ART THERAPY CAREER CENTER

The Child and Family Art Therapy Center (CFATC) was founded out of a sense of duty to make the world a better place, one child and family at a time. It boasts over 10 art therapists in four locations around the Philadelphia area, and may be the largest employer of art therapists in Pennsylvania (outside of educational programs). CFATC strives always to provide the most ideal environment in the world for children and adolescents to participate in therapy. Likewise, CFATC aims to be the most comfortable, trusted setting in the world for caregivers to receive compassionate support during the child’s treatment. Every aspect of our approach is designed to give children, teens, and parents EXACLY the therapy they NEED and DESERVE. Our fundamental beliefs are Person Centered or Humanistic. CFATC is committed to increasing public awareness of children’s developmental and mental health needs, as well as effective parenting and therapy approaches that meet those needs. The Child and Family Art Therapy Center is dedicated to the promotion of art making, visual communication, and the field of art therapy as a vital resource for the healing, development, and well-being of individuals, famili...es, and the entire world. Lastly, CFATC is deeply committed to social and racial justice, anti-racist principles and practices, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is partially expressed in our creation of the BetterWorld Accessible Therapy Program, with the goal of removing historic financial obstacles to treatment by sliding certain therapy fees as low as $5. CFATC also seeks to diversify its staff to reflect the rich tapestry of the American racial and sexual/gender landscape through targeted recruiting efforts. CFATC provides two main clinical services, Individual Child-Centered Art-Play Therapy in a Family Systems Context, for a wide range of child-adolescent challenges, and the Art of Friendship Social Skills Program for neurodiverse children with autism, ADHD, and learning differences. In the summertime, the social skills program becomes Camp Pegasus, the renowned creative arts therapy social skills day camp, outside of Philadelphia.