Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network works to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for military and veteran populations exposed to trauma, as well as their families and caregivers. Read more about us.

Clinical Team

Through the Creative Forces Clinical Program, creative arts therapists (known as CATs) provide creative arts therapies for military and veteran patients at Department of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities across the country. The clinical team also influences the broader healthcare system by advancing research, practice, and policy.

Clinical Team Members

Danielle Alvis, MA, ATR-P, LMHCA

Art Therapist

Rebekah Baldwin, MA, MT

Music Therapist

Andrea Blunt, MM, MT-BC, NMT

Music Therapist

Danielle Braxton, MA, ATR-BC

Art Therapist

Peter J. Buotte, MFA, MPS, ATR-BC

Music Therapist

Rylee S. Carfer, MT-BC

Music Therapist

Kristine Chieko Lilia Keliiliki, MA, R-DMT

Dance/Movement Therapist & Wellness Coordinator

Gioia Chilton, PhD, ATR-BC, CSAC


Art Therapist


Erik Clarke, PhD

Embedded Researcher

Brittni Cleland, MA, R-DMT, RMHCI

Dance/Movement Therapist