ESU offers the only graduate art therapy program in the region containing Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana which is accredited and approved by the American Art Therapy Association. As an art therapist, you will be able to bring forth your creative potential and use it as a non-verbal tool of communication. Our program is reasonably priced and in a great location. You can receive a Master of Science in art therapy, making you more marketable when looking for employment. Art therapy facilitates personal growth, awareness, problem resolution, communication, and individual development.
Art therapy combines the therapeutic aspects of art with psychology and therapy.
Daniel Barbosa works with the Newman Hospital Occupational Health Services program. Rachelle Schaeffer and Kitty McGinnis work for a psychiatric facility in Colorado. Gwen McClain works for the Shawnee County Mental Health Center Day Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. I felt that this program would help me to become more well-rounded so that I would be more marketable for a job. The art therapy profession continues to expand rapidly.