WHY ART THERAPY?
Art Therapy provides an alternative way to process ideas, thoughts, and feelings that does not rely on verbal communication.Art Therapy can be less confrontational, judgemental, and stressful than talking about things.
Art Therapy can retrieve memories that speaking cannot because it accesses different parts of the brain.
- - Client centered, building on success
- - Psychologically and physiologically calming
- - Helpful and enjoyable for all ages
- - Safe and Confidential
- - Appropriate for all therapy goals
Adolescents: Express individuality but desire to belong. Build confidence and self-esteem through success.
Adults: Create time to relax and reflect. Become more playful and joyful.
Seniors: Maintain motor skills and dexterity. Maintain creativity and brain stimulation. Create a sense of legacy and purpose.
How Art Therapy Helps
"Art Therapy is a mental health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages. It is based on the belief that the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people to resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness, and achieve insight." -American Art Therapy Association.
For more info, check out arttherapy.org