Ph.D. Program in Expressive Therapies - Low Residency

When Lesley's Expressive Therapies Program was established in 1975, it was one of the first ever to train professionals in this emerging, creative, and vital field. More than 30 years later, the program is the largest of its kind in the world, and continues to push the boundaries of expressive therapies knowledge and training.

Lesley University's Ph.D. in Expressive Therapies, low residency model, makes it easier for expressive therapy professionals to develop scholarship that expands the knowledge base in the expressive therapies.

Program Overview

Lesley University's low residency model supports the continual development of arts therapies, providing doctoral-level education for expressive therapists who strive to be leaders in the field. The program provides a convenient forum that empowers individuals to further their knowledge and abilities to positively transform individuals, and the world.

The 45-credit, doctoral program involves three summer intensive residencies in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for approximately three weeks. The program utilizes online, email, phone, and videoconferencing communications.

Program Pre-requisites:

• Master’s degree
• Certification (or eligibility for certification) in one of the expressive therapy modalities (art therapy, dance therapy, drama therapy, expressive therapy, music therapy, poetry therapy, and psychodrama)
• Completion of the GRE or the MAT examination.  The Lesley College CEEB number is 3483 for the GRE and 1214 for the MAT.
• 3-5 years of professional experience as an expressive therapist.

Course Schedule

For more information on the Expressive Therapies Ph.D. program, please contact Colin Downs-Dudley, Admissions Counselor at cdownsdu@lesley.edu or 617.349.8734.