Learn more about Arlette

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Arlette Vollrath, ATR, is a counselor and art therapist. She holds a Master of Art in

Art Therapy from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana and a Bachelor of

Fine Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Arlette has worked in diverse

settings, including an inpatient psychiatric hospital, a community center, an

organization for adults with developmental disabilities, a park district, and in

schools. In art therapy, she has worked with children, adolescents, and adults. As

a Montessori teacher, Arlette worked with infants, toddlers, children, adolescents,

and families.

Arlette believes in the power and value of art making, and incorporates person-

centered, strengths-based, and Adlerian modalities into her practice. She also

offers mindfulness and breath work techniques, which aid in developing healthy

coping skills. She works with children and their families in supporting and guiding

them through navigating emotional regulation difficulties, behavioral challenges,

trauma, and anxiety. Arlette creates a safe, supportive, culturally responsive, and

comfortable environment where clients can feel empowered, heard, and draw on

their inner strengths.