Corissa J.S. Gold, MFA, MA, LPC, ATR is a National Speaker, Facilitator, Adjunct Professor, Licensed Psychotherapist and Art Therapist, Author, and Artist specializing in Adoption. Her professional background includes a Masters degree in Transpersonal Counseling with a focus in Art Therapy from Naropa University and a Bachelors and Masters of Fine Arts degrees in Sculpture (Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina, and the University of Colorado in Boulder, respectively). As an Adoptee, she understands the complexities found within this amazing and multidimensional population. Her professional and personal perspective makes her an advocate for the betterment of the services provided to adoptees and their families.