What is Art Therapy?

Art therapy utilizes the creative process to expand the confinements of verbal communication.

By examining colors, design, imagery, and process with the help of an art therapist, you can begin to externalize and explore more aspects of yourself that may hide beneath the surface. Through the process of making art, you are given space to access your creativity by means of self-exploration for greater self-awareness.

Art therapy can be used with clients across the lifespan- kids and teens do great with art therapy, but so do adults!

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Do I need to be good at art?

Absolutely not!

You do not need to be an artist to do art therapy. Art therapy isn't about the piece you produce - although you will likely explore different aspects of your piece with your art therapist to look for meaning - it's about the process and what you learn about yourself by doing.

Some clients may prefer to make art in every session whereas others will prefer the occasional art making. Whatever your preference, the techniques learned in sessions can be used as a tool to help you self-regulate and soothe, allowing some directives to be a great resource to be used not only in session but independently as well.

What are some ways we might do art therapy?

Some of the art techniques you might use in session include:

Painting- including finger paints, acrylics or watercolors on many different kinds of surfaces
Drawing with pens, pencils, crayons, or markers
Working with clay
Making collages/doing other image based creating
Making various objects with lots of different kinds of supplies
Journaling/Journal making
And lots more!