We Love Our Grads: Amber Bliss, MA ’23, Marital and Family/Art Therapy
“Art has always been a potent source of healing for me, and I recognized that was also true for so many others, whether or not they had the moments to explore it yet.” With…
Advocating for More Diversity in Art Therapy
The need for mental health services for people of color in underrepresented communities remains as important as ever. Although many potential clients may live in these communities, the art therapy profession has historically drawn…
Art Therapy Faculty Member Awarded Humanities for All Project Grant
Joyce Yip Green, assistant professor of Marital and Family Therapy/Art Therapy, has been awarded a Humanities for All Project grant for her project titled “(re)Location: The Lao/Korean Acculturation Project” by California Humanities. In partnership…
Youth Artists Discover the Power of Art in Uncertain Times
Each summer, the LMU Marital and Family (Art) Therapy Department’s (MFT) Helen B. Landgarten Art Therapy Clinic coordinates a therapeutic art camp to serve middle and high school students from underrepresented communities. This year,…
Art Therapy and Conflict Resolution
Colored pencils, scissors, and construction paper may not commonly be associated with alternative dispute resolution, but that changed last month when LMU Loyola Law School’s Loyola Center for Conflict Resolution (LCCR) engaged in an…
Art Therapy Faculty Showcase on May 3
LMU’s Department of Marital and Family Therapy with Specialized Training in Art Therapy is presenting a virtual event showcasing the program faculty discussing their scholarly, pedagogical, and clinical work. This session is an excellent…
Expanded International Program Improves Cross-Cultural Art Therapy Services
There has been a tectonic shift in the healthcare profession with the rise of telehealth, including the ability for practitioners to reach way beyond their local communities. Clinical psychologists and art therapists now can…
