Peggy Kolodny, MA ATR-BC LCPAT, is a Board -Certified, Licensed Art Psychotherapist with level 2 certificates in EMDR and IFS. Founder of the private practice Art Therapy Collective of Owings Mills, she has specialized in trauma treatment across the life span since 1982.

She was recent adjunct faculty with George Washington University and Florida State University’s Art Therapy Graduate Programs as well as multiple professional training faculties, presenting workshops internationally. She is on the Board of the Maryland Art Therapy Association and is their current delegate to the American Art Therapy Association. Peggy is the current chair of the Creative Arts Therapies Special Interest Group, part of the International Society on the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD).

Past faculties include University of Maryland School of Social Work, Goucher College, and Maryland Institute, College of Art. Past positions include director of a nonprofit, The Family Connection; past chair of the Central Maryland Sexual Abuse Treatment Task Force, and past president of the Maryland Art Therapy Association.

Recent publications include a chapter entitled “The Interweave of IFS, EMDR, and Art Therapy”, co-authored with Salicia Mazero in EMDR and Creative Arts Therapies (EDS, Davis, Fitzgerald, Jacobs and Marchand, 2022) as well as 2 chapters on trauma, neuroscience, substance use, and art therapy in Art Therapy in the Treatment of Addictions and Trauma (Quinn, 2021). Peggy is currently working on a chapter on dissociation for an art therapy textbook and co-authoring a book on art therapy and dissociation.

In her spare time, Peggy enjoys drawing, painting, gardening, and her family.

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September 25, 2025
8:45 AM - 4:15 PM (ET)
Location:
Virtual Training on Zoom

This highly experiential master workshop will provide a foundational overview of the integration of art therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Kathryn Davis
PsyD, LP

I just loved how approachable Peggy was. There’s something so admirable about a brilliant professional who is so confident and doesn’t need to ACT brilliant. I also enjoyed the content of her course and really respected how she was neither defensive nor condescending when people asked questions in class. I hope I can do that when I teach.

Kathryn Davis
PsyD, LP

I just loved how approachable Peggy was. There’s something so admirable about a brilliant professional who is so confident and doesn’t need to ACT brilliant. I also enjoyed the content of her course and really respected how she was neither defensive nor condescending when people asked questions in class. I hope I can do that when I teach.

Ran Zhang
MS, LPC, LCPC

Peggy was knowledgeable and presented the information in a comprehensive manner, and also allowed me to connect with my own experiences during the training. I think that really helped me integrate what I learned from her.

Rosa Kang
LGSW

She was so knowledgeable and insightful. I appreciated her intentionality and ability to weave interventions and art into the training.

Elizabeth H. Smith
MSW, LCSW-C

Peggy clearly loves her work, and her knowledge base is so very deep.

Alison Forger
LGSW

Ms. Kolodny was extremely knowledgeable and brought a ton of interesting and informative anecdotes from her practice. I appreciate your expertise!

Sarah Lawson
LICSW

Peggy was extremely knowledgable about art therapy and interweaving ethics issues, she gave so many great examples from clients.

Linda Shirley Combs
LPC

Peggy was personable and knowledgeable in teaching her subject; her ethical guidance was gentle yet authoritative, and she was well prepared to help students learn more about multiple forms of art media.

Michelle Simonds
LCPC, LCADC

Peggy was very knowlegeable, caring, amd approachable.

Monick Conway
LCSW-C

I especially liked the level of knowledge and comprehensiveness of both the workshop and the presenter [Peggy].

Karen Ross Taylor
LCSW-C

Trauma Informed Collage Methods was a very valuable workshop as I have always had a personal affinity for collage activities and love to find ways to incorporate it into my practice. It's also a kinder and less threatening modality for those of us who minimize or deny having artistic abilities. The facilitator Peggy and her assistant Hanna were organized and accommodating. Having minimally structured experiential components to the workshop was a smart choice. I highly recommend :)

Lauren Rubenstein
PSYD

It's rare that a workshop grabs my attention and holds it from start to finish. [Trauma Informed Collage Methods was] Informative and engaging!

Ronda (Rosie) Behr
LCSW-C

I learned a lot [in Trauma Informed Collage Methods] and had fun doing it.

Liza Baker
MAAT

[Trauma Informed Collage Methods] greatly refreshed my knowledge as an art therapist, but perhaps more importantly, I recognized the value of collage in working with difficult to reach populations. While the collage experiencials we completed were fun and relaxing, in a new way I could more confidently apply the powerful intuitive processes of collage with people who have lost everything.

Anne Eckman
LGSW

[Trauma Informed Collage Methods featured a] wonderful combination of theory, practical art prompts, and a chance to experience methods and materials. Allowed for new learning, and refinement, across a spectrum of trauma therapy and artmaking experience in the room. Thank you!

Kathy Haerian

[Peggy] is highly experienced and provided trauma informed care regarding incorporating collage into your practice. [Trauma Informed Collage Methods] also focused on the importance of art belonging to the client, and reminded about the importance of this being one of the true principles of the experiential work.