About

Since becoming one of the first programs in the United States to receive approval from the American Art Therapy Association, the GW Art Therapy Program has been a leader in the field and a top choice for students and faculty.

Our mission is to train exceptionally skilled therapists whose professional practice is grounded in three core areas: the latest theory in clinical art therapy, counseling and trauma; application of leading research and evaluation methodologies; and diverse, integrative, culturally responsive treatment strategies.

The program boasts more than 30 full-time and adjunct faculty and over 700 alumni living and working worldwide. Students benefit from more than 100 internship options in psychiatric, educational, medical, military and community-based settings, and train in state-of-the-art facilities that include our hands-on GW Art Therapy Clinic. While in the program, student artists display their artwork in the program’s contemporary gallery space on campus as well as a virtual gallery space.

 


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Information Sessions

Nov
22
Friday
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Dec
13
Friday
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Jan
10
Friday
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

 


News from Art Therapy

A student stands in front of a large research poster presenting

Student Research Shines at CCAS Showcase

Undergraduate and graduate students, including art therapy master’s student Bianca Batar, displayed their scholarly work at the 2024 CCAS Research Showcase.

Ulvi Kasimov working on an art project with GW students at a shared table (Photos: William Atkins/GW Today)

Art Therapy Program Receives $1 Million Gift

GW parents Ulvi and Reykhan Kasimov endowed a fund supporting graduate fellowships for students in the Art Therapy Program.


Accreditation

ACATE: Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education

 

Accredited: CAAHEP, upon the recommendation of The Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education (ACATE)

 

Graduate Achievement Outcomes

 

 


“So many times when I meet with potential students there is this light in their eyes, this aha moment when all of their interests have come together — their love of art, their interest in psychology, their wish to help people — and they discover that art therapy allows them to combine them all.”

Heidi Bardot
Art Therapy Program Director

Heidi Bardot

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