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Personal Narrative: My Desire To Become An Art Therapist

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My passion behind wanting to become an Art Therapist for troubled adolescents, stems from my own personal trials and tribulations that I had as a child growing up. I was in and out of juvenile detention centers, foster homes, Boys and Girls Aid Society, and even a home/program for troubled teenage girls, that lasted an entire year. In the midst of all of the chaos, I was assigned an Art Therapist. Having been the rebellious teenager that I was, I was not exactly fond of the idea. However, after a few sessions with my art therapist, I came to admire her, and the way that she was attempting to work with me through my troubles, anxieties, and fears. It wasn’t in the same fashion I had falsely created in my mind. Instead, she had me communicate

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