Jo Coppola

Certified Graphologist, Licensed Professional Counselor



Education

Felician College, Lodi, New Jersey. Questioned Document Expertise. December 20, 1988.

Felician College, Lodi, New Jersey. Graduate Handwriting Analyst, May 15, 1990.

Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York Master of Art, Counseling Community Psychology, January 31, 2001.

  • American Association of Handwriting Analysts, Certified Graphologist, November 15, 2017.

  • LPC Licensed Professional Counselor (Pennsylvania, 2019).

  • CG Certified Graphologist (November, 2017).

  • LMHC Licensed Mental Health Counselor (New York, March, 2006).


Professional Presentations

January 26, 2024 BrightView Senior Living, Marlton, New Jersey. Presentation: “Mandala Art: Looking at Art as Expressive Language and Personal Discovery.”

February 2, 2024 BrightView Senior Living, Marlton New Jersey. Presentation: “Handwriting Analysis: Looking into our Intimate and Profound Self.”

May 5, 2024 BrightView Senior Living, Paramus, New Jersey. Presentation: “Handwriting Analysis: Looking into our Intimate and Profound Self.”

October 8, 2024 Ringwood Health Department Fall Wellness Program. Presentation: “Handwriting Analysis: A Look into our Intimate Self.”

October 24, 2020 Rise Gatherings Zoom presentation: “Finding Ourselves Through the Pen”.

August 2018 Women In Media (WIM)


Guest Speaker/Featured Guest

July 19-21, 2018: American Association of Handwriting Analysts Convention.
Guest Speaker: “The Sacredness of the Mandala: Analyzing the Intimate Arena of the Soul Through Art and Expressive Language”.

May 19, 2018: New England Society for Handwriting Analysts
Guest Speaker: “Handwriting Analysis: Looking into our Intimate and Profound Self”.

2017: Philadelphia: Women in Media Healers Edition Tribute to Self-Care, 5th Annual Conference.

April 2016 - New York Mental Health Counselors Association Convention: "Expanding Our Professional Horizons: A Dialogue of Possibilities"  Presentation Title: "The Sacredness Mandala: Analyzing the Intimate Arena of the Soul Through Art and Expressive Language".

2009-Present: The Lodge at Woodloch (Hawley, PA) - Presentation Title: "The Art and Science of Handwriting: A Tool for Self-Discovery" "The Sacredness of the Mandala: Analyzing the Intimate Arena of the Soul Through Art and Expressive Language". 

April 2009 & 2010: The Creative Arts Therapies Conference (Consultation Center, Albany NY)
    -April 2009 "The Art and Science of Handwriting: A Tool for Self-Discovery"
    -April 2010 "Analyzing the Art of Children: Understanding Thoughts, Feelings, and Energy"

April 2006: New York Mental Health Counselors Association Convention: The Competitive Edge: Licensure, Professionalism and Clinical Practice Convention.
Presentation Title: "The Psychology of Handwriting: A Personality Tool for Today's Counselors"

Workshops

  • 1997-2019: Omega Institute for Holistic Studies (Rhinebeck, NY): Teach annual staff development workshops on Handwriting Analysis, Analyzing Children's Art, and Mandala Art.

  • 2009: Seasonal Staff, individual analyses for participants of Omega's Wellness Center

  • 2006-Present: AWARENESS Substance Abuse Education Community group, (Ulster County, NY) present workshops and individual handwriting analysis to individuals attending program evaluation for substance abusers.

  • 2007-2010: Hudson Valley Interest Group of the New York Mental Health Counselors Association. Annual workshop presentations on handwriting analysis

  • 1995-2019: Saugerties High School, Ellenville, New Paltz. (Saugerties, NY) Presented annual workshops to senior English classes to demonstrate what handwriting analysis can uncover about personality and career choices.

  • 2006-2021: The Lodge at Woodloch, guest speaker, teaching handwriting analysis and mandala art workshops.

  • 2018-New England Society for Handwriting Analysts; Presentation: Handwriting Analysis: Looking into Our Intimate and Profound Self.

  • 2018-American Association of Handwriting Analysts; Presentation: The Sacredness of the Mandala: Analyzing the Intimate Arena of the Soul.

College Lectures

2011-2018: SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, New York.

  • April 2000- Marist College (Poughkeepsie, NY)

  • 2004 The Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park, NY)

  • Columbia Greene Community College, (Hudson, NY)

  • April 2009: SUNY Cortland College (Cortland, NY)

  • February 2009, 2010, & 2011: Union College (Schenectady, NY)

  • October 2008 & May 2009: Bennington College (Bennington, VT)

Affiliations

American Handwriting Analysis Foundation.

American Association of Handwriting Analysis. Vice-President, 2020 to Present.

New York Mental Health Counselors Association.