12: The Tea on Art Therapy with Keren

Therapists With Tea

Keren Arroyo-Mora is originally from Puerto Rico, graduated from the University of PR with a Bachelor of Humanities in Fine Arts, an Art Education in printmaking, and a minor in Chinese. Keren has been involved in teaching in her hometown where she was in charge of the art program of the Children Museum at Carolina for 2 years. This art program was primarily for children of low income and seven years teaching and creating the K-12 art program in several arts disciplines. Later, she moved to Buffalo, where she spent two years working with early education, first as a Lead Teacher for toddlers and later as a Director of the Head Start program. This exposure to early childhood education inspired her to pursue a Master of Professional Studies in Art Therapy at Pratt Institute. Finally, she moved to Ithaca in 2020, completed two certifications in Montessori education, one of which is teaching Art in a Montessori Curriculum. Currently, the kindergarten art teacher is providing a new art experience to children, combining her knowledge of traditional education and the therapeutic benefit of art therapy in the classroom, while at the same time working on her virtual internship at Sanctuary for Family as an art therapist intern.