Founder & CEO

Sharona Bookbinder
BSc, DTATI, MBA, DAT, OATR, RCAT, RP 

REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST
REGISTERED ART THERAPIST
Founder & CEO, InnerArt Inc.

Journal articles:

  • The Business of Art Therapy: Exploring Art Therapists’ Professional Sustainability in Canada Through Extrinsic Factors and Systems of Influence (2024)  Click here
  • The Business of Art Therapy (2019) Click here
  • ​Fusion of a Community Using Art Therapy in Long-Term Care (2016) Click here
  • Empowerment and Art Therapy with Marginalized Populations in Long Term Care: A Team Perspective (2016) Click here
  • Attachment and Termination (1997) Click here 

Book chapters, Private Publications:

  • Palliative Care Mosaic Mirror Installation (2014)
  • Art Therapy at the Odette Cancer Centre (2015)​

​Sharona is the founder and CEO of InnerArt Inc. She has practiced for over 25 years and is a highly regarded expert in the art therapy field. She is a dynamic presenter, author, educator, innovator and leader in healthcare and small business. She is passionate about creating opportunities to educate and raise awareness about art therapy.  

​Sharona divides her time between full-time leadership work at a Toronto area health care organization, managing InnerArt Inc and providing clinical supervision for Art Therapists across Canada.  Sharona also holds the position of Governance & Government Relations for the Canadian Art Therapy Association (ex-officio Treasurer). 

Scholarship

  • Post MBA Certificate in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, 2022
  • Doctorate of Art Therapy Leadership, 2020
  • Masters of Business Administration in Innovation Leadership, 2016
  • Post MBA Certificate in Social Enterprise, 2017

​Teaching Instruction

  • Toronto Art Therapy Institute
  • University of Toronto
  • WHEAT Institute
  • CIIAT
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