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November 26, 2014
by Lisa La Rose, M.A., L.P.C.

art and healing how art therapy can help heal emotional trauma

Art & Healing: How Art Therapy Can Help Heal Emotional Trauma

November 26, 2014 07:55 by Lisa La Rose, M.A., L.P.C.  [About the Author]

art and healing how art therapy can help heal emotional trauma
Several different types of counseling, including Art Therapy, are available and have been shown to help people heal from the effects of emotional trauma (Moon, 1994). Art Therapy, specifically, has been a treatment for mental illness for over 100 years, but it is a type of therapy that people may not consider when seeking help. This type of therapy can help both children and adults to process a traumatic event and begin to heal (Art Therapy and Mental Health, 2009). [More]