Biography

Leticia Rosado Russell is an artist, educator, researcher, and published author. In her practice as a nature community art therapist, Leticia enjoys sharing the joy of self-learning through creative play, engaging the artistic imagination, and storytelling.

As a wildfire evacuee and community nature art therapist she’s interested in how time in nature and art making with paper, images, and natural materials can promote dialogue, aid collective trauma processing, facilitate social connection, and support community well-being and adaptability.

As a researcher she is interested in arts-based inquiry and the potential of inviting images to accompany, provide insights and serve as co-researchers. (Developed Delving into the Image art therapy course to share the art-based inquiry process with art therapy graduate students and anyone interested in learning about art as companion, art as way of knowing, art-informed research, or art as inspiration for creative writing.)

Education

Graduate of the doctoral program in art therapy psychology at Dominican University of California.

Professional Experiences

Ph.D., MAAT, ATR-BC

Most Recent Publications and Presentations

Delving into the Image: image as companion and co-reseacher in arts-based research. Dominican University of California (art therapy doctoral program), San Rafael, California, February – May 2026.

Growing Forward: collage making to facilitate wildfire adaptability and social connection. [Paper presentation.] American Art Therapy Association Conference, Portland, Oregon, USA, October 11, 2025.

Weaving Together: exploring the structures and metaphors of weaving in art therapy. [Day-long advance practice workshop.] American Art Therapy Association Conference, Portland, Oregon, USA, Oct. 8, 2025.

Rosado Russell, L. (2024). Inside and Out: Influence of Eco-Art Therapy on University Student Anxiety (Dedans comme dehors : influence de l’éco-art-thérapie sur l’anxiété des étudiants universitaires). Canadian Journal of Art Therapy, 37(2), 139–156. https://doi.org/10.1080/26907240.2024.2408860

Growing Forward: Collage Making to Facilitate Wildfire Adaptability and Social Connection. [Gallery show.] Rasmussen Art Gallery, Pacific Union College, California, USA, October 12 – November 3, 2024.