VFTS 2026-1 | Sally Brucker | Discovering Goddess Archetypes: Professional Retreat in Riviera Maya, Mexico

FEATURED GUESTS:  Sally Brucker, LCSW-C, ATR-BC, CAGS is a visual artist, art therapist, social worker, and certified life-cycle celebrant. Her work as an art therapist spans over 40 years. She was director of the Women's' Growth and Therapy Center for over 15 years and the founder of Studio Downstairs
(www.createartcenter.org) in Silver Spring, Maryland. She has extensive international experience working and leading immersive art therapy workshops in the US, Europe, Asia and South America.

Sally has worked in psychiatric institutions, hospitals, refugee camps, mental health clinics, homeless shelters, alcoholic treatment centers, and in private practice.She has worked with refugees, first in Africa, then London and Washington DC. Her project , The Listening Room, Refugee Art Project earned her two awards . She has taught courses in psychology at Montgomery College for over 30 years and has published several chapters on art therapy, as well as numerous articles. 

Sally’s artwork stems from a passion for human rights and story-telling. She was a member of the Washington Printmakers' Gallery in Washington DC and now exhibits her mono-prints, paintings, collages, constructions and hand-made books both nationally and internationally.

Sally Brucker was born in Chicago, Illinois, received her BS in sociology/anthropology from Washington University, St. Louis, MO. She received her masters in art therapy and early childhood special education from George Washington University and her masters in social work from the Catholic University, in Washington D.C. 

Her art work has been exhibited in Washington D.C. at the Washington Printmakers Gallery, Studio Gallery, Pyramid Atlantic, Hill Art Center, Bird-in Hand Gallery, Newman Gallery, and the Corcoran Museum of Art.
She lives in Takoma Park, Maryland.

LISTEN & LEARN: 

• How Sally began offering retreats
• Why Sally includes rituals and ceremonies as part of the retreat
• Where to learn how to create ceremonies
• What one can expect if they attend the five day retreat
• The importance of having witnesses while engaging in healing ceremonies
• What archetypes participants will be exposed to and engage with during the retreat

RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

• Web: www.sallybrucker.com/
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/sally.brucker/
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/sbrucker2/?hl=en
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sally-brucker-a3564b12/
• Discovering Goddess Archetypes: Professional Retreat
• Sally's Youtube Channel

SESSIONS AT THE SUMMIT:

• On March 5-9, 2026, Sally Brucker, will be leading the Discovering Goddess Archetypes: Professional Retreat at the magical Lunita Jungle Retreat (www.lunitajungleretreat.com) in beautiful Puerto Morelos, close to the Mexican Riviera.