Creative Arts
Therapy

What is Creative Arts Therapy?

We know it includes art, but how can it serve mental health needs?

Creative arts therapy is a truly unique experience which utilizes art materials to gain access to self-expression for a deeper understanding of our inner workings.

Think back to when you first entered an art museum and gravitated toward an art piece. At first glance, the colors or the image begin to pull you in, urging you to walk closer. While gazing into the art piece, intricate details become more noticeable and emotions may have developed as a reaction to the work.

A connection with the artwork has formed. Something about it keeps you wondering why you feel a certain way about THAT art piece.

Searching for a ‘feeling’

This feeling is what we look to explore in creative arts therapy. Using various art materials, we can better express our truest emotional states.

For some people, colored pencils feel like the best fit while others are more in tune with building sculptures or painting.

Together, we have the freedom to make art as a way to gage where we are in the therapeutic process by creating what is often hidden behind the words we vocalize.

Adult coloring books are all the rage, and there is a reason for that. Coloring is proven to be relaxing. Not only will we explore feelings through art, but we will also use art materials to rediscover a sense of calmness and joy.

Let’s go exploring!

Call me now at (516) 253-1243 to speak with me about how therapy – and particularly Creative Arts Therapy – can benefit your mental well-being. Begin the change to a fuller life today.