Pre-Art Therapy is an integrative counseling discipline that focuses on the therapeutic use of art. Art therapists use art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to explore clients’ feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behaviors and addictions, develop social skills, and improve the quality of daily life for many diverse populations. MU’s Pre-Art Therapy program educates and empowers compassionate, creative individuals for prep-professional employment and for graduate study in art therapy or related helping professions, by equipping them with the knowledge of art’s reflective and transformative role in promoting healing and wellness to those with physical, cognitive, or emotional challenges.