Dr. Krystal Leah Demaine, a Music Therapist, Expressive Arts Therapist, and Professor of Expressive Therapies at Endicott College in Beverly, MA, USA, practices HEARTful healing note by note, through song, story, poetry, and creative curiosity. She is the author of The Roots & Rhythm of the Heart (2022) and Expressive Therapeutic Writing (Demaine & Einstein, 2024, Routledge).

She holds credentials as a Board-Certified Music Therapist, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, and Registered Yoga teacher with advanced training in Neurologic Music Therapy, Performance Wellness, Integrative Medicine for Mental Health, and Trauma Sensitive HeartMath, she is a Certified Trauma and Resilience Specialist in Clinical Application (CTRS-C), and is a Listening Hour Practitioner. She has written numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and presented her work across the globe. She is currently Professor of Expressive Therapies at Endicott College in Beverly, MA teaching Art Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy undergraduate degree programs and coordinating the biennial Endicott College Expressive Therapies Symposium. She serves on the undergraduate education committee of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA), is Chair of Professional Development Committee of the Northeast Chapter of the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA), is on the IEATA conference planning committee, and the Beverly Cultural Council.

Krystal is now serving as the Regional Director on the Executive Board of IACAET.