Written by Akash Bhatia, MA, MT-BC, LPC In July of 2020, the triennial World Congress of Music Therapy took place at the intersection of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, the coordinated […]

We are excited to announce that Akash Bhatia, ITA Music Therapist, was published in the IMHCA Summer Newsletter! Bhatia discusses the challenges of connecting to clients through teletherapy, especially during creative arts therapy sessions when […]

Meet Megan, one of ITA’s newest Administrative Assistant Interns. Megan recently graduated from Illinois State University with a double major in Acting and Design/Production and hopes to continue her education […]

-Written by Rianna Jamieson Making art can be enjoyable no matter your age or ability! So why should we restrict ourselves to only making art in class or in therapy? […]

After ten weeks of operating remotely, Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA) will once again open its doors to the community the week of June 1st.  While half of its clients have continued to receive […]

In our last post we learned how to make our own knitting doll out of toilet paper rolls and popsicle sticks! If you missed that post, you can read it here. Now we’ll […]

Evanston, like thousands of communities in this country and around the world, is facing a crisis and uncertainty like we have never seen before. While individuals across our city are […]

This craft can be completed in 20 minutes and is suitable for all ages and abilities – please note that while this craft is easily accessible, knitting with this doll […]