Krystal Demaine
Profile
A compassionate professor, researcher, leader, author, and therapist with over 20 years of experience in the arts and healing. Dr. Demaine is a Board-Certified Music Therapist, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, Certified Trauma and Resilience Specialist, and Registered Yoga Teacher. Check out for upcoming workshops, book signings, and lectures.
Education
Lesley University
Ph.D.
Expressive Therapies
2012
Cambridge College
M.Ed.
Counseling Psychology
2004
Berklee College of Music
B.M.
Music Therapy
2000
Leadership Roles
International Association for Creative Arts in Education and Therapy, Director for North America
Beverly Cultural Council Arts Representative
American Art Therapy Association, Undergraduate Education Sub-Committee Representative
International Expressive Arts Therapy Association - NER, Chair of Professional Development
Founder and Coordinator of the 香港六合彩开奖结果, Expressive Therapies Symposium
Leadership Projects
International Expressive Arts Therapy Association - Conference Planning Committee and Conference Liasion, June 2025
香港六合彩开奖结果 Expressive Therapies Symposium: Nature and Ecology, October 25, 2024
香港六合彩开奖结果 Expressive Therapies Symposium: Contemplative Practices, October 14, 2022
香港六合彩开奖结果 Expressive Therapies Symposium: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Arts, and Culture, October 25, 2019
Courses
AET100: Foundations of Creative Therapies
AET200: Methods and Materials in Expressive Therapy
AET201: Populations, Assessment, and Intervention
AET 205: Music Therapy Foundations
AET206: Guitar for Expressive Therapy
AET210: Therapeutic Writing
AET300: Counseling Practices in the Expressive Therapies
AET489: Senior Research
AET490 Thesis
Accomplishments
Awards
The Resilient Heart™: Trauma-Sensitive Certified Practitioner (2022)
Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider (2022*)
Listening Hour Certified Practitioner (2022)
- Board Certified Music Therapist, MT-BC (2001)
- Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (2014)
Registered Yoga Teacher, RYT-200, Yoga Teachers Alliance (2013)
Performance Wellness Level I + II (2004, 2008)
Appearances
Neurologic Music Therapist, Fellow (2005, 2008)
Publications
- Demaine, K., & Einstein, T. (2024). Expressive Therapeutic Writing: Guiding Transformation and Restorative Care through Intermodal Arts, Word by Word. Routledge. ISBN 9781032490151
- 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.
- 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.