About Sarah Frank Jarvis

I strive to help my clients make desired changes in their lives. I specialize in working with recovery from substance and process addictions, co-occurring disorders, and blocks to productivity. I incorporate art therapy for both creatively-inclined and artistically-inexperienced individuals in addition to mindfulness-based practices, cognitive-behavior therapy, and psychodynamic approaches to help clients rediscover their potential, increase insight into problematic patterns, gain access to supportive resources, and establish long-lasting habits that promote self awareness and growth.

• 1998-1999 Los Angeles Valley College
• 1999 Academy of Art San Francisco, skills-based scholarship
• 2000-20004 Humboldt State University; BA Studio Art 
• 2011-2013 Phillips Graduate Institute; MA in Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy and Art Therapy

•  Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, California, LMFT #90725, through the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS), exp. 3/31/2025
• Board Certified Art Therapist, ATR-BC #15-211, through the American Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB)
• Certified Group Psychotherapist, CGP #054733, though the International Board for Certified Group Psychotherapists (IBCGP)

• Co-Chair of the Addictions and Recovery Special Interest Group of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, AGPA (March 2010- February 2019)
• American Group Psychotherapy Association, AGPA
• American Art Therapy Association, AATA
• Souther California Art Therapy Association, SoCalATA
• Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles, GPALA
• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, CAMFT