About
Dr. Scott has been a professional in the fields of addiction, trauma and mental health for 36 years. She is licensed as a Professional Clinical Counselor, as E. Hitchcock Scott, LPCC917 in California. She is an Internationally Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICAADC), and she is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor in California (LAADC is a non-governmental license). She is a board certified registered art therapist (ATR-BC), and she is a registered expressive arts therapist (REAT).
In 2006, Dr. Scott received the Sierra Tucson treatment center Alumni Recognition Award as one of three staff member recipients, out of 285 employees, to acknowledge quality of service and helpfulness specific to therapeutic care provided to trauma patients. The award was nominated by patient graduates via letter and then voted on by administrative committee,
Her research regarding trauma, dissociation and self-mutilation was published by the Journal of the Arts in Psychotherapy in 1999 (UCLA). In 2018, she was the lead co-author for two chapters in the book, Integrative Addiction Recovery, published by Oxford University Press and recognized as an Andrew Weil, MD library series book. She has also contributed a chapter in the Taylor and Francis textbook, The Psychology of Addiction, edited by Dr. Bruce Carruth.
She is a board member for several agencies including, but not limited to, The Global Art Exchange for Peace, One Recovery and the non-profit arm of Brass Tacks Recovery. Dr. Scott has been a Keynote Speaker for the WCSAD and she is the Planning Chair for the Creative and Expressive Arts Therapy Track for the WCSAD 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021. Ericha is a recognized author by Union Institute & University.
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