SOME BENEFITS OF ENGAGING IN CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES Enhancement of cognitive and sensorimotor functions Fosters increased self-esteem,...

This book synthesises the breadth of research on trauma and the brain and presents an innovative framework for treating trauma through...

“Fijian artwork is often based on nature. In this lino print, I drew pandanas leaves, a line of a print called "kaso," a line of banana...

“In this painting there is a scorpion which represents how sometimes you might want to hurt people but hurting people is never the right...

“First we sunprinted flowers from my garden and then in next session, after they had dried, I made these cards. One is for my friend who...

“I used my bamboo breath straw while having my eyes closed. I drew my breath on the page. I notice a shift and felt a lot calmer. My head...

“This is Tabitha (she/her) the tuxedo cat. Tabitha likes sitting in the sunshine in the green grass. At first I thought I had done the...

“This is an ugly devastated, lonely and inhabitable place save for the lonely dead tree and the fleeing bird.” The client who created...

“The green represents that I want to stay here and the blue represents that another part is ok with going somewhere else. The black is...

“This artwork took me around a month to complete. I started drawing it because I’d watched Donnie Darko and I really liked the mirror...

“I like how all the colours blend in together and it’s like a big clump of colours and emotions. I used watercolour paints to place...

“The red and grey jagged eye taunts the abandoned new born lamb still bloody from his mother’s womb. The charcoal on the paper hurts my...

“The quant box that the pastels came in really encouraged me to try something, anything. I kinda feel I should have done something bleak...

“This artwork is of a Spinosaurus. I found a photograph of a Heron and drew over it leaving the fish and background. Doing this helps me...

“This is Poseidon (he/they/she) the leopard shark. I named him after the god of the sea. I have been making these different mini clay...

“down the bottle you'll feel better, until you don't" this is a confronting one for me to make, dealing with alcoholism is no walk in the...

“This was so much fun because I love origami and birds. The bird is Jerrycan and he is a robin. The other two are Bingus and Chunky.”...

"Emotional snapshot of a mother at crossroads" This client has given me permission to share this artwork and statement #arttherapy...

“I havnt seen or played with Copic markers for ages. I used to love using them to color in images. Something about the way the ink...

GREEN FLAGS TO LOOK FOR IN THERAPY You don't feel judged You feel seen and heard You feel it's safe to open up You feel free to express...