Severe trauma often leaves us with a loss for words.  Expressing deep feeling through the creative arts steps in where words fall short.  Creative art therapy directives provide a safe space to express and process feelings associated with PTSD providing mental relief and reduction of symptoms.  

See your spouse/significant other through their eyes. A creative arts approach provides a canvas  to explore culture, diversity and conflict. Leading couples to a greater understanding, empathy and compassion for each other and their differences. 

Caregivers need care too.  Providing 24 hour care for someone you love is physically, mentally and spiritually exhausting. Art therapy provides an emotional release for the day to day struggles associated with care giving.  Creative expression helps in identifying areas of stress, develop coping skills and learning the value of setting aside time for self care.

Life can be filled with anxiety.  Learning to Channel anxious thoughts into Artistic expression creates focus and redirection.  The visual art process brings awareness of the origin of anxiety and leads the way to reducing and controlling symptoms.  

Expressing your way out of depression.  Engaging in art therapy lifts the mood transforming negative feelings into positive ones. Utilizing visual media to view, understand and cope with depression in creative, meaningful and productive ways.

You are not alone.  Others struggle too.  In group therapy peers support each other share experiences, grief, anger, struggles and develop coping strategies together.  Knowing others are in it with you provides amazing relief and a sense of community.