About therapy

about art therapy The field of art therapy is founded in a long history of art being used for psychological healing. Typically, psychotherapy is a space for clients to explore problems without judgment. Art therapy adds another dimension to the self-exploration by providing a concrete tool, the created art object, allowing an examination of life patterns through metaphor and symbolic expression. Art therapy is a licensed field of practice in New York state. Like clinical social workers, counselors, and marriage & family therapists, a licensed art therapist must have a Masters degree, pass a board exam, and have at least 1500 hours of post-graduate supervised experience. For more information about the practice of art therapy visit: www.arttherapy.org