesboro, GA.
2016, Jun: Introduction to Art Therapy & Self-Care for Program Directors, ADRA, Brisbane, Australia.
2016, Jun: Introduction to Art Therapy & Self-Care for Volunteers, ADRA, Wahroonga, NSW, Australia.
2016, May: Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals II, Coastal Empire Community Mental Health Center, Beaufort, SC.
2016, May: Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals II, Division of Behavioral/Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Columbia, SC.
2016, May: Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals II, Aiken Recreation Department, Aiken, SC.
2016, Mar: Self-Care Art Therapy Workshop for School Counselors, Summerville Elementary School, Summerville, SC.
2016, Feb: Self-Care Art Therapy Workshop for School Counselors, Oakbrook Elementary School, Ladson, SC.
2016, Feb: Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals II, Art Connects Us, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
2015, Nov: Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals I, Art Connects Us, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
2015, Oct: Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals I, Jamison Consultants, Beaufort, SC.
2015, Aug: Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals I, Art Connects Us, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
2015, May: Parent & Child Self-Discovery Workshop, Meeting St. Academy with the Gibbs Museum, Charleston, SC.
2015, Mar: Mandala Workshop for Teachers, Ecole Mixte des Aigles, Sibert, Haiti. (with S. Maierle)
2014, Oct: Using the Expressive Arts in Haiti, Palmetto Behavioral Health for Helping Professionals, Charleston, SC. (with M. Henson & S. St. Louis)
2013, Oct: Art of Healing: Mandala Workshop, The Gibbs Museum, Charleston, SC.
2012, Sep: Art of Healing: Mandala Workshop, Charleston County Main Library, Charleston, SC.
2008, Oct: Art Therapy: Creativity's Power to Heal, Professional Education Workshops on Complementary & Alternative Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC.
Ongoing: Behavioral Health with the Helping Professionals, monthly workshops, Charleston, SC.
2006, Nov: Art Therapy, Charleston Artist Guild, Charleston, SC.
2006, Oct: This Magic Moment in Art & Play Therapy, SC School Counselor Association Convention, Charleston, SC. (with K. Luhrs & S. Fender)
2005, Oct: Introduction to Art Therapy, Trident Charleston Counseling Association, Charleston, SC.
2003, Oct: Mandalas: Circles of Discovery, SC Art Education State Convention, Charleston, SC. (with L. DeLaMaza & S. Stafford)
2003, Aug: Mandalas: Circles of Discovery, In-Service for Charleston County Art Teachers, Gibbs Museum, Charleston, SC. (with L. DeLaMaza & S. Stafford)
2001, May: Creating a Healing Environment: The Cancer Experience, SC Lowcountry Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society, Charleston, SC. (with B. Jayne & M. Wentworth)
1999, Sep: Art Therapy Workshop for Charleston County Certified Art Teachers, Charleston County School District, Charleston, SC.
Art Teaching Experience
1991–2020Art Connects Us Art School: Founder and president; teaching drawing, painting, and mixed media to adults and children.
2016Clemson University: Sculpture lecturer for the graduate digital production MFA program (Fall).
2000–2005James Island Charter High School.
1999–2000Wando High School.
1997–1999Angel Oak Elementary School.
1996–1997Chicora Elementary.
1995–1996Mary Ford Elementary · Brentwood Middle School.
1993–1994East Cooper Community Education · Charleston Junior Academy.
1991–1992James Island Charter High School · Cain Hoy Elementary and High School.
1983–1992Mount Pleasant Recreation Department.
Selected Art Exhibits
2025: Camden Juried Flower Show, Camden Art Shoppes, Camden, SC.
2024: Spoleto Juried Art Show, Waterfront Gallery, Charleston, SC.
2023: Spoleto Juried Art Show, Waterfront Gallery, Charleston, SC.
2016: Mustard Seed, One Person Show, Mt. Pleasant, SC.
2012: Gage Hall, "Botanical Life," One Person Show, Charleston, SC.
2012: Saul Alexander Gallery, "Untitled," One Person Show, Charleston, SC.
2010: Saul Alexander Gallery, "Circles of the Soul" Mandala Art, Charleston, SC.
2008–2010: Fish or Cut Bait Gallery, Edisto, SC · Hatfield II Gallery, Charleston, SC.
2009–2014: MUSC Art Connects Us Art Shows, Charleston & Mt. Pleasant, SC.
2007: MUSC Storm Eye Institute, "Fight for Sight" · Sandpiper Gallery, Sullivan's Island, SC.
2005: Saul Alexander Gallery, "A Closer Look," One Person Show, Charleston, SC.
2003: Saul Alexander Gallery, "Landscape as Metaphor," One Person Show, Charleston, SC.
2000–2003: Spoleto Juried Art Shows, Charleston, SC.
Workshop Flyers

Examples of workshops.

A selection of flyers from past art therapy workshops and CEU trainings for clinicians, counselors, educators, and nurses. Click any flyer to view it full size.

Experience Serenity Through the Power of Art Therapy, virtual workshop flyer with a white lotus
Experience Serenity Through the Power of Art Therapy Care for yourself with this virtual workshop: self-calming techniques, the neurobiology of trauma, and projects to adapt for ongoing self-care. Earn 6 CEUsVirtual Workshop
Mandala Workshop for Clinicians flyer with three colored mandalas
Mandala Workshop for Clinicians Learn how the unconscious speaks through the universal imagery of the mandala. Create your own and discover how to use it with clients. 3 CEs · LPC · LMSW · LMFTSCDMH Pee Dee, Florence
Self Care for Therapists flyer with a cartoon of an overwhelmed therapist on a hamster wheel
Self Care for Therapists Compassion fatigue is common among helping professionals. Experience the healing power of art therapy and become a calmer, more creative therapist. No artistic skills needed. Up to 12 SC CEUsLPCs & MSWs
Overwhelmed? Power Up Your Practice With Creativity flyer with photos of art-making
Overwhelmed? Power Up Your Practice With Creativity A day of self-care at home, incorporating creativity into your life and practice. A remote workshop with an accompanying art kit, interactive and fun. Remote WorkshopArt Kit Included
Art Therapy Mindfulness Workshop flyer with a purple succulent painting
Art Therapy Mindfulness Workshop Experience life in the moment: decrease stress, improve focus, and strengthen the immune system. Learn the empirically based benefits of mindfulness practice. No Art Skills NeededMental Health Professionals
Experience the Power of the Mask flyer with three art-therapy masks
Experience the Power of the Mask Experience the power of art therapy while creating your own mask, and delve into the world of Carl Jung's Four Masks. No artistic skills needed. 5 CEs · LPC · LMSW · LMFTArt Connects Us Studio
Community Mandala honoring the Mother Emanuel Nine, flyer for the OPEN Arts EXPO showing a large mandala made of found objects on a lawn
Community Mandala for the Mother Emanuel Nine Part of HeArts Mend Hearts, the community assembled a mandala from found and natural objects at the OPEN Arts EXPO to honor the lives lost at Mother Emanuel AME Church. Community EventCollege of Charleston
HeArts Mend Hearts, Charleston Heals Through Art, flyer with a bird mending a stitched heart
HeArts Mend Hearts: Charleston Heals Through Art Charleston Heals Through Art, free drop-in art sessions and structured workshops helping a grief-stricken community heal through the creative process. Free Drop-In SessionsCCPL Main Library
Clinician Testimonials

From the professionals who attended.

Words from clinicians, counselors, and educators who have taken these workshops, in their own words.

My eyes were opened to the amazing way art, color, shapes, etc. can be used within often difficult work planning processes. Art helped to tap into a wealth of ideas and extract from deep inside each participant such an array of helpful insights.
Murray Miller Programs Director, ADRA Australia
Dianne took a very diverse group of people who had never met each other before today and provided the environment and culture to enable us to share and feel comfortable in the “vulnerable space.” I would recommend her to any group, even if the people had never met each other.
Simon Lewis Senior Manager, Church Engagement, ADRA Australia
The best teachers lead one to the teacher within. Dianne is an experienced artist, teacher and therapist. Her experiential and practical knowledge allow her to lead intuitively, creating an experience that is accessible, meaningful, and practically relevant for all participants.
Samantha Maierle, PhD Charleston, SC
My graduate students were raving about your workshop. Evidently, you made quite an impression! Keep up the great work!
Jim Wampler, PsyD, EdS Director, Student Success Center, Southern Adventist University · Collegedale, TN
Knowing Dianne for 25 years, I am in awe of her gifts. She will give you the tools to use these gifts for yourself and those you work with. Her workshops are an exciting way to learn!
Carol Thomas, MEd, LPC, CACII Mt. Pleasant, SC
This workshop is useful for school counselors and provides valuable tools for self-care and use with children and students.
Cara Jones, EdS, LPC, NCC National Board Certified Teacher, Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary · North Charleston, SC
Wonderful way to relieve stress!
Tori Ward Education Specialist, Eagle Nest Elementary · North Charleston, SC
You definitely don’t need artistic talent for this workshop. I feel I am creative and artistic, but don’t exhibit these skills at all. Yet my artwork has in-depth, personal meaning regardless of how I feel it lacks as beautiful artwork.
Marlea Bodie, LISW-CP Director of Social Services, Aurora Pavilion · Aiken, SC
Dianne is an intuitive teacher who helped me explore parts of myself in safety and acceptance. I highly recommend her workshop to any mental health professional looking to expand their expressive arts knowledge.
Joanna Shumaker, LPC-I Lexington, SC
Workshop Presentations

Presentations I have given.

Three decades of workshops, CEU trainings, and conference presentations for clinicians, counselors, educators, and nurses, across the Lowcountry, and from Haiti to Australia.

43Presentations & workshops
1999–2025Across more than 25 years
3Countries: U.S., Haiti, Australia
2025
August
Mandala Workshop for CliniciansSCDMH Pee Dee · Florence, SC
August
Experience the Power of the MaskPractice Place · Mt. Pleasant, SC
2024
December
Mandala Workshop for CliniciansPractice Place · Mt. Pleasant, SC
2021
May
Experience Serenity Through the Power of Art TherapyArt Therapy Workshop for Guidance Counselors · School District Two, Summerville, SCwith A. Tennyson
2020
June
Experience Serenity Through the Power of Art TherapyVirtual Workshop for Clinicians · Art Connects Us Studio, Mt. Pleasant, SCwith A. Tennyson
May–Jun
Experience Serenity Through the Power of Art TherapyFive virtual workshops · Pee Dee Department of Mental Health, Florence, SCwith A. Tennyson
2019
December
The Power of MasksArt Connects Us Studio · Mt. Pleasant, SC
October
Mindfulness Art Therapy Workshop & HomelessnessFor Social Workers in Berkeley County Schools · Art Connects Us Studio, Mt. Pleasant, SC
October
Mindfulness Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health ProfessionalsArt Connects Us Studio · Mt. Pleasant, SC
May
Art Therapy Workshop for Leaders of ADRA AustraliaNewcastle, Australia
May
Art Therapy Workshop for StaffMacquarie Fields Community Centre · Macquarie Fields, Australia
2017
November
Mindfulness Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health ProfessionalsThe Practice Place · Mt. Pleasant, SC
March
Self-Care Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health ProfessionalsSouthern Adventist University Counseling Dept. · Collegedale, TN
February
Self-Care Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health ProfessionalsAdventist Counseling Services (Greater Sydney Conference Ltd.) · Epping NSW, Australia
2016
November
Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals IIChild Advocacy Center · Aiken, SC
August
Self-Care Art Therapy Workshop for EducatorsBeech Hill Elementary · Summerville, SC
August
Self-Care Art Therapy Workshop for EducatorsSouth Atlantic Teacher Conference Center · Orangeburg, SC
July
Self-Care & Trauma Workshop for Addiction CounselorsWillingway Hospital · Statesboro, GA
June
Introduction to Art Therapy & Self-Care Workshop for Program DirectorsAdventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA) · Brisbane, Australia
June
Introduction to Art Therapy & Self-Care Workshop for VolunteersAdventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA) · Wahroonga, NSW, Australia
May
Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals IICoastal Empire Community Mental Health Center · Beaufort, SC
May
Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals IIDivision of Behavioral/Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services · Columbia, SC
May
Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals IIAiken Recreation Department · Aiken, SC
March
Self-Care Art Therapy Workshop for School CounselorsSummerville Elementary School · Summerville, SC
February
Self-Care Art Therapy Workshop for School CounselorsOakbrook Elementary School · Ladson, SC
February
Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals IIArt Connects Us · Mt. Pleasant, SC
2015
November
Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals IArt Connects Us · Mt. Pleasant, SC
October
Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals IJamison Consultants · Beaufort, SC
August
Art Therapy Workshop for Mental Health Professionals IArt Connects Us · Mt. Pleasant, SC
May
Parent & Child Self-Discovery WorkshopMeeting St. Academy with the Gibbs Museum · Charleston, SC
March
Mandala Workshop for TeachersEcole Mixte des Aigles · Sibert, Haitiwith S. Maierle
2014
October
Using the Expressive Arts in HaitiPalmetto Behavioral Health for Helping Professionals · Charleston, SCwith M. Henson & S. St. Louis
2013
October
Art of Healing: Mandala WorkshopThe Gibbs Museum · Charleston, SC
2012
September
Art of Healing: Mandala WorkshopCharleston County Main Library · Charleston, SC
2008
October
Art Therapy: Creativity's Power to HealProfessional Education Workshops on Complementary & Alternative Medicine · MUSC, Charleston, SC
2006
November
Art TherapyCharleston Artist Guild · Charleston, SC
October
This Magic Moment in Art & Play TherapySC School Counselor Association Convention · Charleston, SCwith K. Luhrs & S. Fender
2005
October
Introduction to Art TherapyThe Trident Charleston Counseling Association · Charleston, SC
2003
October
Mandalas: Circles of DiscoverySC Art Education State Convention · Charleston, SCwith L. DeLaMaza & S. Stafford
August
Mandalas: Circles of DiscoveryIn-Service Training for Charleston County Art Teachers · Gibbs Museum, Charleston, SCwith L. DeLaMaza & S. Stafford
2001
May
Creating a Healing Environment: The Cancer ExperienceSC Lowcountry Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society · Charleston, SCwith B. Jayne & M. Wentworth
1999
September
Art Therapy Workshop for Charleston County Certified Art TeachersCharleston County School District · Charleston, SC
Ongoing
Monthly
Behavioral Health with the Helping ProfessionalsMonthly workshops · Charleston, SC