Art can also be used as a way of expressing our trapped emotions. We relax our souls by expressing the feelings and memories that we have difficulty in putting into words with various branches of art.It works to solve any problem, including unhappiness, couple and family problems, trauma, anger, separation pain, grief and loss, low self-esteem, emotional scars from childhood, anxiety disorders, eating disorders or obsessions. Sometimes just to improve your quality of life, for example; You can also benefit from art therapy for areas such as academic career, business life, stress management, time management.
What are the Art Branches Used?
Emotions and thoughts are expressed with these “art branches” instead of “words” through activities such as music, movement, story writing, and fairy tale writing, thereby providing relaxation on the nervous system. We also work with visual arts. Sometimes even just pencil and paper can be enough for this, sometimes we work with ceramic paste, watercolor or other paints.
What is the Purpose of Art Therapy?
The aim is certainly not to produce an aesthetic result. In fact, we sometimes try to get rid of the “critical inner voice within us” by doing a non-aesthetic work on purpose. In this way, we contribute to self-acceptance, self-compassion, self-love and self-confidence.
“How can creativity be taught?” they ask.
“I say not taught.”
“I teach people how to be free to be creative.”
-Julia Cameron
Is Art Therapy Enough? What Therapies Can Be Worked Together With Art Therapy?
The specialist you apply will synthesize art therapy with other therapy methods according to their competencies and will make the most appropriate planning for you. EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Logotherapy, Existential Therapies, Interpersonal Relations Therapy, Short Term Solution Focused Therapy, Family Therapy, etc. can work with many fields.
Are There Different Approaches to Art Therapy? How Do I Work?
There are different approaches to art therapy. I am Specialist Clinical Psychologist Şeyma Önder. My approach is to accompany one’s own journey of discovery. I don’t analyze through art.
Through the works produced by the person in Art Therapy;
- Relaxing by expressing your feelings,
- Supporting him/herself to realize his/her feelings and thoughts that he/she does not realize,
- Getting rid of the critical inner voice (constant self-criticism),
- To increase their perspectives and solutions to their problems by increasing their creativity,
- Increasing the ways of self-expression,
- Finding new ways to facilitate stress management,
- Learning to stay in the moment and think less about the past and the future,
- Build healthy romantic relationships
- Accepting and loving yourself as you are
- Realizing your own potential
- Accepting and loving your body as it is,
- Gaining breath and body awareness…
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