The Division of Expressive Therapies provides a comprehensive internship program designed to help Master’s degree students gain practical experience and launch successful careers in their fields of choice.
Where can I conduct my fieldwork?
The Field Training Office works closely with students, placement sites, and instructors to facilitate each student’s learning experience. Placement sites include but are not limited to medical and psychiatric hospitals, community mental health centers, day programs for many populations, schools and afterschool programs, community centers, and more.
Who will provide support during my training?
In addition to being supervised by expressive therapists, students generally work with multidisciplinary teams and receive supervision from licensed psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, and other mental health professionals. A small-group seminar accompanies all field-training experiences to provide additional supervision and support.
How many hours are required?
The Expressive Therapies Master’s degree programs require students to complete a set number of internship hours each academic year. The 48-credit program requires 600 total hours of field experience, while the 60-credit programs requires between 1,050 and 1,225 total hours of field experience. Please refer to specific programs of study for details.
Interested in becoming an internship site for Expressive Therapies Interns?
If you would like to learn more about the possibility of partnership opportunities between your organization and Lesley University’s Graduate Program in Expressive Therapies, please download and review the Site Guidelines and Application.
Prospective internship sites can contact the Field Training Office Coordinator to submit their Site Application or with any questions:
Laura Orshaw, M.Ed.
Coordinator for the Field Training Office, Division of Expressive Therapies
(617) 349-8589
(800) 999-1959 ext. 8589 (toll free)
To submit your Site Application:
Email as an attachment to:
Laura Orshaw, Field Training Office Coordinator
lorshaw@lesley.edu
Fax (Attn: Field Training): 617-349-8431
US Mail:
Lesley University
Expressive Therapy Field Training Office
29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Walk-in Address:
5 Phillips Place, 3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138