- Art Therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses creativity to communicate.
- Creativity can reveal things that a person has no words for.
- Using the art piece as a reflective tool can lead to therapeutic insights.
- Effects of Art Therapy:
- Reduces stress
- Regulates the heart rate/ breathing rate/ calms anxiety
- Helps people to work through various issues in a safe and non-threatening way
- Improves brain function and emotional regulation
- Emotions can be felt and shown in a calm, understanding space
- The art piece can help to externalise and contain upsetting subjects
- The art piece gives a focus so the person doesn’t feel vulnerable
- How does a group session go?
- The Art Therapist will welcome you and introduce the materials and the space
- They will treat you with respect and understanding in a confidential*, non-judgmental setting
- The Art Therapist doesn’t interpret or put a meaning on your work. You are the expert in your own life.
- They will help you come to your own understanding of what it means by asking questions
- You don’t have to be good at art – this is not about talent, it is about the process and how you feel
- A group session usually lasts between 1 hr & a half to 2 hours.
Would you like to participate in our Art Therapy Group? If so please contact us in Kavanagh House on 01 4736502.