About Cleveland Treatment Center

Through the generosity of Cleveland Treatment Center (CTC), 12-week art therapy programs are provided at agencies across Cuyahoga County. These programs are designed to strengthen recovery, build coping skills, and encourage personal growth. 

Founded in 1970, CTC has been serving the Cleveland community for more than five decades, providing evidenced-based treatment, prevention, and recovery services to individuals and families impacted by addiction. Their longstanding commitment to supporting recovery has made them a trusted leader in the field and an invaluable partner in expanding access to art therapy. 

This initiative is funded by the Cuyahoga County ADAMHS Board, whose support makes it possible for CTC to extend art therapy as a vital part of addiction recovery services throughout the county. Art Therapy Studio is honored to work alongside CTC in highlighting the resilience, creativity, and healing journeys of participants. 

About the Program Sites:

Hitchcock Center for Women

Hitchcock Center for Women (H.C.F.W.) in Cleveland is a women’s recovery housing facility. HCFW provides outpatient and residential treatment. Some women are mothers with children living at the facility, throughout their journey. These women have shared hardships from negative upbringings, incarceration, unhealthy relationships, and choices of survival. This artwork exhibits their recovery strength to overcome internal and external addiction struggles. 

Northern Ohio Recovery Association 

Northern Ohio Recovery Association (N.O.R.A.), with locations in Cleveland and Lorain, provides addiction recovery services. These include residential and peer recovery support, medication assistance, and outreach for housing. These artists shared inner recovery strengths from their treatment groups. Maintaining coping skills through this journey has provided a continued healthy recovery in the face of addiction. These artists have shared this to be a lifetime journey; highlighting personal struggles, gains, and goals through their recovery process. 

Perkins Place 

Perkins Place is an Intensive Inpatient Program designed to support women who are struggling with substance use disorders. Operated by NORA, Perkins Place offers a safe and healing environment where women—and their children—can begin the journey of recovery together. Understanding that women often face unique challenges and responsibilities, their holistic approach focuses on treating the whole person, not just the addiction. They recognize that recovery happens within the context of family, community, and the complex systems women navigate every day.

 Fall 2025

Featured Artist

“The Tree of Renewal”

In collaboration with the Cleveland Treatment Center

This collaborative artwork was made possible through Art Therapy Studio’s partnership with Cleveland Treatment Center (CTC), a community-based organization dedicated to supporting individuals in recovery from addiction. This collaborative artwork depicts a large, hand-painted tree with strong brown branches extending upward against a vibrant blue background. Its canopy is filled with colorful, uniquely decorated leaves, each representing the personal gifts and strengths gained through the journey of addiction recovery.