Art Therapy

Art Therapy is a holistic therapy that uses creative processes such as drawing, painting, to explore different feelings and emotions. For children, as well as adults, who have witnessed or experienced Domestic Abuse, it provides them with a safe and non-threatening way to express their experiences and emotions with the therapist.

 

There are many benefits for children and adults alike and below are just a few:

 

• Opportunity to process and understand difficult feelings and emotions – e.g., Children often struggle to express their feelings into words and art therapy allows them to do this through creativity without having to talk about the domestic abuse they may have experienced or witnessed. This allows them to process certain feelings so that they can understand how experiences are impacting them.
   

• Art Therapy improves emotional/self-regulation by helping children to learn to identify and mange their emotions in healthier ways, helping them to become more resilient along the way, and learning techniques to help them manage their emotions.
   

• Self-awareness, empathy, problem-solving skills and social skills are also benefits from having art therapy sessions which helps children to set boundaries they are comfortable with, finding ways to face any issues they may face, all in a safe and nurturing way.
   

• For those children, such as neurodivergent children, who find expressing themselves verbally, art therapy provides them a constructive way to express how they are feeling and what they may have experienced.
   

Art therapy is a valuable holistic psychotherapy that helps those who have gone through or been impacted by domestic abuse, to support their emotional well-being, and mental health. Our Art Therapists are qualified and experienced Art and Play Therapy Practitioner

 

If you are interested in learning more about how art therapy can benefit children and adults, please get in touch, click here

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Why not have a look at the testimonials and see what our DA survivors have to say about how this has helped them move forwards click here