The University of Louisville was one of the first to offer a degree in Art Therapy and the American Art Therapy Association was founded here in Louisville in 1969.
Art therapy is a human service profession.
It provides individuals and groups the means and support to express and explore feelings, thought problems and potentials through the use of art media and imagery. It is utilized with any age and in areas such as medical illness, grief, educational and behavioral problems, emotional issues, and even criminal behavior. The faculty's specializations cover cognitive and psychoanalytic approaches to art therapy, brief therapy, imagery, medical and grief counseling. Areas of concentration are offered in Group Art Therapy and Grief Counseling. In cooperation with the Family Therapy program we also offer training in Family Therapy.