Jane Ferris Richardson

Jane Ferris Richardson is a Board-Certified Art Therapist and an active, exhibiting artist. She is an associate professor and core faculty member in art therapy at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Jane holds an EdD from Boston University School of Education, where she was managing editor of the Journal of Education. Her professional credentials include Registered Play Therapist- Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor.

She maintains a private practice with children and families, with specialties in young children and neurodiverse children.She uses a developmentally based, integrative approach to working with children, merging play and expressive approaches. Her approach is informed by her experience as a preschool educator, early childhood mental health consultant, and early intervention senior clinician.

Her work with expressive “languages” for children with autism has led her to collaboration nationally and internationally in Africa, Asia, and Europe.