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Expressive Arts Therapy

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What Is Expressive Arts Therapy? Expressive arts therapy combines psychology and the creative process to promote emotional growth and healing. This multi-arts, or intermodal, approach to psychotherapy uses our inborn desire to create—be it music, theater, poetry, dance, or other artistic form—as a therapeutic tool to help initiate change. The difference between expressive arts therapy and transpersonal art therapy is that expressive arts therapy draws from a variety of art forms, while art therapy tends to be based on one particular art form. When It’s Used Expressive arts therapy is used with children and adults, as individuals or in groups, to nurture deep … Continue reading Expressive Arts Therapy

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Wilderness Therapy

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Wilderness therapy (also known as outdoor behavioral healthcare) is an adventure-based therapy treatment modality for behavior modification and interpersonal self-improvement, combining experiential education, individual and group therapy in a wilderness setting. The success of the Outward Bound outdoor education program in the 1940s inspired the approach taken by many current-day wilderness therapy programs, though some adopted a survivalist methodology.[1] Clients typically range in age from 10–17 for adolescents, and 18–28 for adults. There are a variety of different types of wilderness therapy programs. The most common models are sustained expedition or base camp models with a typical stay of 8–12 weeks, while other single expedition-style models involve single 25–35 day trips. Their aim is … Continue reading Wilderness Therapy

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Sandplay

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Sandplay therapy “Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.”   C. G. Jung In this current age and time that rushes toward the future, the simplicity and depth of Sandplay provides a space for contact with the inner, symbolic world. A basic premise of Sandplay is that psyche possesses a natural tendency to heal itself, given the proper conditions. Similar to our physical wounds that heal under beneficial conditions, the psyche has an instinctual wisdom that emerges when able to operate naturally. Sandplay is “hands on” psychological work, and is an adjunct to … Continue reading Sandplay