“Imagination is tapping into the subconscious in a form of open play. That is why art or music therapy, which encourages a person to take...

“The whole experience of doing sand is a numinous experience, and this seems to have something to do with connecting with the silence,...

“The task of therapy is not to eliminate suffering but to give a voice to it, to find a form in which it can be expressed. Expression is...

“Expressive art therapy integrates all of the arts in a safe, non-judgmental setting to facilitate personal growth and healing. To use...

"It's hard to escape someone who believes they are entitled to both your attention and obedience. Someone who believes their authority...

“Creating artwork allows your mind to be in a safe place while it contemplates the tougher issues you are dealing with. One can use the...

“Sand tray can be an embodied conversation between our inner world and outer awareness, held and witnessed by another. Because of the...

“The deep satisfaction gained from this type of environmental art is related to an absence of possessiveness and self-consciousness....

There are many ways Shrinky Dinks can be used in Arts Therapy sessions. Making objects with Shrinky Dinks can be useful in representing...

“Cut the stem of your mushroom so you have just the cap. Place the cap on a piece of paper, spore side on paper. Cover with a lid,...

“The Constellations are ones that are comforting to me (Orion and the Southern Cross) this shows that I am comfortable in the ever...

“Gender is a story, not just a word. There are as many ways to be a woman as there are women. There are as many ways to be a man as there...

The Tree of Life is a visual metaphor in which a tree represents your life and the various elements that make it up. By labelling these...

“Music gives me a sense of self-sufficiency and nourishment. I don’t need anyone or anything. I bathe in it as in amniotic fluid; it...

"With this art I tried to list all the things that come with my ADHD and bipolar II on one side of the page, and then reflected on how I...

“Rather than explain myself in the face of cultural confusion, anger, and/or hatred, I yearn for the day when all the rules that confine...

My heart. My home. Lost but not forgotten. The body remembers. Moisture coats my mouth and eyes. Memories flood me by surprise. Waves of...

“Even the smallest feline is a work of art” - Leonardo Da Vinci Portrait of Mashu by Rae Sabine #PetPortrait #ArtTherapy #ArtsTherapy...

“There are many things to question in this conflation of binaries: good/bad, with normal/abnormal, and natural/unnatural. First off, can...

“Creativity can be defined as an original act of imagination that brings something into existence. It is a desire and innate drive to...