Rediscover Yourself through Creative Healing.
At Palm Coast Treatment Solutions, we believe that mind, body and spirit are true recovery and also the greatest of revelations are not usually made by speaking but by speaking. Our art therapy is an active, evidence-based approach that allows people to heal following addiction, trauma, or stress in their everyday lives.
What is Art Therapy?
Art therapy is an art and psychotherapeutic process. Art therapy allows you to experiment with your feelings and understand your inner world, even if you do not consider yourself an artistic person; it can involve painting, sculpting, sand art, collage work, or other media. Research has shown that when an individual develops art, it creates a similar response as using a substance by releasing dopamine, and this action is considered a less harmful path toward mood alteration and emotional control.
We have licensed therapists in Palm Coast Treatment Solutions who will guide you through the structured and yet adaptable session of art therapy, be it in individual form or small group therapy. Prior experience is not necessary and just an open mind is required.
Why Choose Art Therapy?
Our program has the following, but is not limited to, benefits:
- Emotional discovery – Art therapy will help you in another way of identifying and working with emotions that are hard to express.
- Stress management – The innovative work then allows you to concentrate on getting out of the triggers and stress to feel at peace and relaxed.
- Self-esteem and confidence – It will involve the production of works of art, which will generate a tangible feeling of achievement and self-confidence.
- Healthy coping skills – You begin to use creativity as a healthy outlet of emotions rather than renewing the old ways.
- Better communication and identity – You get to know yourself better through art, to re-know yourself and speak in a non-verbal manner that your mental words are likely to fail to communicate.
How It Works at Palm Coast Treatment Solutions
Depending on your needs, we develop a process of art therapy as a broad-based treatment strategy. Here’s how we structure it:
Assessment & Planning:
It will begin with the review of your history, experience, and therapeutic goals and how art therapy will be involved in your treatment.
Choice of Medium:
It is completely your choice to choose a medium between painting and pottery, mixed medium and online designing, among others.
Therapeutic Sessions:
Therapy with licensed art therapists within a favorable environment. It has a chance to think collectively and singly.
Integration and Application:
We will help you to allow connecting your work of art and your healing, explore deepest emotions and create coping strategies, which you can also apply further in the healing process after the treatment.
Follow-up:
Once you complete our program, your artwork will become a reminder of your recovery journey and an option to call on your condition and state of mind and mental health.
Who Can Benefit?
- Art therapy can assist many to get through the situation.
- Substance use and addiction
- Trauma, anxiety, depression
- Grief and loss
- Stress management
- Metamorphosis and self-realization.
Art therapy is a strong addition to the usual therapy methods, regardless of whether you are yet to start the process of recovery or you just need to enhance your emotional state more than usual.
Why Palm Coast Treatment Solutions?
- Educated and trained art therapists who will work as one of the members of the multidisciplinary team.
- One-on-one methods, which entail art therapies, are among other effective therapies.
- Refreezing and a good environment that would have freedom of expression and not be judgmental.
- It does not just do but searches for meaning and finds strength and helps you to heal.
You would like to be cured by means of creativity?
Call Palm Coast Treatment Solutions and ask them how our Art Therapy program will help you in the next few years with your wellness.
FAQ’s About Art Therapy
What is art therapy, and how does it work?
Art therapy is a specialized area of mental health that uses the creative process of making art to improve a person’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It works by providing a non-verbal means to explore feelings, reduce anxiety, reconcile emotional conflicts, and enhance self-awareness, with the guidance of a trained art therapist.
Do I need to be “good” at art to benefit from art therapy?
No, absolutely not. Artistic skill or talent is not required. The focus in art therapy is on the process of creation and self-expression, not on producing a beautiful or technically good final product.
Who can benefit from art therapy?
Everyone can benefit! Art therapy is effective for adults. It is used to help people dealing with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, and behavioral issues.
What is the difference between art therapy and an art class?
Art therapy is a mental health intervention led by a master’s-level trained professional (an art therapist) within a confidential, therapeutic relationship. An art class is focused on teaching technical skills and art principles, without the clinical objectives and therapeutic framework of art therapy.
What happens to the artwork I create?
The artwork generally belongs to the client. You can choose to take it home or leave it with the therapist for safe storage (confidentiality rules apply). The artwork is used as part of the therapeutic process for discussion and reflection.
Will the art therapist interpret my artwork?
Art therapists are trained to look at the artwork curiously and ask guiding questions to help the client explore and articulate the meaning of the work for themselves. They generally do not arbitrarily interpret or analyze the art; the client’s personal insights are paramount.
What degree do you need to become a qualified art therapist?
In most places, a master’s degree from an accredited art therapy program is the minimum educational requirement to become a credentialed and practicing art therapist.
