It is NOT necessary to be good at art in order to do Art Therapy.
The Arts can be incredible tools for tapping into the subconscious mind. This is how bringing the Arts into the therapy room can catalyse healing and instigate personal transformation much faster than conventional counselling.
The Arts can act as an additional mode of communication. Depending on your unique needs, the use of one or more Art forms in therapy can give rise to an emotion that might otherwise be too difficult to verbally identify. The Arts essentially give a voice to anything pre-or non-verbal. Especially when dealing with childhood trauma, it may be impossible for you to express a feeling that was experienced before you could even talk. Likewise, a repressed memory might be so deeply buried that it only exists in the subconscious realm. The use of the Arts can go places that verbal therapy simply cannot.
So, the Arts help access and deepen the expression of emotion in order to allow greater awareness, broader range of feeling, and the opportunity for true integration. This is how to become “whole” again.
What Art forms are used?
- Clay
- Sandtray
- Drawing and Painting
- Collage
- Drama
- Automatic Writing
- Poetry
- Puppetry
- Dance and Movement
- Bodywork
- Music
I have personally studied in-depth the use the Arts within the therapeutic relationship in order to best serve the complex needs of each and every client. I am certified with The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education (IATE), which is one of few institutes in Europe that teaches how to integrate the Arts with the most effective psychotherapeutic theories to date.
The combination of Spiritual Psychotherapy and the therapeutic use of the Arts in the counselling relationship is a truly cutting-edge concept that is making a profound impact in psychology today.
Still feeling shy about it?
Why don’t you come along for a trial consultation to experience this creative modality for yourself? You might be surprised to see what comes up for you.
Contact me to book a free consultation. Daytime and evening appointments available.
If the therapeutic Arts are not for you, don’t worry. I am fully qualified to offer conventional verbal therapy. I inform my practice with leading neuroscience and psychological theory to best meet your unique therapeutic needs.
The Arts can act as an additional mode of communication. Depending on your unique needs, the use of one or more Art forms in therapy can give rise to an emotion that might otherwise be too difficult to verbally identify. The Arts essentially give a voice to anything pre-or non-verbal. Especially when dealing with childhood trauma, it may be impossible for you to express a feeling that was experienced before you could even talk. Likewise, a repressed memory might be so deeply buried that it only exists in the subconscious realm. The use of the Arts can go places that verbal therapy simply cannot.
So, the Arts help access and deepen the expression of emotion in order to allow greater awareness, broader range of feeling, and the opportunity for true integration. This is how to become “whole” again.
What Art forms are used?
- Clay
- Sandtray
- Drawing and Painting
- Collage
- Drama
- Automatic Writing
- Poetry
- Puppetry
- Dance and Movement
- Bodywork
- Music
I have personally studied in-depth the use the Arts within the therapeutic relationship in order to best serve the complex needs of each and every client. I am certified with The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education (IATE), which is one of few institutes in Europe that teaches how to integrate the Arts with the most effective psychotherapeutic theories to date.
The combination of Spiritual Psychotherapy and the therapeutic use of the Arts in the counselling relationship is a truly cutting-edge concept that is making a profound impact in psychology today.
Still feeling shy about it?
Why don’t you come along for a trial consultation to experience this creative modality for yourself? You might be surprised to see what comes up for you.
Contact me to book a free consultation. Daytime and evening appointments available.
If the therapeutic Arts are not for you, don’t worry. I am fully qualified to offer conventional verbal therapy. I inform my practice with leading neuroscience and psychological theory to best meet your unique therapeutic needs.