Dr. Mariella Hogan Götz is a Licensed Psychologist who obtained her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the Adelphi University Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies in New York. She also holds a masters degree in Art Therapy from Hofstra University in New York and is a Registered and Board Certified Art Therapist. Dr. Hogan worked for 6 years as an art therapist in New York. She conducted group therapy in inpatient and outpatient settings with children, adults, and geriatric populations. She worked for two years at a community based drug and alcohol facility in NY, providing individual therapy for addicted people, and their families. She was Clinical Supervisor for a community based substance abuse facility in Nampa, Idaho and then worked for almost 7 years at Warm Springs Counseling Center in Boise, ID, where she created and directed the Group Program.