Instructor: MALISSA MORRELL

MALISSA MORRELL

Malissa Morrell is a Board-Certified and Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC), Art Therapy Credentialed Supervisor (ATCS), licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and current Ph.D. student who has been working in the field since the late 1990s. In more than 20 years of being an art therapist, she has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings, including community mental health, medical hospital, residential treatment, and private practice settings. She has also taught graduate students since 2016 and supervised new therapists and art therapists since 2007. She served on the Accreditation Board for Art Therapy Education (ACATE) for 3 years and as the founding vice president and then president of the Utah Art Therapy Association (UATA) for 8 years. She is the owner of The Therapy Studio -- a clinic for creative therapies and groups in Salt Lake City -- and Director of Expressive Therapies at La Europa Academy in Murray. Malissa teaches in the social work department at University of Utah and the psychology department at Westminster College, and is passionate about helping people use creative techniques to improve their lives, problem-solve, and expand their opportunities.

MALISSA MORRELL is currently teaching:

Class Title	Semester	Date(s)	Program
Principles & Prctces in Art Th	Spring	1/06/25 - 4/22/25	Academic Noncredit

MALISSA MORRELL has previously taught:

• Visual Journaling
• Breaking Through Creative Blocks
• FLOW