An IMPA group photo along the Bluff.

LMU Marital and Family/Art Therapy periodically hosts art therapy students from the Instituto de Psicoterapia de Arte (IMPA) in Mexico City for comprehensive three-day art therapy training programs on specialized topics in art therapy. This program, which began in 2018, is held at the LMU Campus in Los Angeles, CA, and brings together esteemed faculty and students for an immersive learning experience centered on art therapy processes and self-reflection.

2024 Program

Topics from the 2024 gathering included material explorations, art therapy and social justice, spirituality and art therapy, and art therapy with families impacted by intimate partner violence.