Testimonials Prospective Students

“Southwestern College has been an amazing part of my journey. This education endeavor as an art therapist has been a series of miracles for me. I’ve seen such a shift in myself. It’s been a beautiful experience.” Crystal Hoffman, Graduate 2012

“I’m honored to be applying myself in a clinical environment and my experience at Southwestern enabled me to not only work as an art therapist but to facilitate mindfulness groups. A dream within a dream job I had not even fathomed.” Anna Mills, Graduate 2012

“I chose to go back to school for my 50th birthday. Little did I know I would be re-birthed… This is sacred work for me. May the work that we do be of service and benefit to all.” Eliza Buck, Graduate 2012

“This is the place that empowered me to do things the way that I do them, the way I’m good at doing them. I’ve come to surmise that to be an art therapist; to me means being an artist at therapy so the therapy is the art. The creative engagement with another, with each other, that is the art. ”  Renee Borsberry, from Art Therapy Capstone Presentation, Fall 2012.

“It has been an extremely amazing journey; the past two years. There has been a lot of pain, a lot of joy and a lot of learning. I think the thing I’ve learned the most about this experience is trusting the process.”  Denise Moore, Graduate 2013

“I feel so much gratitude for being part of this caring, supporting, reflective, soulful community.”  Linnea Knoespel, Graduate 2013