Tally Tripp

It is with great sadness that we share the passing Tally Tripp MA, MSW, LCSW, LICSW, ATR-BC (she/her) who brought over 35 years clinical experience to her psychotherapy practice. Recognized for her expertise treating trauma using experiential, expressive arts and somatic approaches, Tally was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered, Board-Certified Art Therapist. She was a Consultant and Certified in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (2016), Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (2008), and Intensive Trauma Therapy (2012).

Tally was a frequent and popular workshop presenter to professional groups and organizations, both nationally and internationally, and a professor at the George Washington University Graduate Art Therapy Program where she founded and directed the Art Therapy Clinic and taught the Trauma and Group Therapy classes for many years. Additionally, Tally was a Fellow and Board Director for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), serving as co-chair of the International Task Force and founder of a Special Interest Group on the Creative Arts Therapies (CAT SIG).

Tally was the Director of Training for the non-profit Common Threads Project (NY) where she dedicated her consultation and training skills in projects across the country and around the world training therapists working with survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. In addition to trainings in Seattle, Washington DC and NY, Tally facilitated trainings and assisted in projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Nigeria, Croatia, Ukraine, and Nepal.

Tally's compassion, wisdom, and dedication to her work touched the lives of many across the globe and she will be profoundly missed.