Using art in therapy can help people to explore their inner world and see situations in a different way. It can be useful way to express the unspeakable.

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Art making doesn’t have to be about a finished product, it can also be about exploring materials in a sensory and playful way. This in itself can be a soothing and regulating activity.

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Find out more at the British Association of Arts Therapists (BAAT)

Music Therapy uses music and sound making to explore ways of communicating and expressing yourself.

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​A wide range of musical styles and instruments can be used, including the voice, and music is often improvised. Using music in this way enables clients to create their own unique musical language in which to explore and connect with the world and express themselves.

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Find out more from the British Association of Music Therapy (BAMT)

Drama Therapy utilises drama and performance activities such as inventing characters, telling stories, playing games, miming and using puppets, masks or other objects.

 

Thoughts and feelings are explored safely by using imagination, spontaneity and role, in both verbal and non-verbal ways to facilitate creativity, imagination, learning, insight and growth.

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Find out more from the British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth)

Dance Movement Therapy involves the client and therapist using body movements and dance to communicate  and express yourself.

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It can help people to feel more in touch with their body and physical surroundings. Dance and movement encourages people to explore their experiences through movement rather than words.  It does not require dance skills or training. The focus is on the therapeutic process.

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Find out more from the Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK (ADMP UK)

Using play means that the child can explore their thoughts and feelings in creative and dynamic ways, without having to use words to articulate themselves.

 

In Play Therapy sessions, children explore their own creativity and express themselves using media such as: drawing and painting, water and clay, sand tray and miniatures, guided imagery and relaxation techniques, drama and puppetry, poetry, movement and music.

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Find out more from the British Association of Play Therapists (BAPT)

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Integrative Arts Counselling draws on techniques from different types of counselling approaches to work with your individual and specific needs.

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Different creative methods can be used, including art, music and drama techniques, to support the counselling work. Talking therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques can also be incorporated to help with anxiety, phobias or depression.

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Find out more from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)