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Therapeutic Arts Therapy is a multi-modal approach to therapy and can include art, clay, collage, drawing, journaling, painting, sand tray, and any other activity which engages the person's creativity.Children aged 6 to 12





Arts Therapy is a symbolic evidence-based technique that can bring excellent results, reflecting life allowing the individual to remove obstacles or problems, resolve conflicts and gain acceptance of self.

For children, Art Therapy offers a unique experience for the child to process their experiences in a safe and non-judgmental way. Through symbolic play and role-play, the child can work through and integrate their life experiences helping them to self-regulate and heal. Child-centred Expressive Arts Therapy lets the child lead at their pace which allows for autonomy and self-realization. For children needing help in areas such as:

Anxiety

Difficulty expressing emotions

Grief and Loss

Trauma

The flexibility and range of the expressive arts therapy approach mean it can be offered as a short-term or more of a long-term therapeutic experience, depending on individual requirements.



Expressive Arts Therapy uses active engagement in the arts to address mental, emotional, developmental, and behavioural issues and can be beneficial for individuals that have difficulty verbalizing their feelings. It uses the therapeutic relationship between client and therapist in the context of the artistic process as a dynamic force for change.



it can assist to identify blocks to emotional expression and personal growth

it can assist in exploring imagination and creativity

it can provide the opportunity for a person to experience a different way of knowing that is enhanced by different sensory experiences

it can bypass unhelpful thoughts

it can help to develop new coping strategies

it can be fun

it focuses on strengths and abilities

arts therapy externalizes and gives form to unfolding material

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