Ксенія 7 секунд тому: Art Therapy. Explained in simpler terms.
Ukrainian therapists describe how art therapy works.
What to do when there are many different, not always simple emotions, and it is difficult to express them in words? You can throw them out on a sheet of paper or canvas, you can sculpt them from clay or plasticine, you can sing, play, dance, write... and you can do a lot more - different wonderful things. Because Art Therapy is a colossal arsenal and a wonderful tool for work, it is an inexhaustible creative workshop that can open and emphasize our individuality, our complexity and depth, creativity and spontaneity, as well as versatility and... freedom of our personality. I really love this method and specialized in it, and successfully apply it in my work with both children and adults.
Alina Iosifovna Firsel
Literally, art therapy is psychotherapy with art.
Dina Vasilchenko
My favorite method, because it allows you to explore your feelings, inner experiences and express them on a symbolic level in the form of drawing, sculpting , dancing, singing. In this interesting process of creativity, we explore such aspects of our inner world, in which words are of little use.
During art therapy sessions, paints (gouache, watercolor), pencils, felt-tip pens (finger pens, blue pens) are used. , as well as plasticine, pebbles, shells, fabric, ribbons, cloth, paper and everything that is at hand at the moment!
I love and use art therapy because it helps the client transfer all the accumulated negativity (through drawing, modeling, dance) into some form, and then re-transform it himself into an acceptable form for yourself and thus get rid of it, as well as express your state, mood, emotion creatively, recognize and explain it for yourself, and then with new sensations and understanding, improve some other part of your life!
Irina Alekseevna Selivanovskaya
I love and use this method, because for me it is not only a method of psychotherapy, but is good in diagnosis for both adults and children. Very often it is difficult for a person to express his feelings , emotions, experiences verbally, and with the help of art therapy (for example, drawing, sculpting, etc.) you can easily express your state, while revealing your creative potential. It is very important to note that it doesn’t matter at all whether you have the appropriate skills and the experience of drawing, sculpting or dancing, the process itself and the content are important here, which becomes clear with further discussion. Therefore, this is one of my favorite methods.
Natalia Kolodyazhnaya
The most important thing - what happens only through art therapy - is the ability to dialogue with your unconscious. The only language in which the conscious and unconscious can understand each other is the language of images. Art therapy always works with images, no matter what it is - drawing, fairy tale, modeling, music, dance. I also include working with dreams as art therapy - after all, this is also a manifestation of our creative self. When a person is in dialogue with the unconscious, he becomes able not only to follow the usual logic, but also to discover his capabilities, which he can develop in a problematic situation.
Larisa Vladimirovna Yanovskaya
Art therapy is an excellent method of psychotherapy. In my practice I use this method in all types of activities: consultations, trainings, seminars or just during a pleasant conversation with interesting people. Art- therapy has no restrictions, I use it in work with students, children, teachers and parents. What I really like about this method is that with the help of creativity in art therapy you can find many answers to the questions posed, look at the situation from the point of view of art. The process itself art therapy brings pleasure, teaches you to express your experiences as spontaneously and arbitrarily as possible. That is why this method is very suitable for people who find it difficult to express in words what they feel. This method also helps in the work of a psychologist by working with problems a wide range of interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships.When I work with students, I see how much they immerse themselves in the world of colors and fantasy, how much they open up to each other and at the same time do not experience fear and a feeling of awkwardness. In my practice, I have not yet seen a person who would remain indifferent to art, namely the art therapy method.
Maria Sergeevna Voloshina
With the help of art therapy, it is possible to reflect unconscious processes through drawing, modeling, inventing stories, poems. Bring complexes into consciousness, bypassing the barriers of psychological defenses. It is easier to survive negative emotions. Find your own resources to solve a problem, to get out of a seemingly dead-end situation.
Tatyana Stanislavovna Leontyuk
I often use this method. I especially like the fact that art therapy can be used with both adults and children.
One of my favorite methods of psychotherapy is art therapy. Because this method is one of the softest and at the same time deep methods of psychotherapy. This method allows us to work in those cases when it is difficult and even impossible to express your condition in words. By drawing, sculpting or writing stories that reflect the problem or your mood, you receive an important message from your own subconscious. By doing art therapy, you can get rid of unwanted emotions and release inner experiences , throw out aggression, relieve accumulated mental stress, calm down, open up creatively and strengthen your psychological health. Art therapy does not require special skills - it uses the technique of spontaneity. Almost everyone can take part in art therapeutic work, regardless of their age. This does not require him to have creative abilities.We do not set ourselves the goal of making a person an artist or actor, this technique is aimed, first of all, at solving psychological problems. With its help, a person is able to understand his experiences, learn to trust himself and give complete freedom to his actions. Art therapy is indispensable when working with children. Children think in images, their perception is vivid and immediate, they easily and deeply immerse themselves in fantasies. Sometimes after just a few sessions of art therapy you can rid a child of his fear.
Maria Sergeevna Kulchitskaya
Art therapy is a direct form of psychotherapy.
Victoria Rateeva
Art therapy as a celebration of mysticism is a name that often gets stuck, especially in practice. Under art therapy we understand, so called, visual types of art (painting, malyunok, molding, make-up, body art, mosaics, various types of installations with objects, collages, dolls, etc.), and therefore art therapy as a method appeals to the inside of the human forces, Before creative abilities, art therapy is associated with the discovery of creative abilities, the essential potential of a person, the mobilization of internal mechanisms of self-regulation and healing. low water in Vikoristan, so that every person can take part in art therapeutic work. -therapy does not rely on creative activity or artistic skills.Art therapy gives a high positive charge, forms an active living position, and self-confidence.
The advantages of art therapy, including There are no contraindications, there is a remarkable simplicity in the preparation, a wealth of materials , the possibility of treatment combined with other psychotherapeutic methods and medical methods. There are two functions of art therapy: diagnostic and therapeutic.
Group forms of art therapy are explored in the educational system, Protect your health and social sphere. They develop valuable social skills, associated with mutual support, which allow them to overcome complex problems, master new roles, and increase self-esteem.
Art therapy is a technique that allows you to relieve stress and release creativity.
Maria Fabricheva
Art therapy can not only be an excellent tool for psychocorrection in the hands of an experienced master - psychologist, but also become tools in your hands.
There is nothing difficult in using art therapy methods for self-development, discovering new talents and personal growth; art therapy techniques can become an excellent assistant in various spheres of life.
This is especially important for those who find it difficult to “speak out”, because expressing their fantasies in creativity is easier than talking about them.
Fantasies that are depicted on paper or made in clay, often speed up and facilitate the articulation of experiences.
Art therapy is a multifaceted concept! I would like to draw attention to what is most valuable in the method: the use of the resources of the right hemisphere of the brain, which has been developing less and less since school years.
Natalia Georgievna Rubel
Awakening the client's resources: intuitive experiences, creativity is possible only when working not in a verbal-logical, but in a figurative form.Therefore, the methods of art therapy and, in particular, the method of right-hemisphere drawing, make it possible to get rid of clich?d ideas about yourself and your capabilities , both in the creative process and in arranging one’s own life.
Art therapy helps “Special children” to open up; through drawing they express their character, emotions, fears, desires and needs. They do not need to prove anything or anyone , they create, fantasize, grow and develop in the world of creativity. Art therapy brings together children, parents, teachers and all that environment that helps them adapt to society.
Natalia Anatolyevna Burova
The name of the method speaks of a direct connection with creativity, self-expression and freedom. The main advantage of art therapy is that it gives an outlet to our “inner child”, thanks to which we can to feel, feel and experience the outside world, to have fun, to enjoy little things and to have fun from the heart. Remember how in childhood we loved to draw, paint, sculpt crafts from plasticine, it seemed that we could do this forever, inspiration was sometimes so captivating that the boundaries creativity crossed the formal framework in the form of a sheet of paper and moved onto the walls of the room, cabinets, and other objects, which caused indignation of parents. There was no fear of spoiling something, getting dirty, there was no responsibility, only bright emotions and freedom of expression.
Victoria Vladimirovna Nosenko
In This, in fact, is the essence of the art therapy method - to remember what caused a storm of emotions. To free yourself, for a while, from global responsibility, social restrictions (evaluation of activity, fear of seeming funny, incapable of creativity), giving yourself the right to be imperfect (not a professional artist, sculptor, etc.), but allow yourself to simply be, feel and express your feelings through creativity.
Art therapy helps to cope with a number of psychological problems. I use this method in working with traumas, internal conflicts, fears. Thanks to creativity, a person is immersed in a world where he does not need to hold himself within the framework, you can relieve stress and gain faith in yourself. Depending on the characteristics of the individual, I choose among the numerous methods of art therapy the most suitable for a given situation.
Natalia Sergeevna Ponomareva
Art therapy has no restrictions and contraindications, it is always resourceful and
any person is able to express himself, his feelings and his state with creativity, movement, drawing. Feel the child inside himself.
Art therapy techniques in the hands of a skilled specialist gently and carefully work with the most traumatic situations, help to respond to painful emotional states, develop creativity, non-directively and without violence suggest where and how to find way out of the current situation, contribute to healing on a variety of levels. Sometimes for the client this creation is more important than my professional instinct, empathy, etc. Often adults, after creating a certain image (I don’t dare say “product”, because it - not consumerism, but creation, spiritual cleansing) they say that they haven’t drawn (...sculpted, listened to fairy tales, played) since they were 8-10 years old, and how great it is to remember that, in fact, everyone can do this. I love art therapy for the fact that it provides resources, helps to recreate those wonderful moments for which you want to live, allows you to feel like a Master, enriches you spiritually and does not “point with your finger" - this is the wrong way to live. Often, the client himself, in the process of work, sees what he is doing ineffectively , in which he harms himself and chooses suitable forms of behavior for himself. I just help put thoughts into words and rehearse life situations in a safe space.
Galina Leonidovna Rurik
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