How Can Art Therapy Help?
Art therapy is suitable for people of all ages and can help with a wide range of concerns. Art therapy provides numerous benefits to those who engage in the process. These may vary depending on whether engaging in individual or team art therapy.
Here are some potential benefits of the art therapy process:
Improve sense of well-being
Increase imagination and inspire greater creativity, bringing hope and new possibilities helping to resolve problems
Reduce stress and provide strategies for self-soothing
Improve communication & concentration
Increase self-awareness and understanding of what is happening in a particular situation
Increase self-awareness and help to manage unwanted behaviours
Relieve feelings of guilt and responsibility
Provide a safe space for you to express and explore emotions
Provide insights and builds resiliency
Promote resourcefulness
Build community and connection
Confidentiality & Ethics
All information collected from clients is confidential
All Inner Compass therapists have provided more than 300 direct client hours and have completed an art therapy training program that meets the Canadian Art Therapy Association education standards.
All therapists have professional liability insurance
All client files are stored securely in accordance with the BC Personal Information Privacy Act (PIPA).