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A look inside my brain.

Art As Therapy   

7/24/2015

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Art comes in many different forms, including music, photography, writing, sculpting, sewing, drawing, acting, gardening, painting, cooking, dancing, etc. With all the different types of art, art can mean something unique to everyone! Art excites or inspires a person’s senses, imagination, and creativity. As well, art can help an individual improve his/her physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Therefore, art is important because it allows people to express themselves and have an “outlet.” 

What Is Art Therapy? 


Art therapy is a mental health profession. It combines art and therapy in order to help adults and children heal, communicate, and improve their lives overall. It focuses on the creative process as a way to help people deal with different emotions and situations. Through art, they can work on reducing stress, increasing self-awareness, and communicating messages in a unique, hands-on way. 

It is a set of standards and techniques to try to recognize the hidden messages communicated through art in order to help assess and treat problems, such as issues with relationships, substances, trauma, disabilities, illnesses, and anxiety.  Very often my goals as a therapist will focus on the creative expression in developing the imagination, communication and socialization skills. These are all areas that are being worked on in school, home and other therapies. However, sometimes art can simple be used in a more non-directed way and purely allow an individual to  experience the sensory elements of the materials.     

In the field, using the model of “Art as Therapy”, there is a process that allows individuals to experience the creative aspect with little direction. This then allows them to gain insight and open up to their feelings in their own time. However, with the population of Autism, I see the “Art as Therapy” model more about the intrinsic sensory processes and believe that it can benefit the child that needs to “just have fun” with the creative activities. Having fun and engaging in this experience can then ultimately regulate the senses, emotions and behaviors.       
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  • Home
  • Highlights
    • Festival Schedule
    • New Releases
    • Ruidoso 2023
  • About
    • My Vision >
      • A look inside my brain
      • Organics and Why?
    • My Identity in My Work
    • Color in Black & White
    • A word from the artist
    • Production
    • An Interview wIth Art Reveal Magazine Editor Ann Grahm
    • my resume
  • Gallery
  • Publications & Exhibits
    • Exhibits Worldwide >
      • Water Expressions
      • Custom House Museum Surroundings 2020
      • Albuquerque 2019
      • Life Speaks Texas Collection 2017
      • Lone Star Exhibit 2021
      • Reflections of American Horsepower
  • Collections
    • Glen Rose 2022
    • Colorado Indian Market 2022
    • Illustration of Life
    • A Colorado Collections
    • The Art of Leaves Exhibit 2019
    • Autumn Trails
    • A Western Collection 2018
    • Rockport Collection
    • Private commissions
    • Color Sights Collection
    • My Previous Work >
      • the importance of self
      • life celebration
      • gregarious
      • rippling affect
      • rain on my car window
      • healing colors
      • the shower
      • umbrella utensils
      • jose tito
      • the color of rain
      • italian Fruit
      • water dance
      • diversity
      • street stories and making street stories
  • Newest Pieces
  • commissions completed