Play Therapy & Expressive Arts

We focus on a holistic approach that seeks to attain and maintain a healthy quality of life encompassing mental and physical health.

Play Therapy

Play therapy is a form of therapy primarily geared toward children. In this form of therapy, a therapist encourages a child to explore life events that may have an effect on current circumstances, in a manner and pace of the child’s choosing, primarily through play but also through language.

Play therapy, can help individuals communicate, explore repressed thoughts and emotions, address unresolved trauma, and experience personal growth and is widely viewed as an important, effective, and developmentally appropriate mental health treatment.

Conditions Treated with Play Therapy

Although geared towards children, play therapy can be used to effectively treat area’s below in children or adults:

  • Grief and loss
  • Posttraumatic stress
  • Obsessions and compulsions
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity
  • Mood issues
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Developmental issues
  • Arrested emotional development

Expressive Arts Therapy

Expressive arts therapy is a multimodal approach to therapy similar to drama therapy and music therapy. Expressive arts therapy may incorporate writing, drama, dance, movement, painting, and/or music. People utilizing expressive arts therapy are encouraged by a qualified therapist to explore their responses, reactions, and insights through pictures, sounds, explorations, and encounters with art processes. A person is not required to have artistic ability to use or benefit from expressive arts therapy.

Conditions Treated with Expressive Arts Therapy

Expressive arts therapy may be used as a part of the treatment strategy for a wide variety of behavioral, emotional, and mental health conditions. These include:

  • Attention-deficit hyperactivity
  • Developmental disabilities
  • Eating disorders
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • High levels of stress
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Chronic medical illnesses
  • Social challenges

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