Ingrid Tegnér started studying poetry therapy in 1992 and has been a mentor/supervisor since 2006.  After starting poetry therapy training with Dr. Ken Gorelick and Ruth Monser, Ingrid went back to school and finished her Masters of Social Work in 1997. She completed her credentialing for the Certified Poetry Therapist (CPT) with Dr. Peggy Heller in 2002.

She was the staff poetry therapist at a residential treatment center for six years and has led cancer survivor groups in the Washington DC area.  Ingrid headed the Research Committee of NAPT from 2003 to 2007.  During that time, a research protocol was developed for cancer survivors and tested in a feasibility study.

Ingrid is currently the director of the Institute of Poetry Therapy of Maryland.  She is committed to the growth and development of her trainees.  Her trainees are creative, determined, daring, curious, intelligent and resourceful.

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