Benefits of Art Therapy for Mental Health

1. Art Therapy helps you express yourself where words fail.

2. Art making is an emotionally regulating activity.

3. Trauma is stored in our brains in sensory ways. It makes sense to engage in working through trauma in a sensory based approach.

4. Creating art is innately therapeutic and can help us engage in a flow state.

5. Making art helps bring a sense of esteem and confidence at completing a task.

6. Allows for a relational connection with an art therapist.