What are the benefits of art therapy?

• Art can express what cannot be put into words.
• The process can help make unconscious material conscious.
• Making art can help with emotional self-regulation.
• Your artwork may reveal to you themes or patterns in your life.
• Art can help with processing trauma that has been encoded in implicit, sensory memories that are less accessible through language.
• You may gain a new perspective from looking at and reflecting on your artwork.
• Using art materials is a sensory experience that engages the whole body.
• Making art can be relaxing, pleasurable and fun!