[header] How to become an art therapist for children [title] Earn your bachelor's degree. [step] You'll need a bachelor's degree in order to enroll in an art therapy master's program. Choose psychology or studio arts as your course of study since both of these will prepare you for the types of graduate school classes you'll be taking later. 
[substeps] Take courses in drawing, painting, and sculpture so that you're familiar with all of these mediums. Other good courses to take are human development, family studies, or developmental psychology.