Staying updated on art therapy and psychology research provides many benefits to your art therapy practice and overall professional development for your general knowledge or understanding specific niches.

The practice of contemporary art therapy involves reflection on multiple philosophical, theoretical and practice models, and is often dependent on a range of specific settings or populations.

Art Therapy is one of the most flexible therapies in terms of establishing a plan for treatment. It is difficult to call an art therapy session “typical” given the various art activities that can be utilised in a session.

The are many different types of art therapy, however, this post will focus on some of the most popular methods that Art Therapists regularly use in therapy sessions. We look at various types of visual art therapy.