Dr. Jessica ianchi
Dr. Jessica Bianchi is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Board Certified Art therapist, Assistant Professor at Loyola Marymount University, and the Clinical Director of the Helen B. Landgarten Art Therapy Clinic. Having received her doctorate in Educational Leadership and Social Justice as well as her master's in Marital and Family Therapy/Art Therapy from LMU, Jessica has developed a specialized skill set that integrates concepts from art therapy and education as a way to help communities access needed mental health services. Jessica thrives on collaboration and has facilitated therapeutic arts services in numerous contexts including residential group homes, outpatient clinics, K-high school settings, medical centers, and federal correctional institutions as well as providing consultation and professional development on the topics of art therapy, trauma informed educational practices, and arts and social emotional competencies. Additionally, Jessica also provides clinical services in her Echo Park private practice with adults, youth and couples experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, and trauma.
Amber L Cromwell, LMFT ATR-BC is a board certified art therapist, arts educator and mental health advocate. Amber has a passion for arts equity and has collaborated with several non-profits to increase engagement with the healing arts. She recently followed her passions in advocacy to the realm of consulting with school districts to increase social and emotional learning by way of creative expression. Amber honed her clinical skills and her alliance to a social justice perspective working in a variety of settings including youth and teachers in LA Unified School District, community outpatient, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, residential treatment, and programs for incarcerated individuals and impacted friends and family. Amber is clinical supervisor in the Helen B. Landgarten Art Therapy Clinic as well as the director of the clinic's Summer Arts Workshop. Amber maintains an online practice where she specializes in developing skills for emotional dysregulation.