The Brain On Art

The Brain On Art

Renee Phillips “founded The Healing Power of Art & Artists in 2015. She is founder and director of Manhattan Arts International, where she runs an online art gallery, and is a career coach and mentor for artists at www.Renee-Phillips.com”. Ms. Phillips reminds us...
How Can Art Be Used In And Outside Therapy?

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

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...
What NOT To Say To Someone Living With Depression

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...

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