Creativity in Therapy

Inspiring therapists and counselors to be more creative

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Music and Mindful Art

  Making art that responds to music can increase sensory awareness, facilitate mindfulness, and encourage emotional expression. Last week’s guest post from music therapist Maya Benattar discussed the value of deep listening to music with our clients in session or for our own self-care and processing as therapists. This week I want to share about pairing music with art-making for another creative approach. A simple but powerful art therapy activity that you can do with clients is … [Read more...]

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Using Music Listening to Connect Deeply with Your Clients

I'm happy to share another guest post with you to help expand your creativity in therapy. This post is from music therapist Maya Benattar. Maya shares why you should incorporate music into your therapy process and how to use mindful music listening for your own support and in your therapy sessions. Be sure to read the next post about incorporating music and art therapy together. Enjoy! - Carolyn Human beings are, at their cores, musical beings. The way we walk, talk, breathe, and … [Read more...]

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Tree of Strength Art Directive

All of us have strengths that get us through difficult times, but we sometimes have trouble recognizing that they are there or remembering to draw on them. As therapists, we often spend time helping our clients to identify these strengths or build up their coping strategies. We want them to know that they can successfully get through a difficult time by using their inner talents and strengths, leaning on the support of others, and taking positive steps to cope with their emotions. In addition to … [Read more...]

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Creativity in Depth Work

This is a guest post from psychotherapist Heather Austin. Heather works with many of her clients from a depth psychology perspective and then incorporates creativity into the counseling process. I hope that you enjoy her post on the importance of depth-work and how creativity can be helpful in that process. - Carolyn By: Heather Austin, MA, NCC, LPCC (Alternate Roots Counseling) Depth style counseling has taken a backseat lately to cognitive-behavioral work, solution-focused work, … [Read more...]

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5 Tips to Jump-Start Creativity

How much time do you make for your own art and creativity? As creative therapists, it is essential that we make time for our own art. We cannot help our clients through creativity if we are not practicing creativity in our own lives. And art-making can be a great means of self-care, which is so important to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue. But sometimes it can feel hard to find time for art when we have so much else going on in our lives. Or we can feel tired and uninspired to do art. … [Read more...]

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