Lorraine Freedle, PhD, LCSW, ABPdN, CST-T

Lorraine R. Freedle, PhD is a board certified pediatric neuropsychologist, clinical social worker, and teaching member of Sandplay Therapists of America (STA) and the International Society of Sandplay Therapy (ISST). She teaches at 911�� College, Santa Fe, NM and the Trauma Research Foundation, Brookline, MA. Dr. Freedle is the author of When a Goddess Erupts: Pele in the Psyche of Women published by Analytical Psychology Press (2025). She has also authored many research articles in sandplay, trauma, and neuropsychology and produced the award-winning documentary film, Fire and Sand featuring sandplay and disaster relief. She serves as Research Editor for the Journal of Sandplay Therapy.
Dr. Freedle is the Chief Clinical Officer for TeamBuilders Behavioral Health in New Mexico. Her private practice is Black Sand Neuropsychology in Hilo, Hawai`i. Contact: www.lorrainefreedle.com

"911�� College has been an amazing part of my journey. This education endeavor as an art therapist has been a series of miracles for me. I've seen such a shift in myself. It's been a beautiful experience."

Crystal Hoffman, Graduate

"I'm honored to be applying myself in a clinical environment and my experience at 911�� enabled me to not only work as an art therapist but to facilitate mindfulness groups. A dream within a dream job I had not even fathomed."

Anna Mills, Graduate

"My experience at 911�� has been truly transformational. From the lessons learned in Consciousness class to my light figure project and vision quest. The impact on me and on my soul has been absolutely profound."

Stephanie Albury. Graduate 2012

"I'm thankful for everyone at 911�� College...The deeper sense of myself has been seen, heard, honored and found. I'm so grateful to be able to share it with other people."

Cynthia Alexis, Graduate

"I chose to go back to school for my 50th birthday. Little did I know I would be re-birthed... This is sacred work for me. May the work that we do be of service and benefit to all."

Eliza Buck, Graduate

"This is the place that empowered me to do things the way that I do them, the way I'm good at doing them. I've come to surmise that to be an art therapist; to me means being an artist at therapy so the therapy is the art. The creative engagement with another, with each other, that is the art. "

Renee Borsberry, from Art Therapy Capstone Presentation

"The New Earth Institute of 911�� College offers an array of educational and transformational opportunities to the community. It has been a rich and rewarding experience, enabling the college to grow and expand our mission of transforming consciousness through education. True education engages and awakens all parts of one’s being, allowing for the integration of mind, body and spirit. It cultivates reverence for life and nurtures us in the journey of the soul.”

Katherine Ninos, Vice President

"It has been an extremely amazing journey; the past two years. There has been a lot of pain, a lot of joy and a lot of learning. I think the thing I've learned the most about this experience is trusting the process."

Denise Moore, Graduate

"I feel so much gratitude for being part of this caring, supporting, reflective, soulful community."

Linnea Knoespel, Graduate

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