// DvT Boston Graduates
Nicole Ventura (she/her)
MA, RDT, LPC
2025 Graduate
A trauma-centered psychotherapist, drama therapist, and DvT practitioner specializing in acute trauma and abuse. She has a private practice in New Haven, CT, called Dramatic Action Therapy, where she offers in-person and virtual therapy. Nicole employs direct, embodied therapeutic approaches to help her clients confront and become desensitized to their past traumas. Her experience spans all age groups, and she has provided numerous consultations and trainings on trauma and stress-related topics.
www.dramaticactiontherapy.com
nicole@dramaticactiontherapy.com
Ph: 203-871-1876
Emily Lunardi (she/her) MA, LMHC, RDT
2025 Graduate
Emily Lunardi (she/her) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Massachusetts, a Registered Drama Therapist, and a DvT Practitioner. She is a trauma-focused clinician and approaches all of her work from a place of relationship and play. Emily tends to work most with adults, navigating the ways the complex trauma in their past impacts the relationships in their present. Emily currently offers telehealth to teens, adults, and couples in her private practice. Additionally, she is a frequent adjunct at Lesley University, offers LGBTQIA+ competency consultation and trainings, and offers LMHC, RDT, & DvT supervision.
www.emilylunardi.com
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/emily-lunardi-watertown-ma/1104614
emilylunardilmhc@gmail.com
Ph: (617) 383-9169
// Local DvT Affiliate
Lesley University
Master of Arts in Expressive Arts Therapy or Drama Therapy
Located in Cambridge, MA, prospective students can apply for a Master’s Degree program with a specialization in Expressive Arts Therapies, which may provide access to an introductory course in Developmental Transformations, among other kinds of clinical interventions and specialties.
// Broader DvT Community
New York, NY
Curious Rebels
Led by Tami Gatta, Chantal Georges, and Adam Reynolds, the New York Institute transformed post-pandemic into a more community-oriented offering, making space for peer counseling models of play. Students are often graduates of NYU.
San Francisco, CA
iWest
One of the longest running trainings, DvT iWest is currently being led by Alicia Stephen and is accepting trainees for the 2025-2026 season. Students are often graduates from CIIS.
alicia.stephen@gmail.com
Chicago, IL
DvT Polaris
Led by Jen Johnson, Greer Beckman, and Whitney Sullivan, Polaris has historically met in a hybrid model of online and in person events.
polarisdvt@gmail.com
Portland, OR
DvT PDX
Run by Rebecca Davis and Steph Bayne, PDX is a newer institute in the Portland area and is accepting trainees for the 2025-2026 season.
Montreal, QC
Playfully Yours MTL
A dispersed group of playful people all across Central and Eastern Canada, some active playors are Meaghen Buckley, Sondra Goldman, Bailey Carter, and Marie Emilie. Students are often graduates of Concordia.
playfullyyours.mtl@gmail.com
Seattle, WA
Seattle
Fred Landers and Dorothy Lemoult are both involved in providing opportunities for DvT in the area.
flanders@antioch.edu
dorothy@seattledramatherapy.com
International
International DvT Institutes
Netherlands, Israel, France, Czech Republic, UK, Ireland, Belgium, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Taiwan, South Africa.
Email dvtboston@gmail.com for more information about the international institutes.