“It’s really hard to hear so many painful stories, but it’s particularly hard to know that people have experienced such awful things and the magnitude of that, like how many people have. I know everybody that does this work has that experience.”

Founding Partner and Director of Programs at New York Creative Arts Therapists, Drena Fagen is a licensed clinical social worker and creative arts therapist. She details what led to her migration from graphic designer to therapist, revealing what it’s really like to provide mental health services within a creative platform.