Heather Spooner, MA, ATR-BC
Heather Spooner, MA, ATR-BC, is faculty with the University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine and part of the clinical team that developed the Rural Veterans’ Telerehabilitation Initiative Creative Arts Therapy (RVTRI CAT) Project with the North Florida/South Georgia VA Health System. Now in its fifth year, RVTRI CAT is part of national expansion projects through the VA Enterprise Wide Initiative and Creative Forces: The NEA Military Healing Arts Network. In addition to her clinical practice, Heather is an instructor in the Center for Arts in Medicine’s graduate programs and frequently publishes and presents on topics related to art therapy and the arts in health.
Heather has incorporated art therapy and arts in health in a variety of settings including healthcare facilities, museums, communities, and residential substance abuse. Prior to joining the Center for Arts in Medicine, Heather taught art therapy at the undergraduate level and spearheaded the formation of a statewide arts in health organization, Arts for Health Florida.