Ingrid Tegnér started studying poetry therapy in 1992 and has been a mentor/supervisor since 2006.  Her poetry therapy training took place at St. Elizabeths Hospital and she finished her Masters of Social Work in 1997. Credentialing for the Certified Poetry Therapist (CPT) with Dr. Peggy Heller was completed in 2002.

She was the staff poetry therapist at a residential treatment center for six years and continues to lead cancer survivor groups in the Washington DC area.  Ingrid headed the Research Committee of NAPT from 2003 to 2007.  During that time, a research protocol was developed for cancer survivors and tested in a feasibility study. The results were published in the Journal of Poetry Therapy (September 2009), Vol. 22, No.3, pp. 121-131.

Ingrid is currently the director of the Institute of Poetry Therapy of Maryland.  She is committed to the growth and development of her trainees.  Her trainees work with a variety of populations.