Terapias de Arte Creativo

Arte-Terapia

¿Que es la arte-terapia?

Es una escuela especial de la psicoterapia que utiliza medios artisticos para la auto-expresion y la reflexion. Los clientes utilizan un amplio abanico de medios artisticos como la pintura y el barro para crear imagenes con significado personal.

Estas imagenes seran comentadas y exploradas in presencia de un arte-terapeuta experimentado. Generalmente la exploracion de estas producciones artisticas permiten la exteriorisacion de sentimientos y la emergencia de nuevas vias y interpretaciones.

¿Quien puede beneficiar de la arte-terapia?

Cualquiera puede beneficiarse de la arte-terapia. Uno de los malentendidos frecuentes sobre ella es que se requieren habilidades artisticas desarrolladas.

Ninguna experiencia artistica es requerida para beneficiarse de esta terapia.

La arte-terapia esta basada en la creencia de que cada uno de los seres humanos esta dotado de creatividad. Algunas veces los individuos tienes dificultades para expresar sus sentimientos de manera verbal.

La arte-terapia puede servir como trempolin para la exploracion de asuntos personales que impiden disfrutar de una vida satisfactoria.

¿Cuales son los beneficios de la arte-terapia? 

La arte-terapia es:

• Una forma segura de auto-expresion
• Una herramienta eficaz de manejo del estres y la ansiedad
• Un tratamiento alternativo para clientes menos expresivos verbalmente
• Un medio eficaz para el auto-crecimiento y desarrollo
• Estimula la creatividad que mejora el sentido de bienestar y autoestima

Drama Therapy

 

Give your body a voice!

Give your emotions a voice!

Give your thoughts a voice!

The National Association for Drama Therapy describes Drama therapy as the “intentional use of drama and/or theater processes to achieve therapeutic goals.”  Founded on the following theories and practices, drama/theatre, psychology, sociology, psychotherapy, anthropology, play, and the creative process, drama therapy is an approach that looks at the positive and functional aspects of individuals rather than focusing on their deficits thereby encouraging participants to in turn nurture a positive sense of self.

This approach is similar to other forms of therapy in that participants can set therapeutic goals, solve problems, and express feelings. However, it is extraordinarily unique in the sense that it also takes into account the creative capacity of each individual participant. Creative expression is thus encouraged as a vehicle for self-exploration – this could include, but is not limited to, techniques such as improvisation, theatrical games, storytelling, and enactment. Drama therapy thus allows for in-depth work with dramatic roles, similar to the roles individuals play on a daily basis (eg. lover, caregiver, wife, husband, boss, etc), thereby affording participants the opportunity to explore the relationships they have with others as well as the relationship they have with themselves. It is in this way that drama therapy helps individuals to expand and enhance the roles they play in their own lives.

Through the use of creativity and more specifically, through the use of one’s body, the therapeutic experience is enriched and integration can be achieved.

Music Therapy

Music Therapy utilizes the therapeutic tools of music and sound to facilitate positive change within clients.  A variety of approaches can be utilized, including music listening, imaging to music, expression and improvisation on a wide variety of instruments, work with the voice, toning, and song-writing.  These approaches are interwoven with verbal discussion, dialogue and reflection.

No previous musical experience or talent is required to fully engage in and benefit from music therapy, and music therapy is widely practiced with adults, contrary to the misconception that it is primarily for children.

Why use music in therapy? Often times, words can take us only so far, whereas music can access feelings that often express more authentic levels of the self that go to the heart or core of an issue.  Music and sound can do this by directly accessing the right brain and the limbic system, thus bypassing the thinking mind, which frequently blocks us from getting in touch with our true feelings.

Engaging in creative processes with music enriches and enlivens the experience of therapy, allowing different aspects of oneself to emerge and be given expression.  Conflicting parts of oneself can clearly be heard through creative expression and dialogue, allowing individuals to come to terms with and integrate different aspects of themselves.  New understandings and insights are a natural result of this process.

 

Who can benefit?

Adults facing:

• Life transitions and adjustment difficulties
• Creative blocks and performance anxiety
• Depression, anxiety/stress
• Illness or grief issues
• Low self-esteem
• Relationship issues
• Identity issues
• Sexual abuse/trauma