Julia Volonts (LCAT, ATR-BC) is a Licensed & Board-Certified Art Therapist and educator working between the U.S. and Europe. After graduating from the School of Visual Arts (2017) with a Master of Professional Studies in Art Therapy and obtaining her credentials, she continued her studies as a Fulbright Scholar to Latvia (2019) and later completed the Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery Certificate through the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma (2023). She currently serves as an Assistant Professor within the Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) Graduate Art Therapy program and is the Founder & Director of Art Therapy Lab, an international studio-lab exploring community-based practice at the intersection of art therapy and related fields through interdisciplinary dialogue, collaboration, and practice-based research. Full bio.