About Us
Integrated Creative Therapy is a center for creative expression, socialization, learning, healing, and growth. Integrated Creative Therapy offers a wide variety of services including individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy, creative workshops, and graphic meeting facilitation. Additionally, we offer special social-emotional, management and organizational, and executive functioning skill development with a specialty in supporting emerging adults with learning disorders. With a virtual office as well as a physical office in Nyack New York, Integrated Creative Therapy provides healing therapy and superior creative services to clients and families in need all around the world.
"If the subconscious is a room filled with thoughts, feelings, and memories then creativity is the door that opens slowly allowing for the integration of realization, understanding, acceptance, and healing."
I.C.T. Creative Director, Matthew Nahoum, LCAT, ATR-BC
Our Director
Integrated Creative Therapy’s Clinical Director and primary therapist Matthew Nahoum is a graduate of the prestigious Pratt Institute’s Art Therapy and Creative Development where he earned a master’s degree with honors. He is a New York State licensed, nationally registered, and board-certified Creative Art Psychotherapist. Utilizing an integration of verbal psychotherapy (with an emphasis on cognitive-behavioral therapy “CBT” and acceptance and commitment therapy “ACT”, multi-modality creative arts therapy, and mindfulness, Matthew creates a safe and supportive environment where clients are free to express thoughts and feelings as well as navigate their way to a happy and successful life.
In addition to his role as Integrated Creative Therapy’s Creative Director, Matthew works at the prestigious Winston Preparatory School in their “Transitions” Program. Winston Transitions works to facilitate the independence and meaningful participation of students with specific learning disorders through a Continuous Feedback System that develops skill acquisition and the Qualities of a Sustainable and Independent Learner. Winston also seeks to influence the field of education with research and implementation models that achieve these ends, in this way. As a Focus Teacher, Matthew works with students with varied needs to develop a customized one-on-one support curriculum that supports the student’s emotional, social, academic, and vocational needs.
Previously, Matthew worked as a Recovery Specialist and Creative Art Therapist at Supportive Services Agency, Community Access’ East Village Access P.R.O.S. program where he utilized his understanding of healing through metaphor to facilitate Coping Skills Training, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Harm Reduction, and Self-Determination driven groups in this dynamic outpatient treatment facility. Matthew was also on staff as an adjunct professor at The Pratt Institute, is a working artist, writer, and competitive cyclist/athlete.
Matthew works with people of all ages and backgrounds, treating each individual in a very unique and personal way. A safe space is created and held offering clients an environment conducive to healing.
Qualifications
- New York State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT License number 001903-1 State of New York)
- Nationally Registered and Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc. Registration number 16-169)
- Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Art Therapy and Creative Development from the Pratt Institute, graduated with distinguished honors and was awarded the Pratt Circle Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement.
- Bachelor's Degree in (BS) Business from the State University College of New York at Oneonta
-Graphic Facilitator and Recorder
-Certified in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
- Certified in Harm Reduction F.I.T. (Focus on Integrated Treatment) Certified by the Center for Practice Innovations at Columbia Psychiatric New York State Psychiatric Institute
-Certificate of Completion, Autism: The Full Spectrum 6-Hour Intensive Program
Additional Training and Certifications
The American Art Therapy's July 2016 "Featured Member"
Offices
43 South Broadway, Nyack New York 10960
48 Burd Street Suite 300 Nyack New York 10960
917-960-9787
Just 20 miles from New York City, Nyack is known for its scenic views of the Hudson River, thriving nightlife, culinary wonders, and plentiful art galleries. Integrated Creative Therapy is located right in the center of everything right on Nyack’s Main Street. With a large, discrete, welcoming, and comfortable space, clients are made at home and encouraged to express, create and participate.
Virtual Office
Since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, we have learned that the virtual space can be as safe and impactful as the physical space, therefore virtual sessions using a secure Google Meets video platform allow us to support clients around the country and the world.
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