Arts, Creativity & Expression
From Composing to Coaching: How the Arts Sustain One Student’s Work
Film composer Layla Minoui shares how healing from cancer led her to CIIS’ Expressive Arts programs and a new purpose as an emerging coach.
How Expressive Arts Coaching Deepens the Traditional Life Coaching Process
Discover how these approaches differ and why the arts can unlock new pathways for growth and self-discovery.
Forbes Advisor Recognizes CIIS as One of the Best Art Therapy Master’s Programs
What happens when art, therapy, and justice meet in one program? Explore how CIIS is shaping the next generation of expressive arts therapists.
The Dis/embodiment of Grief and Healing
Kimberly Koljat ’11 transformed personal loss into groundbreaking research on grief, embodiment, and connection in an increasingly digital world.
Four Decades of Drama and Healing: Renée Emunah's Legacy at CIIS
After four decades leading CIIS' Drama Therapy Program, professor Renée Emunah reflects on a career spent fusing theatre and healing.
When the Work Isn’t Work: Student and Alum Collaborate on Artistic Outpouring
Addam Ledamyen ’26 and Dazié Grego-Sykes ’18 share how CIIS’ M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts and Writing creates space for artistic risk, collaboration, and work that refuses to play it safe.
How to Become an Expressive Arts Coach
Find your path to an expressive arts coaching career at CIIS.
Art as Healing: Training Leaders in Expressive Arts Therapy
Professor Phil Weglarz leads CIIS' Expressive Arts Therapy program, preparing students to integrate creative modalities into mental health services and community transformation.
Arts as Connection: A New Path for Coaches and Community Builders
Professor Mimi Savage introduces CIIS' new Expressive Arts Coaching & Community Building master's program, designed for artists and coaches seeking to support transformation through creativity.
What is Expressive Arts Coaching?
Expressive arts coaching uses creativity to foster resilience, connection, and meaningful change.
How to Choose a Master's in Counseling Psychology
Discover your fit among CIIS' five counseling psychology concentrations, each offering a unique path to becoming a transformative healer.
Teaching What You Can't Figure Out: A Conversation with Alex Burger
Playwright and activist Alex Burger brings his global experience into the CIIS MFA classroom, teaching art as transformation, and crisis as creative fuel.
The Artful Path to Coaching and Community Building
Chair Christine Brooks spotlights CIIS’ fully online M.A. in Expressive Arts Coaching and Community Building—a transformative program that blends creativity, connection, and empowerment.
New M.A. Unites Expressive Arts, Coaching, and Community
CIIS’ new M.A. in Expressive Arts Coaching & Community Building is the first degree of its kind in the U.S.
CIIS Alum Launches Creative Inquiry Podcast
Transformative Leadership alum Daniel Glenn launched the Podcast Creative Inquiry: Scholarship for the 21st Century
Technology Credit Union Supports Expressive Arts Therapy Program at Glide
A social and emotional art-based research study will be supported
Expressive Arts Therapy Alum Publishes in Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies
Alum Karin von Daler co-developed the Dialectical Behavior Therapy oriented method for working with people struggling with intense emotional dysregulation
