“Newport Academy’s treatment program has all the key components necessary for effectively treating adolescents with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.”
-David Smith, MD, Past President American Society of Addiction Medicine

Robin Victoria LaMoure

Art Therapist

Robin LaMoure graduated UCLA and went on to study painting at Otis Parsons School of Art and Design. She then became the Art Director for FREE ARTS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN in Los Angeles. Combining her love of art and  wanting to help troubled adolescents  with the belief that images can help them understand who they are and enhance their life through self expression, Robin then went on to become credentialed as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor with CAADAC and  as a Eating Disorder Counselor. In addition Robin is certified in Batters Intervention program 2006, including experience in domestic emergency situations trained in Domestic Violence Advocacy, and Trauma. She also worked in the Orange County Drug Courts learning the laws for adolescents and adults who were struggling with substance abuse and their legal rights. Currently she is working as an Art Therapist at Sober Living by the Sea in Newport Beach. She is involved doing Art Therapy with women of all ages at THE VICTORIAN for Eating Disorders and ROSE I and II for Addiction and Recovery.  Having a background in a variety of different specialties Robin is able to work with a diversified group of clients.

Art Therapy is the concept that art images can help us understand who we are, to express feelings and ideas that words cannot, and to enhance life through self expression.  It is a modality that uses nonverbal language for personal growth, insight, and transformation and is a means of connecting what is inside us- our thoughts, feelings, and perceptions-with outer realities and life experiences.