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Who uses art therapy?
Anyone can use art therapy. Art therapy can effectively treat people of all ages. Anyone from groups or communities to individuals to familes to people in all sorts of relationships can use art as therapy.
Common uses of art therapy
Common uses of art therapy include, but are not limited to, the following:
People under lots of stress or pressure may use art as therapy.
Managers and/or staff may be someone who uses art therapy.
Someone who has mental health problems uses art therapy.
Someone with learning disabilities or difficulties can use art as therapy.
Children or young adults having problems in school can use art therapy.
Kids, teenagers, or adults with personal problems can benefit from using art therapy.
People with more serious issues can make use of art therapy…For example, people with autism, brain injuries, eating disorders, cancer, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, etc.
Someone who believes they are problem-free and simply would like to explore themselves more deeply can be someone who uses art therapy.
As you can see, anyone can use art therapy…and anyone who uses art therapy is capable of benefiting from it in some way. There are benefits from simply using the arts as a creative outlet in one’s life, regardless of whether you are seeing an art therapist. Now
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