About this event
Being creative is good for us. Engaging with creative arts has been shown to help reduce stress, anxiety and depression. It can help to process feelings and can promote psychological integration and a deeper authentic connection to ourselves. Traumatic experiences are often stored non-verbally as fragmented sensory, emotional, and visual elements, and using creative arts in therapy can help to process and integrate these experiences, even on a non-verbal level.
Working with art can be an incredibly powerful and transformational approach and understanding how to integrate creative methods safely is key to good practice in counselling and psychotherapy.
In this workshop we will explore a person-centred approach to the therapeutic use of creative arts. We will explore what skills are needed, what types of materials to introduce, and how to integrate creative arts into your practice with any modality. I will share case study material to illustrate person-centred art therapy approach in practice, highlight the relevance of non-directivity and share some ideas and exercises you can safely use at any stage and level of experience.
This is an experiential workshop, with a simple creative exercise for participants to engage in. Art skills are not necessary, but if possible, please bring a selection of simple art materials, paper, pens, pencils, or alternatively you can use a digital art app.