Tell us a little bit about yourself and your plans for graduate school.

I am an artist from Oklahoma and I love doing just about anything that involves making things. I intend to enter graduate school in the fall semester of this year. I have already been accepted to Emporia State University for their Art Therapy program. Obtaining the Masters certification in Art Therapy will allow me to practice as an art therapist in the state of Oklahoma. I don’t intend to start a private practice, but instead plan to work in a public facility, ie, employed at a hospital or clinic. I would like to work with younger populations, such as teenagers and children. My heart goes out to them because they are such a vulnerable population and I know that mental health resources are needed in our day and age now more than ever. Being able to obtain a Masters in Art Therapy will be crucial for me to be qualified to work in this field. I’ve had a strong interest in the arts and psychology for a long time. I’ve learned how effective creativity is to express and process inner conflicts and emotions that may be difficult to put into words. Art opens people up. It’s like another, more accessible language. It helps people work through things in a healthy productive way and provides them with a powerful tool to find the beauty of their inner voice and the creative potential that all people possess. I want to empower people through art, and in that way bring more beauty into this world.

Savannah from Oklahoma
Emporia State University