CFA Welcomes Six New Faculty Members
CFA has added six new faculty members to our CFA family this year. These faculty bring with them world-renowned expertise and experience that will further the LMU and CFA missions to provide students with…
Hands to heART: Art Therapy and Voices of Cancer Digital Exhibition Catalogue
The Hands to heART Exhibition is co-presented by Loyola Marymount University’s Art Therapy Research Institute and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Wellness, Resilience and Survivorship Program. Debra Linesch, Ph.D. is a professor marital and family therapy…
Louvenia Jackson Receives LMU 2020 Ascending Scholar Award
Assistant Professor Louvenia Jackson from the Department of Marital and Family Therapy (with Specialized Training in Art Therapy) was honored with one of the 2020 LMU Ascending Scholar Award. This award was created in…
We Love Our Grads: Andrea Verano ’20, Marital and Family Therapy
“There are populations in our communities that deal with daily affronts simply because of who they are. I have dedicated myself to the pursuit of knowledge and understanding in hopes to be able to…
MFT Alumna’s E-Book Provides Solutions and Interventions for Recovering Addicts
After years of running groups geared towards recovery, marital and family therapy graduate Anna Pirkl ’11 collected all of her most successful art therapy interventions and instructions for running successful groups and compiled them…
MFT Department Supports AATA Letter Condemning the Use of Confidential Therapy Notes against Detained Children in Court
According to the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) website, AATA President Dr. Margaret Carlock-Russo sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) on February 24,…
MFT Alumna Publishes Award-Winning Parenting Book
This book isn’t only about changing how we parent. It’s about changing the lives of vulnerable youth. For the first time ever, powerful tools inspired by art therapy have been made available to the…
