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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal
Question for those who see Art T's.
As some of you know I ended therapy with L after 10+ years in mid-December (it was jungian depth therapy). I know I'm not done-done, I was just done for now. Anyway the more I see people post about sessions with art t's, the more curious I get, for when I'm ready to dive back in. I'm just wondering how art therapy differs from regular talk therapy? I did some creative stuff with L like sand trays mainly, but nothing I'd really call "art therapy". Do you just do art stuff? Is there talking? Just general curiosity-type wonderings. If anybody wants to share. Maybe I should just google it but I like hearing what people have to say from their own experiences. Thanks in advance!!
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art therapy is just doing something that you enjoy in arts and crafts activities. All therapists here in the USA incorporate the use of art work in therapy sessions if their clients want to do so. it doesnt matter if you are doing CBT or any other kind of therapy work.
what it is, is you pick something to do (painting, drawing, coloring, chalk
or coal sketching, sculpting, sand tray drawings and creating, diaroma's mosaics, tile, wood working what ever )
The key is to express yourself and your thoughts, wishes, dreams and problems in some form of tangible piece of art.
if doing art work during or part of therapy theres an explain or verbalize to your therapist what you made, why, how, what it means to you and what you learned about yourself in the process of creating that work of art.
I enjoy painting with oil pastel, acrylics, finger painting, and other mediums. sketching, tile, knitting and crocheting and sculpting / clay work during my therapy sessions. we plan ahead which type of art work so that we have the appropriate equipment and supplies and aprons if needed. then we do the art activity. then discuss it. sometimes discussing it as we go along.
think of art therapy like taking an art class. you are learning how to express yourself by using arts and crafts activities to do so. then doing session of talking about that piece of art you created, what you learned about your self and how you felt and experienced while doing it.