Mattsué Cahué-Lopez, B.S., NBC-HWC

Mattsué Cahué-Lopez, B.S., NBC-HWC, was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico and raised in Arizona. She moved to Santa Fe, NM to begin her academic journey at 91�ε� (SWC) in pursuit of a Master’s in Art Therapy and Counseling. She is passionate about empowering people in her community to live healthy and happy lives and advocating for mental health equity. Since becoming a student at SWC, she was elected as the student representee for the SWC Board of Trustees. Among other accomplishments she earned an assistantship at Tierra Nueva Counseling Center (TNCC) where she serves members of the community by providing Navigator Services; she also provides administrative support in the role of receptionist at TNCC; she is a co-leader of an Empty Bowls fundraising event, and her most recent accomplishment of becoming a member of the El Puente De Encuentros fellowship program. When Mattsué is not immersed in her studies, serving her community, or managing duties and responsibilities she is painting, hiking, socializing, and hanging out with Duke, her furry companion.

"91�ε� has been an amazing part of my journey. This education endeavor as an art therapist has been a series of miracles for me. I've seen such a shift in myself. It's been a beautiful experience."

Crystal Hoffman, Graduate

"I'm honored to be applying myself in a clinical environment and my experience at Southwestern enabled me to not only work as an art therapist but to facilitate mindfulness groups. A dream within a dream job I had not even fathomed."

Anna Mills, Graduate

"My experience at Southwestern has been truly transformational. From the lessons learned in Consciousness class to my light figure project and vision quest. The impact on me and on my soul has been absolutely profound."

Stephanie Albury. Graduate 2012

"I'm thankful for everyone at 91�ε�...The deeper sense of myself has been seen, heard, honored and found. I'm so grateful to be able to share it with other people."

Cynthia Alexis, Graduate

"I chose to go back to school for my 50th birthday. Little did I know I would be re-birthed... This is sacred work for me. May the work that we do be of service and benefit to all."

Eliza Buck, Graduate

"This is the place that empowered me to do things the way that I do them, the way I'm good at doing them. I've come to surmise that to be an art therapist; to me means being an artist at therapy so the therapy is the art. The creative engagement with another, with each other, that is the art. "

Renee Borsberry, from Art Therapy Capstone Presentation

"The New Earth Institute of 91�ε� offers an array of educational and transformational opportunities to the community. It has been a rich and rewarding experience, enabling the college to grow and expand our mission of transforming consciousness through education. True education engages and awakens all parts of one’s being, allowing for the integration of mind, body and spirit. It cultivates reverence for life and nurtures us in the journey of the soul.”

Katherine Ninos, Vice President

"It has been an extremely amazing journey; the past two years. There has been a lot of pain, a lot of joy and a lot of learning. I think the thing I've learned the most about this experience is trusting the process."

Denise Moore, Graduate

"I feel so much gratitude for being part of this caring, supporting, reflective, soulful community."

Linnea Knoespel, Graduate

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