BIO

Desiree Aspiras (she/her/hers) is an educator, therapist, and printmaker in San Diego who deeply values how art can transform us and connect us to meaning. Her printmaking and book arts projects have been exhibited in spaces in San Diego, including the Athenaeum Art Center. Prior to becoming a therapist, she was a fundraising professional in arts organizations such as the Orange County Performing Arts Center and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She earned her Masters in Marital and Family Therapy from the University of San Diego and BA in Political Science from UCLA. She now currently teaches counseling courses to masters level students, provides therapy in a small private practice, and has a family with two young boys.