Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can occur after a person experiences psychological trauma. Typically, PTSD treatment involves certain types of therapy, which ...

Art therapy encourages creative expression through painting, drawing, or modelling. It may work by providing a person with a safe space to express their feelings and allow them to feel more in control ...

A man kidnapped his two children, murdered one and attempted to kill the other. The prosecution sought the death penalty. The defense team worked hard to avoid this sentence by exhausting all ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

To cope with everyday stressors, you might consider tapping into your artistic side. Self-expression through painting, drawing, sculpting, music, or other forms of visual art may enhance your focus, ...

Have you ever had pent-up stress that you couldn’t express in words? Or feelings you didn’t want to share because they felt too painful or shameful? Art therapy is one way to release stress. It’s all ...

Art therapy is the therapeutic practice of using art in therapy and art as therapy. The practice of art therapy has established the use of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and ...

Treating depression often requires a combination of medications and other therapies. You may be familiar with talk therapy (psychotherapy) as a depression treatment. Art therapy and vision boards are ...

While I have a history of working as an art therapist in the prisons and have recently been involved with the courts in different capacities, I have made it clear that I am not a forensic art ...

Creativity can be a wonderful way to support your mental health, and with everything going on in the world, it might be an especially healing and underrated mode of self-care right now. If the news ...

The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) is the official governing body for professional art therapy programs and development. In order to become an art therapist, one must complete an AATA ...