MEGAN MITTS IS A REGISTERED ART THERAPIST (ATR), RECEIVING HER BACHELORS DEGREE FROM MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO, AND HER MASTER OF ARTS IN ART THERAPY FROM SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS COLLEGE, INDIANA.

DURING HER GRADUATE STUDIES, MEGAN FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ARTS IMPACT ON EMPATHY AND RESILIENCE. MEGAN CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPATHY, RESILIENCE AND IDENTITY IN HER PRACTICE AS AN ART THERAPIST. SHE OFFERS CUSTOMIZED, COST-EFFECTIVE, COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECTS FOR PARKS, SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, BUSINESSES AND AGENCIES.

MEGAN HAS WORKED IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING : HOMES, SCHOOLS, RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS. SHE SPECIALIZES IN SUPPORTING CHANGE FOR PEOPLE WITH PRESENTING ISSUES, INCLUDING : ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, GRIEF, ISOLATION, POOR BOUNDARIES AND LOW SELF-ESTEEM. MEGAN HAS ALSO PROVIDED LECTURES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS AND STAFF ABOUT EDUCATION AND APPLICATIONS OF: ART-AS-THERAPY, ART THERAPY, SOCIAL SKILLS, COPING SKILLS, CREATIVE MINDFULNESS, SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND SELF-CARE FOR THE PREVENTION OF BURN OUT.

WORKING WITH MEGAN, YOU CAN EXPECT TO EXPLORE A VARIETY OF ART MATERIALS AND PROCESSES TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS, WHILE BOTH LEARNING AND UNLEARNING THE ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE THAT NEED ATTENTION. HER ULTIMATE GOAL IN WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES, IS TO TRANSFER THE HEALING POWER OF ART MAKING AND ALTERNATIVE MODES OF COPING, SELF-CARE AND MAINTENANCE FOR WELL-BEING.

SHE BELIEVES EVERYONE HAS THE POWER TO CREATE A BETTER FUTURE, AND THAT YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE AN ARTIST TO BENEFIT FROM THESE CREATIVE AND INTUITIVE SOLUTIONS.