How Does Art Therapy Work
There are many similarities with the therapeutic process between art therapy and other therapies. First of all, both art therapy and other modalities aim to alleviate the symptoms, to support the client’s personal process of getting insight, and to re-build resilience and well-being. However there are differences in how art therapy approaches these goals. Art therapy uses drawing, painting, sculpting, crafting, and many other creative techniques as a second language in the sessions. Expressing oneself verbally is complemented by expressing through art materials. Why visual language has a big role in art therapy? Visual language helps us visualize our blockages, our problems in the form of an image, or a map, or an created object. It may offer a clue to further resolutions, or it may make us take a second look at the differences between what we say and what we feel. It helps us express states of minds that we are not able to express through words. It helps us talk to the...