In the creative act, conflict is re-experienced, resolved and integrated
Art is a powerful form of communication.
Art provides an opportunity to explore problems and discover possibilities for change.
Art externalizes the problem, making it easier to explore.
Art therapy has little to do with aesthetic value, or making something pretty
Artwork can provide visual representations that allow clients to picture scenarios, experience possibilities, participate in role plays, and reframe their meaning.
Art therapy can provide a “visible trail”, or visual record, of their therapeutic journey.
Art therapy taps into different parts of the brain than talk therapy alone.
"Through art alone are we able to emerge from ourselves, to know what another person sees of a universe which is not the same as our own."
- Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time.