Meet Lauren

Lauren Nicholson, MA, ATR, Art therapist

Hello I’m Lauren!

I’m an art therapist and artist currently working in the greater Philadelphia area. I grew up in Chester County, PA. I obtained my MA in Art Therapy at Marywood University located in Scranton, PA. I obtained my BA in Art, specialized in Art Therapy, minors in 2D Art and Psychology, from Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. 

I’m currently working as an art therapist at a physical rehab hospital part time. While I am an art therapist, I also consider myself to be an artist. Historically, I’ve done a lot of oil painting and photography. As my skills grew as an art therapist I realized more of my art making focused around the act of creating with any kind of material rather than focusing on one medium. There isn’t one material that I prefer over another at this point and I’d like to keep it that way. If anything, I create mostly within the lines of my core values which mostly relate to keeping environmentally friendly ideals in mind and not putting pressure on myself to create a masterpiece. I believe that art making should be a fun and creative process, a process that has no limits and explores the self expression of the artist.