Our Program
Loyola Marymount University's graduate program in Marital and Family Therapy with specialized training in clinical art therapy trains students to integrate their visual art backgrounds with psychotherapeutic skills as they work with a variety of clients, including children, adolescents, adults and families.
The training we offer fully prepares students to become practicing marital and family therapists committed to utilizing art processes in their work as psychotherapists. Our art therapy training is integrated within a family systems orientation informed by a psychodynamic perspective.
Our program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of The Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education.
Small Classes
We encourage an individualized approach to learning and foster an intimate cohort of students and mentors
Multicultural Focus
We embrace a multi-cultural approach through our curriculum and community outreach, as well as our study abroad program in Mexico
Dedicated Practicum Program
Maintain practicum sites creating a network of diverse, well-respected training facilities
Helen B. Landgarten Art Therapy Clinic
Our art therapy clinic allows our students to gain hands-on experience and provide vital therapeutic services to a variety of communities
Within four months of graduation