About
About Dr. Ericha Scott
Author. Healer. Artist. Witness to transformation.
For over 40 years, I’ve walked alongside people as they reclaim their lives from trauma, dissociation, addiction, and grief. My work as a psychotherapist is rooted in creative process, deep listening, and the belief that healing is possible—sometimes slowly, sometimes all at once.
I am licensed as a Professional Clinical Counselor in California (LPCC917) and hold international credentials in addiction counseling (ICAADC/ICRC). I’m a board-certified art therapist (ATR-BC) and a registered expressive arts therapist (REAT), blending both evidence-based methods and intuitive creative approaches. Over time, my clients and colleagues began to call the process “art medicine.”
I’ve served in leadership and clinical roles at respected treatment centers, including Sierra Tucson, The Canyon at Peace Park and The Pointe. In 2006, I was one of just three staff honored (there were 285 staff members) with an Alumni Recognition Award—nominated by clients themselves for the depth of care I offered to those healing from trauma.
My research on dissociation and self-mutilation was first published in The Arts in Psychotherapy in 1999 through UCLA. More recently, I’ve contributed to Oxford University Press’s Integrative Addiction Recovery and Taylor & Francis’s The Psychology of Addiction. My work has been recognized by the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), where I’ve been honored with the title of Fellow.
Today, I also serve on the board and/or as a scientific advisor to several organizations dedicated to recovery, social justice, and creative expression—including Global Art Exchange for Peace and The Egyptian Art Therapy Association.
But behind all these credentials is a simple truth: I believe in the power of image, symbol, ritual, and metaphor to restore what trauma tries to take away—wholeness, voice, breath, potential, and hope.
If you’re curious about working together — or wondering whether this path might be for you — I invite you to schedule a free 20-minute consultation. Let’s talk about where you are, and what’s possible.
The creative and expressive arts are able to address neurological, cognitive, physical and spiritual concerns. The arts are able to address past traumas, present problems, and future goals and dreams. It is not necessary for you to have artistic skill, talent or even any interest the arts to benefit from them. Why not use creativity to create a new life?
“Dr. Scott has worked successfully with those who have post traumatic stress and dissociative disorders since 1987. She is intelligent, hard-working, creative and self-motivated. She has a wide range of skills as a therapist and teacher. I have worked with Dr. Scott in several different capacities including co-presenter of a three-hour workshop at national conferences. This presentation was a first-rate psycho-educational experiential workshop that Dr. Scott designed using art therapy techniques. Not only have I co-presented the workshop, but I have been a participant twice. These workshops are enjoyable, informative and effective.”
~ Colin A. Ross, MD, Psychiatrist
Internationally Renowned Founder and
President of the Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma