Creativity and Madness Conference 2025
Psychological Studies of Art and Artists

Santa Fe, NM & Virtually

July 31- August 3

16+ CE
All are welcome!

Since 1982, the Creativity and Madness conferences have offered continuing education that nourishes both mind and soul—blending science, art, and conscious healing practices. Whether you're seeking professional development or personal renewal, this event is designed to ignite transformation.

"This was my first time attending the Creativity and Madness conference and I must say it was such a refreshing experience! It provided both research and facts on a plethora of subjects, but more importantly it was a deep EXPERIENCE for me. Like a pebble in a pond, the ripple affects will reverberate out - my own deep experience will expand into my work with clients and the art that I create. I also love the legacy behind the Creativity and Madness conference - designed by a man who thought outside the box decades ago, to today seeing his children and grandchildren continuing this legacy. Thank you for offering this beautifully deep training that at times touched my soul. You are making a difference in this world."
- Patti Smith

2025 Program

Thursday, July 31, 8:15 AM -1 PM MT
8:15 AM Welcome and Announcements Amy Vail, PsyD
8:30 The Paradoxically Creative Brain Samuel H. Markind, MD
9:30 Toxins, Metabolism, and the Body: The Hidden Links Between Mental and Physical Health and the Environment Stephenie Riley, ND and Amy Vail, PsyD
10:45 Healing From the Imaginal Realm Erica Lorentz, MEd, LPC, Diplomate Jungian Analyst (IAAP)
11:45 The Healing Power of Sound: Transforming our Inner Landscape Through the Art and Science of Mantra Sudha Kailas, MD, PhD

Friday, August 1, 8:30 AM-1 PM MT
8:30 Cellular Memory and Trauma- How Our Body Keeps the Score Mitchell Liester, MD and Ana Flores
9:30 Resilience and the Aging Productive Mind Deborah Levinson, LCSW
10:45 Music and the Mind of Leonard Bernstein Richard Kogan, MD

Saturday, August 2, 8:30 AM-1 PM MT
8:30 Forgiveness and Resilience in Challenging Times Megan Feldman Bettencourt, MA and Gail Carr Feldman, PhD
9:30
Mental Health Re-envisioned Through Indigenous Eyes Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD and Barbara Mainguy, MA
10:45 The Art of Knowing: Sensing, Perceiving, Relating, and Creating Christine Donohue, MFT, SEP
11:45 Distressed Couples On Film, Stage and In Therapy Ron Goldman EdD, Jill Fischer, LICSW, and Amy Goldfarb, LCSW

Sunday, August 3, 8:30 AM-1 PM MT
8:30 William Blake: Visionary Poet and Artist and the Psychology of Consciousness Ralph Margolies-Kiernan, PhD
9:30 Imagining Innovation: Five Forces That Drive Creativity Vineeth John, MD
10:45 Grief and the Paranormal: How Extra-Sensory Occurrences and Spiritually Transformative Experiences Can Help Heal the Bereaved Janet Lynn Roseman-Halsband, PhD
11:45
Leonard Cohen: Creation in Spite of Depression Jordan Price, LCSW

Optional Workshops

Workshops available from 2–5 pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Each workshop provides an additional 3 CE/CME credits and costs $65. Please note that two workshops take place simultaneously each day. You may attend one live daily (either in person or live-streamed virtually) and watch the other virtually after the conference ends. CE/CME credit can only be given for the workshop you attended live.

Thursday 2-5 PM MT
Life’s Final Choices: Moral and Ethical Considerations for Individuals, Families and Healthcare Professionals Joyce Lilly, RN, JD Click here to watch a short video in preparation for the workshop.
The Architecture of Equanimity *in person only Michael Uebel, PhD, LCSW

Friday 2-5 PM MT
Healing the Self through Self Portraits *
in person only
Amy Stein, MFA
Toxins, Metabolism, and the Body: The Hidden Links Between Mental and Physical Health and the Environment: Practical Applications Stephenie Riley, ND and Amy Vail, PsyD

Saturday 2-5 PM MT
Resilience and the Aging Productive Mind: Practical Applications
*in person only
Deborah Levinson, LCSW
Unraveling Cellular Memory Mitchell Liester, MD and Ana Flores

Accreditation

We are accredited to provide continuing education for physicians, psychologists, social workers, nurses, counselors, and others. Attendees can earn 16+ hours of ACCME, APA, ASWB, NBCC, and ANCC CE/CME, and physicians can claim AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. We recommend verifying that our CE accreditations apply to your state's specific licensing requirements.
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