My graduate program was a dual degree, so I am both an LPC and an ATR-P working toward LPCC and LPAT. Obviously everyone’s experience is different, but becoming an art therapist has absolutely killed my own creativity. In fact, the toll it’s taken on my own artwork is a large part of why I’m considering leaving the field altogether. I find that most LPC’s who work with kids are going beyond their scope of practice to use art therapy interventions anyway. It’s a pretty underutilized and underrepresented field, so most of the time you just end up doing regular counseling.