Lisa A. Barrett is a licensed professional counselor and a registered art therapist who has worked with countless number of children in community and recreational centers, public school programs, residential treatment facilities, and a short term psychiatric hospital. Lisa has a private practice in South Windsor, Connecticut. She learned early in her career that using art in any form (including dance, music and poetry) accelerates the healing process.Lisa designed the Sandy Hook Memorial Fountain located in Portland, CT. After the shootings of the twenty children and the six adults in 2012, she knew she wanted to honor and celebrate their lives. The installations and completion of the gardens was a collaboration that started in February 2012 with over thirty companies and private citizens (over one hundred people in total) who generously volunteered their valuable time, equipment and materials. The celebration of the fountain took place on May 23, 2015, three years since the inception of a thought, a vision, an artistic sketch and an unwavering calling.In her spare time Lisa trains as a triathlete and runner, and takes off on outdoor adventures every chance she gets. She is a practitioner of daily mindful based practices including yoga, Qi Gong, and meditation.