Art Therapy

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	For Undergraduate Students Available as a major and minor.
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	Looking for graduate programs? Earn a Master of Science in art therapy/counseling.
	Contact Mary Ellen Hluska, PhD Assistant Professor of Art Therapy Department of Visual and Performing Arts (413) 748-4734 mhluska@springfield.edu
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As a student in the undergraduate art therapy major, you’ll be prepared to work with individuals of all ages who have varying degrees of need. During your studies, you’ll shadow artists, art therapists, and other professionals to get a deeper sense of how you’ll use your knowledge in the field.

Classroom

Our curriculum is a unique blend of fine art, psychology, and community engagement, which provides you with the skills necessary to not only be successful in the field but to understand how to engage and improve the communities of which you are a part.

After Graduation

Through the major, you’ll gain the experience and requirements necessary to enter a graduate art therapy program.

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Art Therapy Major

Katherine Grill '13

“One way I handled my stress in high school was through art, and through a conversation at my high school, I found the art therapy program at Springfield College. I was excited because there weren’t many colleges offering this opportunity, and Springfield College was a great fit for me. I was able to utilize the skills I developed at Springfield and translate them into my career.”

Katherine Grill
Behavioral Neuroscientist, Neolth

Dr. Simone Alter-Muri receives the Outstanding Creative Applied Practice Award

Learn From the Best

Springfield College Director of Art Therapy/Counseling Dr. Simone Alter-Muri received the American Art Therapy Association's 2021 Outstanding Creative Applied Practice Award. This award is granted to a recipient whose personal work emphasizes social justice and who aims to promote art therapy in the community.

What do art therapists do?

Art therapists use art to provide wellness and healing to individuals of all ages and abilities. You could be a part of this rewarding field that combines creativity and therapy.

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