Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses
art materials, such as paints, chalk and clay. Art therapy

combines traditional psychotherapeutic theories and techniques
with an understanding of the psychological aspects of the creative
process, especially the affective properties of the different art
materials.
As a mental health profession, art therapy is employed in many clinical
settings with diverse populations. Art therapy can be found in
non-clinical settings as well, such as in art studios and in workshops
that focus on creativity development. Art therapists work with children,
adolescents, and adults and provide services to individuals, couples,
families, groups, and communities.
According to the American Art Therapy Association, art therapy is based on
the belief that the creative process involved in making art is on a basic
level healing and life-enhancing. Art therapists use the creative process
and the issues that come up during art therapy to help their clients
increase insight and judgment, cope better with stress, work through
traumatic experiences, increase cognitive abilities, have better
relationships with family and friends, and to just be able to enjoy the
life-affirming pleasures of the creative experience. The term art
therapist is reserved for those that are professionals trained in both art
and therapy and hold a master's degree in art therapy or a related field.
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