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creative arts therapy

Expressive Therapy Center offers therapy/support in a group setting or individual therapy for adults, adolescents, or children in a wide variety of expressive ways!

Creative Arts Therapists are human service professionals who use arts modalities and creative processes for the purpose of optimizing health and wellness. Treatment outcomes include improving communication and expression, as well as increasing physical, emotional, cognitive and/or social functioning.

There are more than 10,000 Creative Arts Therapists practicing in the United States and around the world. Creative Arts Therapy organizations have been active in this country for over 50 years and the National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations (NCATA) is celebrating its twentieth birthday this year. Creative Arts Therapies include Art therapy, Dance/Movement therapy, Drama therapy, Music therapy, Poetry therapy, and Psychodrama.

The Creative Arts Therapies Make a Difference for People With...

Mental Health Needs
Creative Arts Therapies can make the difference between resistance and relationship. Creative Arts Therapists create non-threatening group and individual arts experiences for the exploration of feelings and therapeutic issues, such as self-esteem or personal insight.

Chronic Illness
Creative Arts Therapies can make the difference between chronic pain and comfort. Creative Arts Therapists plan arts experiences to distract people from pain and facilitate needed relaxation.

Substance Abuse Problems
Creative Arts Therapies can make the difference between denial and determination. Creative Arts Therapists use arts-based techniques to confront the client's barriers to the recovery process.

Developmental Disabilities
Creative Arts Therapies can make the difference between passivity and productivity. Creative Arts Therapists structure sessions that teach cognitive, motor, and daily living skills through the arts and provide the opportunity to experience the success of the arts.

Creative Arts Therapies