Better Living Through Art...
Art therapy is not instruction, critique, or interpretation of art. Rather, it is an opportunity to harness the dreamlike state that comes during the creative process as a means of understanding and expression of memories, feelings, and concepts that can be hard to verbalize for the conscious mind.
![Sight](https://heatherjoy.art/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1_Sight_sm.jpg)
![Hearing](https://heatherjoy.art/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2_Hearing_sm.jpg)
![Smell](https://heatherjoy.art/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/3_Smell_sm.jpg)
![Touch](https://heatherjoy.art/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/4_Touch_sm.jpg)
![Taste](https://heatherjoy.art/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/5_Taste_sm.jpg)
![Perception](https://heatherjoy.art/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/6_Spatial_sm.jpg)
![Self](https://heatherjoy.art/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/7_Self_sm.jpg)
Sensory modalities such as light, sound, temperature, taste, pressure, and smell are a bit like raw data, which will be processed and analyzed by our seven senses sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste, spatial orientation, and self-perception. This allows us to perceive what’s around us and influences the impression we have of the world. By understanding our perceptions, we can better understand our emotions, our motivations, and ourselves. Thus by processing this information from the unconscious to the conscious with guided art therapy we can move forward with with personal growth.
As a certified Art Therapist, Heather Joy Freels seeks to help participants heal through art, find enrichment in their lives thorough the creative process, and better their communication skills through artistic expression.
Art Therapy Can Be Used to...
- Help relax
- Regain feeling control over life
- Reduce depression & anxiety
- Allow new socialization
- Encourage play, humor, & good mood
- Improve cognitive abilities
- Foster sensory stimulation
- Work on the sense of identity
- Improve self-esteem
- Access spirituality
- Help to deal with boredom
- Ease communication
What People Are Saying About Art Therapy...
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Approaches to Art Therapy...
Individual Therapy
One-on-one sessions either in-person or online that target the individual's specific intent for growth and healing.
Group Team Building
Group sessions focus on socialization, communication and support by using collaborative processes.
Extensive Workshops
Workshops are a deeper dive into a particular focus for growth where participants can get inspired by the group.
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