Our Staff
Clinical Art Therapists
Jess Minckley
(they/them)
MFA, MA, LMHC, ATR-BC ®
CEO of ATFA
Clinical Art Therapist
As a therapist, Jess takes a direct, compassionate, introspection-focused approach to psychotherapy, rooted in Adlerian Psychology. Their art therapy approach is rooted in intuitive, spiritual, attachment-focused relational therapy rooted in neuroscience. They also provide trauma treatment therapies including Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, EMDR, psychedelic preparation and integration, and somatic approaches.
Will DeSmitt
(he/him)
MA, APCC, ATR-P
Clinical Art Therapist
Will is a graduate of Southwestern College’s Art Therapy program. He is licensed in California and specializes in EMDR working with LGBTQ+ men, and group work.
Will runs an Art Therapy group for adults. Reach out to schedule a consultation call with Will or join the mailing list for his group.
Curran Hawkins (Curry)
(She/her)
AMFT
Clinical Art Therapist
Curry Hawkins graduated from California Institute of Integral Studies with her MA in Counseling Psychology and a concentration in Expressive Art Therapy.
She is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) and works with Individuals, families and couples.
Lady Advincula
(she/her)
MPS, LPCC, ATR-BC ®
Clinical Art Therapist
Lady is a graduate of the Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Art Therapy at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York. She is a Board Certified Registered Art Therapist℠ (ATR-BC ®) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California. She is passionate about working with Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) individuals online or in person near the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Lady understands Filipino/Tagalog and many facets of Asian experience.
Full & Associate-level Art Therapists
We’re hiring!
We are seeking to find California-licensed and registered, credentialed art therapists (ATR-P) + registered expressive arts therapists (REAT)
Clinical Interns
You
If you’re interested in interning with us, please follow the link to learn more about applying.
Monika Krupnik
Monika is a Washingtonian & undergraduate student at Southern New Hampshire University, pursuing a BS in psychology. She assists with day-to-day operations and is learning about art therapy!
Burgeoning Psychology Interns
You
If you’re interested in interning with us, please follow the link to learn more about applying.
Volunteers
Sophie Lee, MFA, MA
she/her
Sophie is a working fine artist. She’s also an associate therapist in California with a graduate degree from Antioch University and an MFA in fine art from UC Irvine. She is learning about art therapy and is interested in using art in therapy ethically. She attends to groups of people, including children, at our community art-making events.
You
Interested in interning with us?
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an art therapist?
“Art therapists are clinicians with master’s-level or higher degrees trained in art and therapy that serve diverse communities... Guided by ethical standards and scope of practice, their education and supervised training prepares them for culturally proficient work with diverse populations in a variety of settings. They are credentialed mental health care professionals who care deeply about the communities they support, helping to advance people’s mental, emotional, and physical well-being.”
- American Art Therapy Association (AATA, 2026)
How do I become an art therapist?
If you don’t already hold a graduate degree, you can attend a graduate program in art therapy. Find out more about these schools in the United States here.
If you already have a master degree in counseling, social work, or marriage & family therapy, you can take the required coursework to apply for credential to become a provisionally-registered art therapist at select institutions. These are graduate level courses and you have to be accepted into and enrolled in these programs and serve an art therapy internship.
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