Shan Ru Lin
Board Certified Art Therapist, Certified Art Therapy Supervisor
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Shan is a nationally recognized art therapy expert; she has over 14 years of direct experience in the field of art therapy, spanning diverse industries and clinical settings. Over the decade of her career, she has started, led, and expanded art therapy programs for adults and children. As a business owner, Shan has extensive experience in successful negotiations for favorable financial outcomes both for her career and for the programs that she oversaw. Individually she negotiated and increased her pay by 17% to 300%; in 2017, Shan increased 400% funding for the program she oversaw by securing additional grants for the program. In 2018 she was awarded by the United States Department of Labor as an Art Therapy Topic Expert for her contribution to the creation of art therapy occupation on O*Net. In 2019-2020 Shan helped developed and updated the now online art therapy board certification exam, helping to infuse diversity, accessibility, and culture inclusiveness in our measure for art therapy competency. In 2020 she founded Spring Advisory, a counseling and art therapy consultancy that offers therapy, supervision, and continuing education courses.