Art Box Therapy
What do we offer?
HCPC and BAAT registered, highly trained and motivated professionals who can clinically evaluate challenges and issues you are facing to develop a programme of Art therapy targeting your individual needs, plus a qualified practitioner of DDP (Didadic Developmental Psychotherapy) L1.
We offer a mobile service, to visit you in your home, school, clinic or other private setting and provide all materials and equipment that are transported in 'The Art Box'.
"What's in the Box"
The Art Box is also used as a therapeutic tool to encourage curiosity, playfulness and develop positive relationships.
We cater for all types of media, materials and techniques including clay, paint and wet media, digital and craft based activities to name but a few. For more information on the types of difficulties Art therapy can assist with, see the section below.
What is Art Therapy?
Art therapy isn’t simply about making art, teaching art or instructing a client’s art making. Crucially, art therapy is about making art in the company of a masters level-trained art therapist who can help to regulate difficult emotions, broaden perspective and work toward equipping the client with the tools they need to navigate life with increased confidence and resilience.
Art therapy offers clients a safe form of emotional expression and communication that is unrestricted by language and communication difficulties.
Targeted Materials and Processes
Art therapists work with the broad array of sensory materials available to the visual arts, such as paint, clay, pastels and collage. Other materials integrate further modalities, including sand play, creative writing, storytelling, puppetry, drama, music, dance and movement. Whichever approach is taken, art therapy provides clients with opportunities to explore different sensory materials and to express themselves. The artwork can also bring unconscious feeling to the conscious allowing clients to process deep buried emotions.
Art Therapy can cover the following areas:
llness
Low self-esteem
Phobias
PTSD
Personality Disorders
Relationship difficulties
Trauma
Developmental Trauma
Stress
Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Abuse
ADHD
Attachment Disorders
Addictions
Anger
Anxiety
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Bereavement/Loss
Depression
Domestic violence
Eating disorders
Pathological Avoidance disorder
In an art therapy session there is no pressure to produce a drawing, painting or artwork. At times just sitting quietly together with the therapist will be enough for a person to begin to communicate.