Art therapy ideas

"The healthiest form of projection is art" ~ Fritz Perls Here is a popular internet list of art therapy activities originally posted up in 2011 by the Nursing School Blog. I have since taken over the list and I consistently research current links that reflect the most inspiring art therapy...

Help your teenager express their emotions using art! Art therapy activities for teens is an easy way to help your teens work through hard feelings and express themselves. We’ve got 25 ideas to get your teens drawing, painting, sculpting and more. Perfect for homeschool art classes.

Feeling frazzled? Try these free therapeutic art exercises.

Fantastic activities for self-guided art therapy sessions to increase your self-awareness

One of my favorite self-portrait interventions is what I like to call the Inside Out/Outside In self-portrait. The point of the exercise is for clients to draw and/or write about themselves (their …

Art therapy uses art to heal people of all ages, and can improve the emotional, mental, and physical state of most people. source Sit together and do gratitude mandelas. source Use a circular cardb…

Free Art Therapy Prompts & Activities for Kids

One of my favourite books for leading expressive arts groups is "Art Therapy for Groups" by Marian Liebmann. Originally published in 1986 and revised in 2004, this book explains how to implement art exercises in group settings. My first therapeutic art group consisted of middle-aged adults with acquired brain injuries, and I referred to this book every week for two years. I often reflect upon how deeply we can emotionally heal within groups. Some of the healing factors of group work…

How to Draw Emotions with Lines Only Hello! In this post, I will show you how to draw your emotions by just using lines. I'm Youhjung and I am an art therapist in the states. This step by step activity will give you some guidance on how to express your feelings through drawing, without any skills

Sometimes, the solution to a problem won’t come to your head. It’s times like this you could try art therapy. Here're different ways to do: