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About
Art Therapy
Information
for Adults
Art
Therapy Can Help With...
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Depression
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Family difficulties
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Anxieties
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Worries
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Aggression
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Phobias
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Bereavement
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Trauma
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Conflict
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Fears
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Self-esteem
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Emotional
difficulties
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Support for
carers
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Coping with
Physical or Neurological Illness
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What
is
Art Therapy?
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Art Therapy provides a time
and space for a person to explore their problems or conflicts in a safe
environment, in the presence of an Art Therapist.
The art making can be used
as a means of non-verbal communication to express thoughts, feelings and
concerns about physical issues.
The importance lies in the
process of art making, not in the ability of the individual to produce
technically competent work.
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Therefore you don’t have to be ‘good’ at art to receive
Art Therapy.
All
sessions are private and confidential.
A
wide range of art materials are
available for you to experiment with and use.
How
Can Art Therapy Help?
Producing images can be viewed as a type of symbolic speech.
Images can be a more powerful communication than words.
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Putting
difficult feelings onto paper, into clay or another chosen medium can be
a less threatening way of exploring issues.
Through the support and in
partnership with the Art Therapist, an individual can work towards
understanding the meaning of the images and the process of making, which
provides a focus for discussion, self evaluation and healing.
Art Therapy also provides an
outlet for creativity and social interaction.
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It can help to
stimulate the mind and senses, bringing a healthier sense of well-being.
This can help develop health and
well-being on both
neurological and psychological
levels.
Referrals
to Art Therapy
We are currently developing links with
voluntary and charity organisations, with local councils and with community
health centres.
We are currently
able to work in London
and the South East.
We are able to offer services where funding
can be granted to provide Art Therapy within existing local services.
At the moment we do not offer private practice.
We offer either group or
individual Art Therapy, held at the same time and day every week.
Both short
and long term Art Therapy can be offered.
If you feel you might
benefit from art therapy, please contact your local GP, social worker,
Occupational Health or other professional. Please ask them to contact
us at
info@arttherapyspace.co.uk We will then liaise with them to
discuss how we might work together.
You can also contact us by
email with any queries you might have.
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Please leave your telephone number and a
brief outline of your query.
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PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL SENSITIVE INFORMATION TO
US ON YOUR FIRST CONTACT
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We
will then telephone you to discuss your
query and obtain other relevant details.
Once it is possible to
establish a service for you, you will then be invited to an appointment to
meet the Art Therapist to discuss your concerns in person and plan a course
of treatment.
Contact
us
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