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You are invited!
SBCPA Presents:
When words are not enough- What is Creative Arts Therapy?
Presenter: Hang Yin “Candy” Lo, MA, BC-DMT, RDT/BCT, CCLS, NCC, CT
NOTE: This event counts as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Learning Category #2 - Academic as Self-Directed Learning of which you can obtain 6 hours maximum each renewal period. It is not a CPA Approved CE Event but it still counts towards CPD requirements for psychologists.
Topic: Language is effective, yet it can also be limiting at times. When words are not enough, the arts often play an even more important role. Across cultures, we have relied on the arts for a long time: folktales to share important messages through generations, dance to celebrate milestones or mourn the loss of loved ones. The arts are not just for professional artists; they are for everyone. In this presentation, participants will learn about the Expressive Therapies Continuum and how to utilize it to facilitate clients’ processing. We will explore how to use the arts to attune to our clients, expand clients’ window of tolerance, aid expression, and provide containment. The speaker will share her experience working across cultures, using the arts to reach both cognitively oriented clients and those who may find language limiting; clients range developmentally from preverbal or nonverbal children to adults.
Hang Yin “Candy” Lo holds an MA in Psychology and an MA in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling. Candy is a Registered Psychological Associate under the supervision of Dr Betsy Bates Freed. Candy is also a US National Certified Counselor, US Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, US Registered Drama Therapist/Board Certified Trainer, IEATA-approved non-REAT supervisor, and Certified Child Life Specialist. She is certified in Thanatology: Death, Dying and Bereavement (ADEC). She is the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award and the 2024 Innovative Award from the American Dance Therapy Association.
After a successful career as a Musical Theatre performer, Candy shifted her focus and got trained in Dance/Movement Therapy and Drama Therapy in the States. Upon returning to Hong Kong, Candy worked with adults who wished to explore different options in life and partnered with Non-Governmental Organizations to provide services to a wide range of clients. Candy served with Children’s Cancer Foundation in Hong Kong as a half-time Child Life Specialist and Dance/Movement Therapist, providing both inpatient and outpatient services to pediatric patients and their families at five regional hospitals throughout their treatment stages. Candy also provided Dance/Movement Therapy groups to adult cancer patients at several regional hospitals, aiding patients to minimize the effects of the sick role, cope with the anxiety of relapse, and make meaning of their suffering.
Deeply passionate about using the creative arts to support the well-being of medical professionals, Candy taught the Performance Art module (designed by AFTEC) of the Medical Humanities curriculum at the University of Hong Kong's School of Medicine. Candy is currently a Senior Lecturer at Antioch University New England and Santa Barbara, Honorary Lecturer at the University of Hong Kong, and Adjunct Faculty at Lesley University.
Originally from Hong Kong, Candy lived in Hong Kong, Belgium, the UK, and the US. Candy is currently studying for her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at Meridian University. She is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin and speaks basic Flemish.
