This is an excerpt from my Client Rights/Therapist Disclosure form:
My goal is short term therapy with long term results.

I have trained in therapy since 1993. I hold a Certificate in Art Therapy from The New School of Social Research in NYC as well as a BA Degree in Psychology with a focus on Art therapy from New Jersey City University in Jersey City NJ and a MA in Transpersonal Counseling with a concentration in Art Therapy from Naropa University in Boulder CO. I have worked with cancer patients both in and out-patient for 3 years, with high school age at-risk students for 2 years and with persons coping with severe and persistent mental illness (through the Mental Health Center Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties) for 5 years.

My theoretical approach is primarily Transpersonal Art Therapy. Additionally, sessions may include CBT, solution focused, psychodynamic, humanistic/Adlerian, existential, system/family, developmental and psycho-educational approaches. My goal as a therapist is to help people relate to their own inner guide using the art making experience as a base. What is created with the materials is set in motion to act as a subconscious guide. The art may ask or answer questions as it helps the client explore and understand the issues that surface in the creation of the client’s own life/art. It is not necessary to have ‘talent’ or skill as an artist, only to be open to expressing yourself through the creative process. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings and/or behavior. I may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings.