We explore creativity and the arts as a catalyst of healing and therapy. Art can be used for many wonderful things and this website was created with the intent of sharing concepts, ideas, activities, and much more. It explores art and creativity and how they affect our daily lives. “Insp...
Imagery: Imagery is holistic and nonlinear and helps us hold many ideas simultaneously. It allows us to create, innovate, and plan for the future. 5. Power of each art discipline or modality: Each art modality has it own experience, language, and therapeutic application. 6. Direct action-ori...
First of all excuse my bad english, I’m french and hope everyone could understand… I’m an art-therapist working in a psychiatric hospital and also in gerontology field with people who are suffering with alzheimer desease in an advanced stage. I’m looking for clinic testimonials, ideas, ...
Humanistic approaches toart therapyincludeexistential therapy(Frankl, 1963; May, 1976), person-centered therapy (Rogers, 1951, 1961), andGestalt therapy(Perls, 1969). The existential basis for art therapy, delineated byMoon (1995), derives from the ideas of Frankl and May.Frankl (1963)believed ...
To begin with, art and crafts are essential for fostering creativity. Engaging in artistic activities allows individuals to think outside the box, explore different ideas, and express themselves in unique ways. Through painting, sculpting, or crafting, individuals can unleash their creativity and imag...
With someone who has been struggling with self harming for years this is amazing thank you I will defiantly tell my doctor/therapist about this! Really great ideas These are amazing I have never heard of art therapy! love this one diff going to try some of theses ideas ...
In addition to providing a safe space to process trauma, art therapy can help to develop a sense of self-efficacy by giving people the opportunity to practice “creating a better self.” By creating visual works of art, individuals can externalize their emotions and ideas, which can serve as...
6. Step-by-step instructions (and ideas) to run FOUR Art Therapy workshops! Step by step Instructions in writing an Art Therapy book! TWO recent reviews: "I wanted to send my personal thanks to Chris Bankes Sivewright, for helping me step into my potential outside of fear and anxiety. ...
About the Mental Illness and Art Therapy Study One of the researches, Elizaberta Perez, said the study is founded on psychoanalysis principles. Perez worked for over a year with 20 acute mental patients from the Therapeutic Community of the Northern Area of the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital of...
It’s important to note that you don’t need an art therapist to reap the benefits of art therapy. If you go into art as therapy and learn about the basic concepts and ideas that it represents, then you can learn a lot about yourself through your own isolated creative expression. It’...