Expressive Therapies​
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“Often it is necessary to clarify a vague content by giving it visible form…Often the hands know how to solve a riddle with which intellect has wrestled in.”
~Carl Jung
Play Therapy
“Play seems to be one of the most advanced methods nature has invented to allow a complex brain to create itself.”~ Dr. Stuart Brown​
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“Play Therapy is a medium for expressing feelings, exploring relationships and self-fulfillment.”~Garry Landreth, Ed.D, LPC, RPT-S
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“By acting out through play a frightening or traumatic experience or situation symbolically, and perhaps changing or reversing the outcome in the play activity, children move toward an inner resolution, and then they are better able to cope with or adjust to problems.” (Landreth & Bratton, 2001)
Play Therapy is a powerful tool for addressing cognitive, behavioral and emotional challenges. Licensed professionals therapeutically use play to help individual’s process their experiences and develop more effective strategies for managing their worlds. Play therapy is a way of being with the child that honors their unique developmental level and looks for ways of helping in the “language” of the child.
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Sandtray Therapy
“Expresses the inexpressible”
The therapeutic use of a collection of miniatures in a sandtray. It is a non-verbal expressive and projective mode of psychotherapy where the sandtray and the miniatures are the medium of communication. It is client led and the therapist is only the facilitator. The process seeks to promote safety and control for the client so that emotionally charged issues can be addressed utilizing the sandtray. (Homeyer & Sweeny, 2011)​
Art Therapy​
Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses the creative process of making art to improve a person’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being. The creative process involved in expressing one’s self artistically can help people to resolve issues as well as develop and manage their behaviors and feelings, reduce stress, and improve self-esteem and awareness.Art therapy is the therapeutic use of art making, within a professional relationship, by people who experience illness, trauma or challenges in living, and by people who seek personal development. Through creating art and reflecting on the art products and processes, people can increase awareness of self and others, cope with symptoms, stress and traumatic experiences; enhance cognitive abilities; and enjoy the life-affirming pleasures of making art. (American Art Therapy Association)