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Art Therapy and How It’s Not Just for Children
Art Therapy and How It’s Not Just for Children

October 4, 2022

In life, there are a lot of stresses, obstacles, and struggles that can change your life path and make your life very difficult. It is very important to be able to manage your difficulties in a healthy way such as going to therapy, developing a hobby, talking to friends, etc. One type of therapy that can help you manage and cope with your hurdles while having fun at the same time, is art therapy. Art therapy is a type of psychotherapy that helps you through self-expression by drawing, coloring, painting, etc. in order to work through your emotions and thoughts. Many people think that this type of therapy is only for children but in reality, anyone can do art therapy. Of course, art therapy works very well for children, especially children with autism as it helps them express their thoughts and enhances their communication. But adults can also highly benefit from this type of therapy. Adults going through work stress, college stress, living with a brain injury, grief, etc. There are so many people who can benefit from it. Art therapy is not often heard from or thought of as a way of therapy for certain situations and cases but, it can be very helpful and give the patient a breakthrough and escape. It is very important to find an accredited and licensed therapist by the state of Texas and accredited as well by the American Art Therapy Association for art therapy so that you get the best possible help you can get.

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