There’s a lot of collective anxiety in the air right now. A lot of hypervigilance. A lot of stress that doesn’t really get a chance to discharge because the next frightening news, upsetting headline, challenging situation, or overwhelming demand is already...
How Can an Expressive Art Therapy Exercise Help with Collective Grief and Anger? There’s collective heartache happening. And there’s anger too. Real, justified anger about injustice and harm. About systems that fail to protect people. About losses that...
Wondering how to become an expressive arts therapist? I get this question all the time. So I thought I’d answer all your questions here. In this blog, I’ll go over the training requirements, how the work differs from art therapy, and where you can pursue this career....
Understanding Trauma Beyond Words PTSD doesn’t live in your mind. It takes up space in your body as the tightness in your shoulders you can’t seem to shake, the sleep that won’t come, the way you jump at sounds that don’t startle anyone else....
Can Art Therapy Help Me Heal Trauma? When trauma lives in the body, words alone often aren’t enough to heal. As neuroscience and trauma research advance, we’re gaining deeper insights into why creative expression can be so powerful for regulating the...
