Art Therapy

in Monrovia, Arcadia, Sierra Madre and Pasadena

The process of making art, in itself, is therapeutic and healing.

You may not always have the words to describe how you’re feeling, or your emotions may be so difficult to handle that you have trouble talking about them clearly. Art therapy helps people of all ages to process difficult emotions, explore internal conflicts, challenge notions of perfectionism, and identify resources and sources of strength.

We use art therapy to compliment the other work we are doing together in therapy. That means we can choose to use art in every session, as needed, or not at all.

What is art therapy?

As a Board Certified Art Therapist, I’m trained to do more than just watch you draw in a therapy session. Art interventions are catered to match the treatment goals you are working towards. Art materials are also chosen with you in mind. Once we get started, you will have the time and space to express yourself in quiet. Afterwards we will process what you made in the art.

Some of the different tools I use with my clients include colored pencils, collage, watercolor, markers, crayons, clay or play-doh, and oil pastels.

If you’re not familiar with some of these forms of art, that’s okay. You don’t have to be good at art to benefit from art therapy. No art skills required!

Here are some of the benefits of art therapy:

-Gives you another way to express yourself and find your voice

-Loosens you up before or after a difficult therapy session

-Helps to identify patterns and conflict

-Challenges your current status quo in all areas of life 

-Assists you in identifying strengths and resources within yourself

-Helps to overcome perfectionism

-Provides a visual representation of your progress in therapy

When we talk on the phone before scheduling your first appointment, you’re welcome to ask about whether or not art therapy may be helpful for you (or your child). The beautiful thing about this form of therapy is that it’s always available to us as a resource any time throughout our work together.

Click below to schedule your free phone consultation so we can talk about how to help you heal.