Using Art Therapy For Your Own Self-Care
Self-care is physical and psychological care provided by you to you. In our previous post on self-care you can read about developing your self-care plan along with some self-care activities and resources to use.
How To Establish a Therapeutic Alliance With Your Client
The therapeutic alliance is an integral part of a client’s journey through therapy. Numerous studies have shown that the therapeutic alliance is one of the strongest predictors of treatment outcomes.
How to Read Art Therapy Research
Reading research is useful for personal and professional reasons. On a personal level, reading research helps you develop critical reasoning skills, expand your vocabulary, and improve reading and writing skills.
Review of the Stabilo Pencil for Art Therapy Activities
For clients who don’t have experience in art or working with art supplies, the choice of supplies you have available in your art therapy practice can help reduce anxious feelings about how art supplies can work.
Case Study: Using Art Therapy for a Client with Anxiety (GAD)
Anxiety results from excessive fears and anticipation of a future threat. General daily stress and anxieties can be regulated through relaxation techniques, hobbies, exercise, entertainment or talking with a friend.
10 Ways to Increase Your Therapist Income
Most therapists will earn their income from individual or group counseling. In addition to the direct earning method, there are a number of other ways in which a therapist can increase their income potential.
Drawing from Within: Using Art to Treat Eating Disorders
Drawing from Within is an introductory guide for those wanting to explore the use of art with clients with eating disorders. Art therapy is a particularly effective therapeutic intervention for this client.
Case Study: Using Art Therapy for a Client with Anorexia
People with an eating disorder experience distorted thinking about body image. Art therapy can help avoid this process of defensiveness by not solely relying on verbal engagement from the client.
Planning Template for Your Art Therapy Practice
In your art therapy business, you will undertake many projects that are outside of your therapy sessions. This includes setting up admin procedures, getting online and marketing your art therapy practice.
Self-care for the Art Therapist
Therapists are vulnerable to the same personal difficulties like everyone else. This can include relationships problems as well as job difficulties, financial stresses, illness and psychological pressure.
Comparing Individual and Group Art Therapy
Most therapists will be familiar with the individual therapy model which is the most common form of therapy in private practice. Individual therapy is a one to one relationship between the client and the therapist.
10 Art Mediums To Use in Your Art Therapy Sessions
Art medium is an interchangeable term to explain some of the art processes and supplies that can be used when making art. The term art medium means something different based on the context of the discussion.
10 Steps to Set Up Your Art Therapy Practice
We will walk you through the important phases of starting your own art therapy private practice. Some of the steps will depend on your location and the specific government and legal obligations you need to follow.
The Benefits of Art Therapy for Non-Verbal Clients
Art therapy is seen as one of the most effective therapeutic methods for non-verbal therapy. This is true for all clients who are either physically or psychologically unable to verbally communicate.
Six-Week Start-Up: A step-by-step program for starting your business
This unique book provides in-depth coverage on business concept clarification, goal definition, money matters, market research, sales, marketing, government requirements, hiring employees, and more.
How to Read a Book + 10 Art Therapy Books
If you’re a therapist, no doubt you’ve read a lot of books! So it may seem ironic to be reading about how to read a book. We’ve included some tips on how to increase your reading productivity.
10 Tools to Help Boost Your Productivity
We all want to maximise our efforts during the day and reduce our time wasting activities. Increasing productivity improves our work output and helps reduce frustrations by finding our productivity deficits.
Client Barriers To Art Therapy Participation
As an art therapist, your role is to help your client decrease intrusive feelings of anxiety when participating in the art process. You should encourage your client to explore the art supplies and activities.
How to Plan Your Marketing Strategies
A marketing strategy defines your goals to promote your business to create a blueprint to achieve those goals. Developing a marketing strategy will help you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your business.
Review of Paper Substrates for Art Therapy Activities
Using paper is the most accessible and affordable substrate for creating paint, drawing, and collage-based artwork. Collage based artwork can be created on almost any paper surface.
Case Study: Using Art Therapy for a Client with Alcohol Addiction
Addiction can take many forms including substance addiction (drugs & alcohol), or behavioural addictions (gambling, sex addiction). This case study is focused on alcohol addiction and a typical treatment pathway.
Review of Scrivener for Content Writing as a Therapist
Scrivener is a software program that is easily adaptable to your needs as a therapist to generate written content. It is similar to Microsoft Word in form, however, it provides a more evolved management system.
Understand the Marketing Cycle of Your Art Therapy Practice
These stages can be broken down into smaller steps to create a comprehensive marketing cycle, however, the 3 core stages should remain as the primary focus of your marketing strategy.
BOOK REVIEW Expressive Therapies Continuum: A Framework for Using Art in Therapy
Expressive Therapies Continuum provides a framework for organizing assessment information, the formulation of treatment goals, and planning art therapy interventions including many case examples.
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