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Art Therapy Life Coach Certification (Accredited) (Udemy.com)

Help Clients Heal, Reduce Stress + Manifest Dreams with Mandalas, Affirmations, Vision Boards + More Art Therapy Tools

Created by: Joeel & Natalie of Transformation Services

Last updated September 2026

Our take

Based on the ratings of 15,496 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in September 2026. No course pays to be reviewed.

This is a short coaching add-on, not a clinical art therapy program. It runs 3.4 hours over 39 lectures in five sections. The biggest block is a practical set of exercises: mandalas, affirmation art, vision boards, journaling and guided meditation, plus a section on the psychology behind it. Joeel Rivera and Natalie Rae of Transformation Services teach it, and the certificate comes from their own company. It was refreshed in September 2026, and more than 56,000 students have enrolled.

Reviewers like how easy it is to follow. They mention the presenters' training style and the art examples, and one found the mandala steps easy and unhurried. The 4.4 rating rests on about 15,500 reviews, with 6,696 of them five stars. The complaints are consistent. Several want the exercises shown in real time instead of only finished pieces, plus a closer camera view, more visual aids and slower speech. The two and three star reviewers call it basic and generic, a surface look at many ideas, and one says it is not really accredited.

Value depends on where you start. For a new coach who wants a structured set of exercises to hand clients, it is a quick, low-effort way in. Reviewers with prior experience say they got a refresher and little more. One felt it was a bit expensive even on sale. Treat the certificate as a company-issued extra, not an accredited credential.

Best forLife coaches or counselors who want ready-made art exercises to hand clients and are fine with a light overview.
Skip it ifYou want real art therapy training, a credential an outside body recognizes, or you already run art-based sessions.

Pros

  • Short at 3.4 hours, and reviewers say it is easy to follow and not too long
  • Gives coaches concrete exercises: mandalas, vision boards, affirmation art, journaling
  • No artistic ability needed, and reviewers say the process feels relaxing and low pressure
  • Recently updated, with a certificate of completion included

Cons

  • Many reviewers call it basic and generic, with little depth beyond an introduction
  • Exercises are often shown as finished pieces rather than made in real time
  • Certificate is issued by the course makers, and one reviewer says it is not really accredited
I would have liked to see more of the exercises done in real time and not just have finished products shown. Other than that it was great information.
Julia Ross, a student

Listed for all levels. No art skill is needed, but a coaching or counseling background helps, and you must be able to print materials.

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What you will learn

  • Understand the psychology behind how to use therapeutic art to access the subconscious mind and change limiting patterns and beliefs.
  • Use therapeutic art techniques with your clients to help them increase their happiness, manage their emotions in a positive way, and feel more confident!
  • Use therapeutic art techniques to help your life coaching clients reduce their stress and heal emotional pain.
  • Use therapeutic art techniques to help your life coaching clients increase their self-awareness, intuition, and self-expression.
  • Help your clients create art without self-judgment. Use therapeutic art processes for helping your clients create tangible picture of their visions and dreams.
  • Use proven step-by-step art processes including mandalas, affirmation art, vision/dream boards, guided meditation, and more!

Course content

5 sections · 39 lectures · 3.4 hours of video 3 articles

  1. 1Introduction to Using Therapeutic Art as a Life Coach 2 free previews8 lectures · 20 min
  2. 2Using MANDALAS for Therapeutic Art 1 free preview5 lectures · 28 min
  3. 3Therapeutic Art Processes and Activities17 lectures · 1.6 hours
  4. 4Understanding the Psychology of Therapeutic Art5 lectures · 37 min
  5. 5Wrap-Up and What's Next4 lectures · 23 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • You want to help your clients express themselves, heal, or increase their happiness, creativity or confidence
  • You are (or want to be) a LIFE COACH
  • You are a counselor, therapist, life coach, speaker, teacher or other professional who wants to add powerful art therapy life coaching tools to your toolbox
  • You like to have a structure to follow and step-by-step system with proven results
  • You want to be able to give clients something concrete that they can work on
  • You want to expand your credibility through being a Certified Therapeutic Art Life Coach

What you need before you start

  • Ability to print course material.

How it compares

Against the other 662 rated Udemy courses in Health & Fitness on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 17% of them
  • Reviews15,496#2 of 663 by number of reviews
  • Length3.4 hourslonger than 58% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 93% of them

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Course Description

*Top-Rated Udemy Instructor with 1,000,000 Students + Earn an Official Life Coach Certification*

Do you want to help your clients heal, reduce stress, and experience more joy, peace, and harmony?    

Do you want to help your clients increase their creativity, intuition, or self-expression?  

Art therapy is a powerful tool that you can use as a life coach to help your clients unlock the power of their subconscious mind, allowing them to: 

  • Release pain   

  • Process emotions  

  • Find clarity and meaning   

Art has been used throughout human history to express the depths of human experience because our minds understand the abstract or symbols at a deeper level than language, and now you can add this ancient tool to your life coaching toolbox!  

This course is designed teach you the psychology behind how and why art is such a powerful tool for improving wellbeing! You will also learn a variety of art therapy processes and exercises that you can use to help your clients:   

  • Improve their self-expression   

  • Uncover and release outdated patterns   

  • Heal past emotional pain  

  • Tune into their intuition  

  • Explore their deepest dreams and desires  

The art therapy life coaching process you will learn will include powerful ancient art designs for meditation and self-exploration, such as mandalas, as well as modern day artistic approaches for goal setting and manifestation, such as vision boards or dream boards.  

Plus, you’ll receive other powerful processes to use with your clients, including journaling, guided meditation, and art for stress reduction.  

You’ll also learn supplemental psychology processes for helping your clients unlock the power of their minds by:  

  • Changing their thoughts and beliefs  

  • Using affirmations to increase their confidence   

  • Using visualization to rewire their brain and transform their life   

This life coach certification is designed to be used with adults, but the powerful art therapy tools you will learn can be used with any age group. In fact, ANYONE can benefit from these art exercises—NO ARTISTIC ABILITY IS REQUIRED!    

You can use these processes with:

  • One-on-one life coaching clients    

  • Group life coaching programs  

  • Facilitating workshops  

Become a Certified Art Therapy Life Coach, or simply add these powerful tools to your current life coaching practice.     

Upon completion, students will receive an official Therapeutic Art Life Coach Certification from Transformation Services, Inc.

There is a non-coaching version of this course for those that are trying to take the course for personal reasons. That course has the same content as this course without the extra content to learn how to use it with your clients.  Therefore, do not register for both courses.


So, are you ready to help your clients to create more joy, peace, and harmony in their life using therapeutic art? If so enroll now, we look forward to seeing you in the course!    

Guarantee: We know you will love this course. However, we offer a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee if the course does not meet your needs for any reason.   

MEET THE INSTRUCTORS:   

This course is taught by three experts in the fields of life coaching, personal development, psychology and psychoanalysis. Our varied experience and perspectives add depth and variety to the program.   

Instructors Joeel & Natalie Rivera have over a decade in the life coaching field. The have a background in social services, psychology, education and as entrepreneurs. Joeel has a Masters’ in Counseling and is completing his dissertation for his Ph.D. in Psychology, with a focus on happiness. They have over 800,000+ students from 200 countries.   

Victoria Hawkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, psychotherapist, artist, yoga and dance instructor, and workshop facilitator. She has been working with students and clients of all ages for over 20 years; incorporating art, creative movement, wisdom teachings, creative writing, psychotherapy and mindfulness meditation.    

DISCLAIMER: The content in this course is provided for educational purposes only. This course has not been accredited by any state, national, international accreditation association or educational board. All certificates issued by Transformation Academy are certified by Transformation Services, Inc. only. No certificate or item sold on this website is intended to duplicate or bear a resemblance to that of any items issued by a state or federal governmental agency or any other academic organization or society.



THIS COURSE IS PART OF OUR MASTER SELF-CARE + HEALING COACH CERTIFICATION (ALONG WITH OUR SELF-HEALING COACH, FOCUS/BOUNDARIES COACH, and SOMATIC HEALING COACH CERTIFICATIONS).

This course is also accredited by internationally recognized Continuing Professional Development Standards Agency (Provider No: 50134), and 10 CPD or CEU credits are available upon request. Details for how to request the official certification and optional 10 CPD/CEU credits will be provided at the end of the course.


Copyright Transformation Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Instructor Details

Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. and Natalie Rae are pioneers in the life coaching field and co-founders of Transformation Services – the leading online course marketplace for life coaching, personal development and entrepreneurship. They’re the only life coach training organization in the world with 60+ niche coaching certifications, providing completely self-paced, done-for-you coaching programs offered at accessible prices.

They have PROUDLY served nearly 1,000,000 happy students from 200 countries and territories.

Using the science of psychology and human potential, they train leading edge entrepreneurs, leaders, and life coaches how to master their mindset and create a purpose-driven business so they can monetize their passion and live life on their terms.

Joeel A. Rivera, MEd: From an early age, Joeel faced adversity, including failing his first year of college and losing his brother to a car accident at the age of 19. This experience transformed his life and instilled a deep sense of purpose by inspiring him to give his brother Daniel's name a meaning by helping others find their true path. He returned to college, earning a Master's Degree in Counseling and all but the dissertation for his Ph.D. in Psychology, and later became a psychology professor.

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Reviews

4.4

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By lenny Maulina Sofian on 8/16/2026

This simple mandala tutorial was such a beautiful experience. The steps were easy to follow, and I loved how the process helped me slow down, focus, and enjoy the moment. It reminded me that creating art doesn’t have to be perfect

By Ailo Amor Aviles Ibale on 8/1/2026

By the end of this course, I will have the confidence to use creative art-based coaching tools such as mandalas, affirmations, vision boards, journaling, and other expressive activities to help clients reduce stress, gain clarity, build self-awareness, and move towards their goals. I will also develop practical coaching skills, understand the importance of ethical practice and professional boundaries, and learn to create supportive, engaging coaching experiences that inspire meaningful, lasting personal growth.

By Julia Ross on 6/26/2026

I would have liked to see more of the exercises done in real time and not just have finished products shown. Other than that it was great information.

By Maryam Al Bisheh on 6/11/2026

It feels like the top of the iceberg, like so many ideas but if I wanted to learn more I'd have to look for the speicific topic separately. I am no life coach, but I've been doing pretty much a LOT of that on my own (came up with it on my own since I do art already). So, if anything, it helped organize what I already had in mind which was a mess, but it didn't but add a bit to what I already knew.

By Dana Bosiger on 6/5/2026

I learned so much that I will use as I work towards being a creative wellness coach. I will probably take other courses offered by Transformation Academy.

By Tracy Williams on 4/18/2026

Yes, good match. I worked in Mental Health for over 18 years and moved to the UK in 2019. I work for the NHS and really don't like putting people through like cattle to tick the boxes. That's not my style. In Canada I used art to help move clients in a different way from traditional treatment like CBT. I saw such changes in people that were stuck and using creative expression really helped them get unstuck. They really noticed the difference. I'm going into private practice. I have my Masters degree in Social Work and registered with the Social Workers of England. I wanted to offer a group course to help people manage their emotions and use creativity so this course is perfect and will give me more ideas.

By Rebekah Frieden on 4/13/2026

very up lifting and encouraging to use for my own life application. This course is also very practical and usable for helping others. Thank you for all the hard work and information. Truly everyone can create and do art.

By Brendah Gaine on 4/1/2026

I am enjoying the ideas and practices provided by the speakers some of which I am familiar. It’s good to have new and refresher material

By Tammy van Niekerk on 2/2/2026

The course is clear and informative. The instructors have put a lot of detail into the course, as well as good resources to reflect on during and after the course. Thank you for your time in creating this wonderful course.

By Ashrita Alyssa Jairus on 1/3/2026

It was slightly underwhelming. The content did not seem to be anything out of the ordinary and I do not feel like the art exercises were creative enough

By Dreama Blankenbeckler on 11/15/2020

Yes. I love the way you differentiate between coaching and therapy, as well as you processes and ideas for introducing change for clients or participants.

By Julie Johnson on 11/15/2020

I learned a lot from this course.

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Overall Score : 88 / 100