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Creative Bibliotherapy Part 4: Growth Mindset and Accepting Mistakes
Developing a growth mindset and learning to move forward from mistakes is such an important thing for kids to learn. If you work with children and teens, you’ve probably heard statements like this...
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Fighting Burnout Through Creative Expression
If you have been feeling burned out or noticing compassion fatigue, you are not alone in this. When we work in a helping profession, especially when we hear about or witness trauma on a frequent...
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Making Room For Change
Guest Post By: Jessica Heckwolf, LCMFT, LCPAT, ATR-BC Hello Creativity in Therapy Friends! It’s so good to be visiting again. This time of the year, after the September hustle has settled, I find...
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Exploring ACT Art Therapy
I recently had the opportunity to review the new book ACT Art Therapy: Creative Approaches to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Dr. Amy Backos. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has always...
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Is Anger One of the Most Misunderstood Emotions?
Anger is a powerful emotion – but one that both clients and therapists can struggle to address. Art provides a helpful tool for both expressing and containing anger in therapy. Sigal Govrin LPC,...
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Circle of Gratitude: How to Calm Anxiety, an Art Therapist Shares a Way to Help
In this guest post, art therapist Mari Grande, LCSW-R, LCAT, EMDR EAC, SEP shares about using art and gratitude to soothe anxiety. By Mari Grande, LCSW-R, LCAT, EMDR EAC, SEP People often feel anxiety...
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Teaching Emotional Literacy With Finger Puppets
I have another guest post to share with you – Kathryn explains how to create easy finger puppets to explore emotions. I have often done different emotion masks with clients, but I think these finger...
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Addressing Nightmares and Bedtime Fears
In my work with children, I often need to help clients who are struggling with sleep, especially because of fears and nightmares. Books and creativity provide helpful ways to approach these topics...
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Solution Art: Book Review
A few months ago I received a copy of Solution Art: A Textbook of Art- and Resource-Oriented Work by Paolo J Knill and Herbert Eberhart (translation by Wayne Sutherland). I’d like to share a bit about...
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Solution-Focused Art Therapy
In the last post, I touched on solution-focused and strengths-based approaches when I shared a review of the book Solution Art: A Textbook of Art- and Resource-Oriented Work. I wanted to follow-up...
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