Daniella Qureishi, LCAT, CLAT, ATR-BC, is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist who helps individuals explore their personal narratives, navigate challenges, and cultivate resilience. She combines traditional talk therapy with expressive modalities like drawing, visual journaling, and creative writing to help clients process emotions and develop insight. Her person-centered approach empowers individuals to reflect on their stories—past, present, and future—while fostering self-compassion, growth, and a stronger sense of identity.

Daniella has extensive experience supporting adults through individual and group therapy in hospital’s outpatient day program.

She founded PsyArts in 2019 to connect creativity and wellness through workshops, writing, and art-based events. She facilitates educational presentations and wellness workshops integrating art, fitness, and mindfulness, demonstrating how creative engagement supports overall health.

Accreditation / Education

Daniella is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist in New York, a Connecticut Licensed Art Therapist, and a Nationally Board Certified Art Therapist. She earned her Master’s in Creative Arts Therapy Counseling with high distinction (summa cum laude) at Hofstra University. She also earned her undergraduate Bachelors of Science in Art Therapy at The College of New Rochelle.

Specialties

She focuses on helping clients with mood, trauma, self-esteem, and life adjustments, offering a supportive space to understand and reshape their personal stories. Daniella combines narrative therapy, CBT, existential, and schema approaches to help clients navigate challenges and experience meaningful growth. Through her research, she explored the link between creativity and bipolar disorder, deepening her understanding of how creative expression can support healing. She also draws on sports psychology principles to help clients, including athletes, strengthen their mindset, reduce self-criticism, and build lasting resilience.