What is Art Therapy?

Art therapy is a dynamic form of psychotherapy that invites the process of art-making and art materials to help explore relational patterns, stressors and experience. It is a powerful service that’s missing in many settings that support others, whether they be vulnerable, or simply working through difficult transitions in their lives.

 
 
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Art therapy is a profession with a 80+ year history of helping others within mental health and human services. It is born out of a relationship built between individual(s) and a licensed, board-certified art therapist
(ex. LCAT, ATR-BC for New York state licensure).

Through the therapeutic relationship, you will be invited to address and co-create solutions.
Amanda has experience supporting folks wrestling with challenges such as:

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Mood Disorders

  • Body Image Issues

  • Codependency

  • Grief and Loss

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Life Transitions

  • Abandonment

  • Relationship Issues

  • Caregiver Stress and Burnout

  • Struggles with Identity and Esteem

    Amanda practices through an anti-oppressive framework and is deeply informed by relational-cultural models of care. She takes an eclectic approach rooted in psychodynamic, humanistic and existential principles of contemporary clinical practice.

    Amanda has worked with individuals and groups throughout the life span, with expertise in adolescent mental health. She has extensive experience developing therapeutic programming for schools and is additionally available for consultation and curriculum development for integrating social-emotional support services through a creative arts therapy lens.

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For more information about art therapy visit and expressive arts therapy community please explore the following pages:

American Art Therapy Association

New York Art Therapy Association