Sarah Balascio

Art Therapy

Email: sjbalascio@wm.edu

Sarah Balascio is a nationally board-certified art therapist and adjunct lecturer with over 15 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, seniors, families, and groups. Sarah has a master’s degree in Education from Lesley University in Massachusetts and a second master’s degree in Art Therapy from Pratt Institute in New York. She has practiced art therapy in hospitals, including New York Presbyterian, residential programs for adolescents, eating disorder treatment centers, schools, autism centers, and in private practice. She has helped clients with issues such as anxiety, depression, life transitions, eating disorders, trauma, grief, addictions, developmental and sensory issues, as well as autism spectrum disorders. She works here at William & Mary's McLeod Tyler Wellness Center, facilitating groups and individual sessions for students, faculty, and staff, as well as teaching undergraduate courses in the field of art therapy under the Wellness Applications Program. She also serves on the Art Therapy Credentials Board Nominating Committee. Her work is published through Routledge, titled "Art Therapy Directives: An Intervention Toolbox."