Art therapy allows patients to figure out how to use art to access emotions and experiences and to externalize them, one expert said. Art therapy is a type of treatment that uses art as a medium to ...

Art therapy uses creativity to help express and manage emotions. You don't need to be skilled at art to benefit from art ...

In “Art Therapy’s Achilles Heel” [April 2014], I explained that it is not surprising that uses of art making for self-help, self-regulation and self-exploration are ubiquitous. In part, this reflects ...

This week Mad in America examines three studies around art therapy and art-based interventions for mental health issues. Two studies reported on the lived Studies find art-based interventions can be ...

It all began when Shah’s three-year-old son, Amaey was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2005. It was the start of a six-year medical journey for Amaey, one filled with periods of hope and disappointment, of ...

Enter Luna, Monk, Pumpkin, and Ali — therapy and facility dogs who became Carli’s companions, comforters, and cheerleaders during her recovery. Whether lying beside her during painful moments or ...

Art therapy has been used for many decades, but as a licensed mental health profession, it’s still an emerging and changing field. In a comparatively new and niche field, art therapy programs are ...

CORCORAN, Calif. (KABC) -- California is rethinking its prison system in an effort to reduce the recidivism rate which has averaged about 50% over the past 10 years. At California State Prison ...

Using somatic therapy, EMDR, art journaling, mindfulness and a deep curiosity we will work together to discover what’s holding you back and how you can let that go to be present in this moment. My ...

The library for Zachary Cahill’s ‘Snow’ at MCA Chicago (click to enlarge) Though billed as an institution-within-the-institution designed to heal and restore visitors, the Wellness Center hardly ...