Teresa L. Weston, LCAT, is the art therapist at Gateway-Longview Residential Treatment Center in Buffalo, NY. She works with adolescents who have been placed by the court due to aggressive behavior, mental health concerns, trauma history, and failed foster placements. Teresa has also worked as the clinician/art therapist with inner-city youth in an alternative to detention program. She is a graduate from The College of New Rochelle and is a first-time presenter at The Expressive Therapies Summit. Teresa is passionate about her work with adolescents, as she believes they are a highly misunderstood, challenging, and amazing population.