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 …
Read moreHands to heART: Art Therapy and Voices of Cancer Digital Exhibition Catalogue
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 …
Read moreLouvenia Jackson Receives LMU 2020 Ascending Scholar Award
“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 …
Read moreWe Love Our Grads: Andrea Verano ’20, Marital and Family Therapy
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 …
Read moreMFT Alumna’s E-Book Provides Solutions and Interventions for Recovering Addicts
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 …
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 …
For the eighth consecutive year, students in LMU’s Graduate Department of Marital and Family Therapy with Specialized Training in Art Therapy (MFT) have received stipend awards to provide public mental …
Read moreMFT Students Honored with LA Department of Mental Health Stipend Awards
Each year, LMU’s Marital and Family (Art) Therapy graduate students present a joint exhibition exploring an aspect important to the practice of art therapy. This year’s exhibition was entitled “Breathe,” …
Read moreMFT Annual Student Art Exhibition Encourages Us to “Breathe”
The LMU Marital and Family Therapy (MFT) program’s Summer Arts Workshop (SAW) took place this past August at Loyola Marymount University, inviting students from the Dolores Mission School in Los …
Read moreA Theme of Unity Inspires the 2019 Summer Arts Workshop
In an article entitled “Ensuring Cultural Awareness in Your Professional Activities,” Marital and Family Therapy program alumna and faculty Ruth Xilomen Rios writes how her work as a credentialed art …
Read moreATCB Blog: Ensuring Cultural Awareness in Your Professional Activities
“My favorite thing about LMU is the classes I have had the privilege of taking. Every time I came to school, I learned some information that I did not know …
Read moreWe Love Our Grads: Jill Levenberg ’19, Marital and Family Therapy