What is
Art Therapy?

Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that utilizes the creative process of making art to improve and enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of individuals. It integrates psychotherapeutic techniques with the creative process to help individuals express themselves, resolve conflicts, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, and increase self-awareness and self-esteem. Art therapy can involve drawing, painting, sculpting, and other forms of visual art.

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. During individual and/or group sessions art therapists elicit their clients’ inherent capacity for art-making to enhance their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. 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.

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