The decision to include Art Therapy in your Pink Cloud Therapy experience is a choice only you can make. You can include it -or not- in your counseling decisions. It may not be for everyone.
In Art Therapy, a person uses his creativity and imagination to make art that expresses him\herself in a uniquely healthy and productive way. It is different than using words. It's never about artistic talent or skill.
The field of art therapy is over 60 years old. Some of the earliest, most comprehensive use of art therapy was with the military. Today clinical Art Therapy is used effectively in a wide variety of treatment settings.
The use of art may bring out strong feelings in people. For this reason, a master’s level, registered and board certified art therapist is well trained in how to use art with people seeking help with mental illness and addiction. Often the creative process lets patients go around traditional talk therapy and get right to the heart of the matter.
- Art Therapy can be a refreshing change for someone who is looking for something in therapy other than regular talk-focused activity
- Art Therapy can be a great way for a person to work through the experiences, emotions and issues that have led to and worsened his addiction
- Art therapy is a kind of expressive individual or group therapy that can often help people express the thoughts and feelings that they may not be able to say with words
- Art Therapy can be helpful for people who have psychological issues related to their addiction such as a history of abuse
- Creating art is a non-verbal process and expands the way a person can convey ideas and emotions
- Art Therapy provides an opportunity to explore, understand and resolve issues in a person’s life that he may not feel comfortable talking about in a regular conversation