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Bilateral Drawing: Self-Regulation for Trauma Reparation Let’s draw on the power of both hands to modulate stress.
Posted Sep 29, 2015 by Cathy Malchiodi PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT In working with survivors of acute and repeated traumatic events over the last several decades, I am always particularly conscious […]
President Obama Declares October as National Arts and Humanities Month
AATA October 6, 2016 The American Art Therapy Association and our friends at Americans for the Arts are celebrating October as National Arts and Humanities Month! President Obama has already […]
Creative Art Therapies Week, 2016!
In honor of Creative Art Therapies Week, March 13-19, 2016, I would like to spotlight Art of Counseling, pllc, whose mission is to create a unique specialty using Creative Art […]
Art Therapy and Neuroplasticity: How Creativity Can Heal Trauma
Art Therapy and Neuroplasticity: How Creativity Can Heal Trauma By Kristin Kane Through studies encompassing neurobiology, neuroplasticity, and differing functions of the right-brain and left-brain hemispheres, as well as the […]
Healing With Mandala Art Therapy
Mandala is the Sanskrit word for “circle” or “completion” and has spiritual meaning in many cultures. Creating a mandala in art therapy can be a relaxing and centering process for […]
Art Therapy: What is it?
Art Therapy: It’s Not Just an Art Project Art therapy, in all cases, is a purposeful, relational intervention. Cathy Malchiodi PhD, LPCC, LPAT Source: © 2015 Photograph by Cathy Malchiodi, […]
Art Therapy Is More Than Just Making Nice Pictures (NewsSharing)
This 3rd article in a series by Huffington Post’s Priscilla Frank who has been collaborating with American Art Therapy Association (AATA) to help educate and inform readers about art therapy. […]
The Art of the Matter
The Art of the Matter Kristin Kane interview with St. Paul Magazine October 2015. To some, painting is a hobby. To others, it’s a form of healing. Kristin Kane, an […]
Art Therapy and EMDR Meet – “Bilateral Drawing: Self-Regulation for Trauma Reparation”
Art of Counseling has therapists trained in both art therapy and EMDR, that work with trauma and emotional regulation. Blending art therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) techniques […]