Recently, I happened upon a review of book whose title implied it would teach the reader a number of art therapy “techniques” with a specific population. The reviewer was not an art therapist, but an ...

Take inspiration from art therapy activities and create powerful art lessons that promote wellbeing, with these ideas from Alice ...

Have you ever caught yourself doodling during a work meeting and realized it actually made you feel calmer? As it turns out, creativity actually has healing powers. That’s why there’s a whole ...

For most people, our creative lives end with our formal arts education in high school. “What happens is people grow up and they think they’re not creative, and so they cut themselves off from this ...

Columnist Candace Semien believes her coloring practice, a form of art therapy, may be helping to improve her cognitive ...

Traditional talk therapy uses verbal communication to help people gain insight into their thoughts, feelings and behaviors and to learn coping strategies. But some people don't feel comfortable ...

When I color during therapy, it creates a safe space for me to express painful feelings from my past. Coloring engages a different part of my brain that allows me to process my trauma in a different ...

In 2019, I conducted an interdisciplinary research study that approached baking as a potential form of art therapy and measured its impacts on stress and anxiety in adults. Anxiety was measured via ...

Patients who are struggling with everything from ADHD to eating disorders have turned to art therapy for help. Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz Like many, Andrea Cooper felt increasingly isolated and ...

Girija Kaimal receives funding from the national Endowment for the Arts, Drexel University, Department of Defense, Johns Hopkins University and the Prasad Family Foundation. When you think about the ...

Recently, I happened upon a review of book whose title implied it would teach the reader a number of art therapy “techniques” with a specific population. The reviewer was not an art therapist, but an ...