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Brushstrokes and breakthroughs: how can gallery-based art therapy improve young people’s mental health?

The Mental Elf

KCL MSc student Amanda Lunsford explores the impact of gallery-based art therapy on mental wellbeing, self-expression, and personal growth. The post Brushstrokes and breakthroughs: how can gallery-based art therapy improve young people’s mental health? appeared first on National Elf Service.

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New research highlights health benefits of using heritage art practices in art therapy

Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

To better understand the potential therapeutic benefits of heritage art practices, researchers examined the impact of these practices on mental and physical health.

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Expressive Arts Therapy: Unlocking Emotional Wellness

Lightwork

Expressive Arts Therapy can help you heal emotionally by using your natural creative abilities. This type of therapy combines different art forms like painting, sculpture, dance, and music to create a safe space for you to express yourself and grow as a person.

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Book Review: Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing, A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping

The Art of Healing Trauma

Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing, A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping, by Cornelia Elbrecht, is an in-depth instructional textbook for the somatic therapeutic approach Guided Drawing. “Art therapy is … still primarily focused on image-making and the cognitive processing of such creations.

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Mapping Identity Through Moonlight: A Narrative Therapy Reflection

Mad in America

Im not sure if this kind of visual narrative work is regularly offered in clinical settings outside of Art Therapy, but maybe it should be. Because what I learned, through practice, not theory, is that healing doesnt always mean a lightbulb moment in talk therapy. I could make space for the unspeakable.

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The Significance of Semiotics in Social Work

Mad in America

During art therapy sessions, Maya uses specific colors dominantly and avoids eye contact, instead focusing her gaze on objects in the room. The social worker incorporates art therapy sessions to explore these themes further, fostering a safe space for Alex to navigate and articulate complex emotions.

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Menopause Isn’t Just Hot Flashes — Let’s Talk Mental Health

Zencare

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is especially effective for managing: Anxiety Mood swings Low motivation Sleep problems Adrienne Figueiredo, LCAT likes to pair Art Therapy with CBT, You have both the exploratory aspect with the art therapy piece, which is great for understanding the massive life changes/shifts in your sense of self that occur at (..)