ATS Staff 

Administrative Staff

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Cheryl Pete_2024
Carolyn Berry_2024
Bonniee Gandee_2024

Michelle Epps
Executive Director✉

Cheryl Pete, MA, ATR-BC
Clinical Director✉

Carolyn Berry
Receptionist✉

Bonnie Gandee
Office Assistant

Art Therapy Staff

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Kim Gazella, MA, ATR-BC
Special Projects Coordinator  Special Projects Coordinator ✉

Amber McElreath_2024

Amber McElreath, MA, ATR-BC                Internship Coordinator  Internship Coordinator ✉

Briannia Love_2024

Briannia Love, MA, ATR                        Clinical Operations Coordinator Clinical Operations Coordinator ✉

Gabrielle Cooper_2024

Gabrielle Cooper, MA, LPC, ATR-P  Community Engagement Coordinator  Community Engagement Coordinator ✉

Carrie Coblentz_2024

Carrie Coblentz, MA, ATR-BC, LPC
Community Art Therapist

Matthew Koshar_2024

Matthew Koshar, MA, ATR-P
Medical Art Therapist

Expressive Arts Staff 

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Jamie Dasher, BA
Expressive Art Specialist

Art Therapist in Residence

Giovanna Mingrone, CMP
Art Therapist Intern

What Does It Take to Be An Art Therapist?

A master’s degree is required for entry level practice in art therapy from institutions of higher education recognized by regional accreditation bodies approved by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The minimum educational, professional, and ethical standards for the profession are established by the American Art Therapy Association. The American Art Therapy Association’s Education Committee establishes the Educational Standards used by the Educational Program Approval Board (EPAB) to review art therapy masters programs for compliance and accreditation.

Educational requirements include theories of art therapy, counseling, and psychotherapy; ethics and standards of practice; assessment and evaluation; individual, group, and family art therapy techniques; human and creative development; multicultural issues; research methods; and internship experiences in clinical, community, and/or other settings.

At the Art Therapy Studio, we employ credentialed art therapists to influence change through art making within the context of a therapeutic relationship in accordance with the following professional regulations mandated by AATA.

 

Art Therapy Studio is Generously Supported by

Fox Charitable Foundation
The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
The Cleveland Foundation
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

Jochum-Moll
Foundation

The Paintstone Foundation

The Hankins Foundation

 

Art Therapy Studio is Generously Supported by