Krystal Demaine
Profile
Professor of Expressive Therapies, Dr. Krystal Demaine is a Board Certified Music Therapist, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, and Registered Yoga Teacher. Her approach to teaching, therapy, and research is grounded in of science, play, creative imagination, and the power of human connection. Her clinical specialties are with intellectual disabilities, neurologic function, and end-of-life care.
Education
Lesley University
Ph.D.
Expressive Therapies
2012
Cambridge College
M.Ed.
Counseling Psychology
2004
Berklee College of Music
B.M.
Music Therapy
2000
Courses
AET100 Foundations of Creative Therapies
AET200 Methods & Materials in Art and Expressive Therapies
AET 201 Specific Populations in Expressive Therapies
AET205 Music Therapy Foundations
AET205 Guitar for Expressive Therapies
AET210 Therapeutic Writing
AET300 Counseling Practices in Expressive Therapies
AET489 Senior Research (Thesis I)
AET490 Thesis II
Accomplishments
Awards
- Board Certified Music Therapist, MT-BC (2001)
Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider (2022*)
Listening Hour Certified Practitioner (2022)
Performance Wellness Level I + II (2004, 2008)
- Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (2014)
Registered Yoga Teacher, RYT-200, Yoga Teachers Alliance (2013)
The Resilient Heart™: Trauma-Sensitive Certified Practitioner (2022)
Appearances
Neurologic Music Therapist, Fellow (2005, 2008)
Publications
- Mochimaru, Y., & Demaine, K. (2022). Digital art therapy and social withdrawal in Japan. Creative Arts in Education and Therapy: Eastern and Western Perspectives, 8(1), 99-112.
- Demaine, K (2018). The radiant fire: Confronting the critic and nurturing the inner child. In E. Scholz (Ed.), Anxiety Warrior Volume Two (pp. 151-162). Ontario, Canada: The Artists Reply.
- Demaine, K. (2022) The Roots and Rhythm of the Heart: Our Musical Connection to Identity, Spirit, and Lineage, Krystal L. Demaine, ISBN: 979-8-9865128-3-9.