WARREN, Ohio - The HELMS Foundation Art Therapy and Counseling Studio celebrated its Grand Opening in Warren.

HELMS is the first and only non-profit, community-focused, art therapy studio in the Valley.

The studio offers services by professional art therapists with a focus on mental health, development and physical disabilities.

"We just want them to know that there is a place - a very welcoming, safe space," Terri DiGennaro, founder and CEO of the Helms Foundation, said. "It's a safe space, very nonjudgemental. A lot of times art therapy a form of nonverbal communication and sometimes that just works better for people."

The HELMS Foundation serves Potential Development, the Youngstown City School District and many other orangizations in Northeast Ohio.

HELMS is planning to continue expanding its services in the future.