Degree Overview
Offered on Lesley's campus in Cambridge near Boston, the 12-credit Advanced Professional Certificate in Expressive Therapies for Mental Health Professionals provides participants with innovative arts therapies approaches that enhance their professional and personal lives.
Continuing Professional Development in multiple Expressive Therapies modalities
- Art Therapy
- Dance Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Psychodrama
- Poetry
Accelerated learning programs for professional counselors
With each course participants will learn how expressive therapy skills can be integrated into clinical practice settings, making this post-graduate program ideal for:
- Mental health and health care professionals
- Human service professionals
- Social workers
- School psychologists
- Guidance and adjustment counselors
This certificate is not intended for individuals requiring full professional training for licensure or accreditation in the Expressive Arts Therapies specializations. However, students who want to pursue the Master's of Arts in Expressive Therapies program as a second degree could transfer credits earned through the Advanced Certificate Program.

