Akash Bhatia

Manager Of The Creative Knowledge Center at Institute for Therapy through the Arts

Akash Bhatia is an experienced music therapist and manager currently serving at the Institute for Therapy through the Arts since July 2018, where responsibilities include overseeing the Creative Knowledge Center and acting as the intake coordinator. Previous roles include music therapist at Chicago Behavioral Hospital and a core singer with the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia. Akash's early career included a music therapy internship at Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital and various leadership positions, such as tenor section leader at St. Peter's Episcopal Church and involvement as a Bridging the Gaps intern at the Attic Youth Center. Educational achievements include a Master of Arts in Music Therapy and Counseling from Drexel University and a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Psychology from Illinois Wesleyan University.

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Institute for Therapy through the Arts

Founded in 1975, the Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA) is one of the few comprehensive community-based arts therapy programs in the United States to offer four creative arts treatment modalities – Music Therapy, Drama Therapy, Art Therapy, and Dance/Movement Therapy. ITA is nationally recognized and has distinguished itself in the use of integrated arts approaches to help children, adults and families to improve functioning related to psychological, developmental, physical or cognitive factors.


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