How Can Art Be Used In And Outside Therapy?
Art therapy and the use of creative arts in therapy have many applications. Art can be healing or self-revelatory for many people. In formal therapy, only licensed art therapists are technically allowed to practice what is known as art therapy, but art can be...
Art Therapy and Suicide Prevention
According to the American Art Therapy Association, “Art therapists are master-level clinicians who facilitate active art-making” (2017). We utilize the tenets of the practice of art therapy as contributors when we use art to self-soothe and express ourselves. It can...
Art Therapy’s Positive Effect on Individuals and Communities
Art therapy can have a profound impact on the functioning of the brain. In fact, Eating Disorder Hope generated an article that states, “art therapy reaches a part of the brain traditional ‘talk’ therapy doesn’t access, and this type of therapy can be particularly...
What NOT To Say To Someone Living With Depression
It’s very important to know what to say when interacting with someone who is struggling with depression, but very often we have no idea how to be supportive to a friend or family member who is going through depression. In this post, I’ll be discussing what NOT to say...
