Recent Posts Tagged With 'healing'

• Art Therapy With Children and Teens in Bangkok, Thailand

  Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 23:50 in art, family, painting, children, kids, therapy, healing, child art therapy

  Sabine de Raaf, an art therapist from the Netherlands contacted me about re-printing an article in which she was a contributor. It’s a great article, and definitely deserving of a reprint. Thanks to Sabine de Raaf for sending this along… ...

• Mental Health & Art - Getting Started

  Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 02:03 in art, painting, drawing, poetry, artists, Mental Illness, psychotherapy, healing, art therapy, mental health & art therapy

  The following is a guest article written by Denise Fletcher. Exploring the World of Art is an essay that Denise wrote and provides a good introduction and overview of art along with some suggestions on how you can incorporate art into your life...

• Making Mandala Art For Self-Discovery And Healing

  Posted on Wednesday March 26th, 2008 at 23:56 in therapy, healing, expression, self exploration, art therapy, art work, mandalas, self-healing, art therapy activities, expressive arts

  Now that you’ve read about the concept of Mandala art and its history, you’re ready to learn how to create one and exercise the mandala’s power. The core of mandala designs is the circle. You are not bound by any particular colors o...

• Healing With Mandala Art - A Multi-Cultural Idea Worth Exploring

  Posted on Monday March 24th, 2008 at 00:50 in painting, drawing, mental health, therapy, healing, self exploration, self-portrait, art therapy, mandalas, mandala, mandala art, art therapy ideas

  History & Meaning of the Mandala The Mandala (Sanskrit for “circle” or “completion”) has a long history and is recognized for its deep spiritual meaning and representation of wholeness. Many people and cultures have vouche...

• Art Heals Elders, Relieves Depression and Anxiety

  Posted on Monday March 17th, 2008 at 23:41 in anxiety, mental health, therapy, nursing, healing, news and events, old, art therapy, elder

  Hill Haven, a nursing care facility in New York, is just another example of how art therapy is being utilized to help people heal. A recent story explains how the residents at Hill Haven have embraced art as therapy. The art therapist encourages the ...

• Art Therapy Benefits for Sexually Abused Adults

  Posted on Saturday March 8th, 2008 at 21:51 in arts, abuse, mental health, therapy, Self-esteem, healing, memories, trauma, sexual abuse, adults, art therapy

  Found an interesting paper about the benefits of art therapy for adult survivors of sexual abuse. I mentioned before how art therapy helped Lee George from Australia, inspiring her to start her own art therapy program for indigenous women in similar ...

• How Art Therapy for Children Can Help

  Posted on Sunday February 3rd, 2008 at 23:53 in therapy, healing, art therapy, creative expression, creative art therapy, child art therapy, expressive arts

  Art therapy for children can provide kids with an easier way to express themselves since children are more naturally artistic and creative. A young child is likely to be more comfortable initially expressing him/herself with some crayons and markers,...

• Anything Goes Self Portrait - Art Therapy Activity 1

  Posted on Tuesday January 22nd, 2008 at 01:41 in therapy, healing, art therapy, creative arts, creative art therapy, art therapy activities, pscyhotherapy

  This is a simple art therapy activity to execute - The Self Portrait. There are many ways to do a self portrait....

• Welcome!

  Posted on Saturday January 19th, 2008 at 02:43 in Treatment, arts, Counseling, therapy, psychotherapy, healing, therapist, rehab, art therapy, humanities

  Welcome to The Art Therapy Blog! I hope you find this site useful or inspiring in some way shape or form…...