ART THERAPY
EVER HEAR THE ADVICE "IF YOU HAVE TO EAT A FROG, DO IT IN THE MORNING?"!
While we're not going to snack on this little fellow; he serves a a great reminder to do the hard things first. It's an art therapy lesson on patience, perseverance, decision making and logical thinking. The focus is on the process not the product but this little guy's a pretty popular winner with clients.
Art Therapy is perfect mode for releasing trauma and emotional pain. It uses the part of our brain that is nonverbal. Art Therapy is concerned with the process of creating art that is more important that the object itself. There is also a big shot of the of the feel good neurotransmitter, Dopamine, that is released when the project is completed. I often combine Art Therapy with CBT or other therapies specific to the client I am working with. The finished art is displayed on the walls of my building or the client may take the project home. If you'd like to learn more call 972-522-8448 and leave a message for a free no-obligation phone call from Lisa Evans LPCS. I hope you enjoy the following representation of a fraction of what we do in Art Therapy.
Original polymer piece from the imagination of a client.
Hand Trace, colored lines and finished with doodle graphics.
Beautiful painted rock from a client.
Woodland creature using found objects.
Lighted Paper Christmas ornament in layered design.