What is Art Therapy...
Your unique perspective and experience inform the creative process and product of Art Therapy.
Imagery can capture complex and seemingly contradictory experiences all at once (i.e. grieving and grateful; “knowing” and not knowing).
Imagery can capture complex and seemingly contradictory experiences all at once (i.e. grieving and grateful; “knowing” and not knowing).
Connecting with our internal non-verbal world gives us
catharsis, vitality and soulfulness.
Through imagery, we can capture and work with our experience, without yet understanding it.
Additionally, hand use is soothing and has been linked with reduced anxiety and depression.
To participate in and benefit from Art Therapy no artistic skills are needed.
We can work at your pace to build comfort and skills with the materials over time.
Additionally, hand use is soothing and has been linked with reduced anxiety and depression.
To participate in and benefit from Art Therapy no artistic skills are needed.
We can work at your pace to build comfort and skills with the materials over time.
Art Therapists are Masters level mental health practitioners who in New York State are licensed under the same umbrella as Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors. Just like other counselors Art Therapists must pass a board exam and acquire at least 1500 hours of supervised experience after graduating. Art therapists specialize in the fields of counseling, psychology, human development, visual art and the creative process. |
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Resources
The Ithaca Voice: At Art Therapy Studio, Ithacans create to cope with mental illness, stress
Open Art Hive: A free community art studio, with pop-ups at various locations throughout the Ithaca area.
(Oh, how I love this! Check it out!!!)
Creativity, Happiness and Your Own Two Hands: How Meaningful Hand Use Enhances Well-Being.
Carrie Barron, M.D. in The Creativity Cure
The American Art Therapy Association
