Frequently Asked Questions

Anyone and everyone! Art therapy can be helpful for all ages, backgrounds, and diagnoses.

Not at all - art therapy is incredibly beneficial throughout the entire lifespan. We see people of all ages here at Artlighten.

Art therapy can help you express your feelings and ideas and cope with life's challenges in a way that might feel less intimidating than talking alone. This includes educating clients—as well as their parents, guardians, and caregivers—on how to apply therapeutic skills and strategies in everyday life to enhance overall functioning.

Not at all - art therapy is about the process of creating art and the feelings that are expressed through it, not about trying to make it look perfect or beautiful. This is what we call "process over product." We explore and focus on the process of your experience making art, not about what it looks like.

In both Connecticut and Florida, art therapists need a minimum of a Master's Degree in the field to practice. All of our therapists at Artlighten are either Registered Art Therapists, which means they have completed the required 1,000 post-graduate supervised hours, or Provisional Registered Art Therapists, who are working towards completing their post-grad hours.

Some of our therapists also have Board Certification, which means they have passed the Board Exam administered by the Art Therapy Credentials Board.

All of our therapists are also either Licensed Professional Counselors, which means they've completed the required 3,000 hours of post-graduate supervised hours and have passed the National Exam administered by the National Board for Certified Counselors, or Associate Licensed Professional Counselors, who are working towards completing these requirements.

We also welcome art therapy interns who are working towards their Master's Degree.

Your artwork belongs to you which means it is a part of your file and falls under confidentiality guidelines. Client artwork is not shared outside of session without written consent of client or guardian. You may take your artwork home with you; otherwise it's stored in accordance to the American Art Therapy Association Code of Ethics.