Art Therapy
What is art therapy?
It’s an exploration of you through your individual creative process!
Art therapy is using your individual creativity, and the resulting product to do the work that you set out to do in counseling. Whether you are a dancer, a gardener, a baker, or a teacher; you have a unique creative process that you use to develop your self and your presence in the world. The ways that individuals are creative is endless; and the possibilities for using those tools in counseling are also endless!
A goal in art therapy is to improve or restore your functioning and your sense of personal well-being.
Art therapy practice requires knowledge of visual art (drawing, painting, sculpture, and other art forms) and the creative process, as well as of human development, psychological, and counseling theories and techniques. Today art therapy is widely practiced in a wide variety of settings including hospitals, psychiatric and rehabilitation facilities, wellness centers, forensic institutions, schools, crisis centers, senior communities, private practice, and other clinical and community settings. Research supports the use of art therapy within a professional relationship for the therapeutic benefits gained through artistic self expression and reflection for individuals who experience illness, trauma, and mental health problems and those seeking personal growth.
Who benefits from art therapy?
Art therapy is an effective treatment for anyone comfortable with the creative process, or willing to explore more of their own personal creative style, in the service of healing. Art therapy helps people resolve conflicts, improve interpersonal skills, manage problematic behaviors, reduce negative stress, and achieve personal insight. Art therapy also provides an opportunity to enjoy the life-affirming pleasures of art making.
Schedule a free consult to discuss in person how Art Therapy might work for you.